Feature Stories

Tick hunter carefully transfers a tick into a test tube with tweezers.


The Tick Hunters

A Hendrick Motorsports staff member stands with arms crossed inside a modern training and performance facility equipped with cardio machines, weightlifting stations, and digital timing displays.



Making the “Right” Turn

Jerry Richardson Stadium undergoes expansion construction as a large crane towers above newly installed steel beams and concrete seating. The football field remains in use below, with a few people on the turf beneath a bright blue sky.

Charlotte’s Stock Is Rising. So is Jerry Richardson Stadium.

Carolinas Grid Engine


UNC Charlotte-led partnership earns NSF Engines designation

Federal investment of up to $160 million positions North Carolina and South Carolina to play a larger national role

Life challenges that started with childhood in a refugee camp did not deter data scientist Khem Khadka ’22 from achieving…

A champion on the track, Maya Singletary strives to define herself through commitment to community service.

Architecture projects teach students hands-on skills while solving real-world problems.

A novel circuit breaker design fills an energy industry need.

Charlotte Black Pride co-founder Jermaine Nakia Lee helps compose the score to Charlotte’s culture scene.

Redevelopment concepts include a walkable district connecting University to surrounding area.

The Push to EV and Battery Research Prominence

Three Niners named 40 Under 40 honorees by Charlotte Business Journal

Alumnus Kevin Donaldson takes action to restore historic Cedar Grove Cemetery

A public health sciences doctoral student returns to his native Democratic Republic of the Congo to make a difference

Associate Professor Kim Jones resurrects forgotten Korean dancer Choi Seung Hee

Preparing school leaders to make a positive impact