Feature Stories

Art in various formats in a park


Cultivating Community


Timing is Everything:
Kwame Molden’s Full-Circle Return to Niner Nation

From a $1,500 idea to a national brand, alumnus Kwame Molden returns to Charlotte with a 49er Watch.

Instructor leading a discussion with students seated in small groups around desks in a classroom.


Introducing… the Classroom Experience!

A new approach to clinicals is helping more future teachers stay the course.

Niner couple embrace outside Cauble Quad


Where Niner Love Begins

Niner connections turned into lifelong love.

A woman in a green shirt examines a series of 3D-printed facial models mounted on mannequin heads in a research lab at UNC Charlotte, with monitors and lab equipment visible in the background.

Fight Identity Crime With AI

Detecting deception in the age of deepfakes.

Professor teaching student choir

Resounding Resistance

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

From passion project to flourishing business, Kris Steele ’08, ’12 and Eric Theys ’13 are turning Charlotte’s trash into treasure.

The Salty donut truck is the most popular kid on campus

Service and development of young men are core values for Niners new head football coach, Biff Poggi.

Associate Professor of Theatre Carlos Cruz unleashes “La Bestia” to explore the journey of migrants

Artist Dari Calamari ’10 has literally painted the town – and is now turning her attention to fashion.

UNC Charlotte graduate Celestin Gasirabo ‘22 overcame insurmountable obstacles to achieve a Computer Engineering degree

5 Niners named Women in Business Honorees by Charlotte Business Journal

Nontraditional student Megan Mitchem is changing the face of research inside and outside the lab