Feature Stories


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

AI Meets Immunology: Reimagining Personalized Medicine Charlotte researchers develop Artificial Intelligence-Cell to design precision interventions By Anna Holt Photography by…

Beyond the Survey Using AI to evaluate and grow leaders’ skills, boost team performance By Abigail Covington Photos by Kat…

The Center for Humane AI Studies: Researching a New Frontier An interdisciplinary team of researchers at UNC Charlotte is harnessing…

STATE OF THE HEART. A grad school romance led to a med-tech breakthrough that may save the lives of millions…

A Blueprint for Better Care Architect Damian Huneycutt takes a patient-first approach to design By Phillip Brown Photos by Amy…

LONG-TERM SUCCESS. As an incoming first-year student, Kris Seberry had convinced himself that he would find the University Transition Opportunities…

SOLVING THE INSOLUBLE Engineering graduate Jordan Landis ’24 spearheads researching the use of microplastic-eating algae to improve Charlotte’s wastewater treatment…

Threads through time 60 years of art at Charlotte When he first began to research the history of UNC Charlotte’s…

Alumni-owned Ballantyne Jewelers is celebrating moments — one sparkle at a time.

This holiday season, celebrate Niner pride by supporting local businesses and exploring the vibrant arts scene in Charlotte.

Niner-Affiliated restaurants and bars.

The Power of Positivity and a Mighty Pen Award-winning Niner Times reporter and editor Bryson Foster ’23 is writing his…