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

Commercializing Charlotte Research Creating breakthroughs for a better tomorrow A national leader in patents and startups, UNC Charlotte displays patents…

Filthy Rich From food scraps to a flourishing farm, Kris Steele ’08, ’12 and Eric Theys ’13 are building a…

Norm the Niner is an icon at UNC Charlotte. The pickaxe-wielding prospector pops up at sporting and campus events to…

Celebrating UNC Charlotte’s Rising Stars 4 Niners named 40 Under 40 Honorees The Charlotte Business Journal’s annual “40 Under 40…

The members of UNC Charlotte’s spring graduating class are embracing the future as they kick-start careers, head to graduate school,…

The Great Cellular Heist: H5N1 Adapts for a Human Host New research offers implications for a vaccine to combat avian…

Hey, Siri, did my dad take his medicine? UNC Charlotte AI tech breaks ground, bridges oceans in real-time health care…

Social Work Meets Salsa: How Miriam Espaillat Is Spicing Up Charlotte’s Culinary Scene Miriam Espaillat ’13 merges social work and business…

“Timelines: Past Perspectives. Future Insights” UNC Charlotte takes center stage at Charlotte SHOUT! with a full-day experience designed to inspire,…

Data-driven edge: Sports analytics at Charlotte By: Phillip Brown Photo by: kat Lawrence March Madness — the pinnacle of college…

From Spreadsheets to Dog Treats: How a Niner Swapped Data for Dogs Story by Suzanne Leger Photography by Myra Solana…

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