Feature Stories

CHARLOTTE: RISING STAR IN NEW NATIONAL RANKINGS

With record student success and research expenditures, UNC Charlotte is a university on the move, and national publications are taking notice.

DIM SUM AND BELLY LAUGHS

Bryan Li ’08 Serves Up Hong Kong Flavors With A Side of Comedy

ANGEL IN THE INFIELD

Defying the odds, 49er Cori Henderson Hoffler finds her balance in faith, resilience and softball

Man in a green polo demonstrates equipment in a lab, standing beside an open machine and laptop.

Measured Success

Across four decades, CPM’s chief engineer, Jimmie Miller, has had a front-row seat for Charlotte’s rise to international metrology prominence

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