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

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

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