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

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

Energy research opportunities for undergraduates lead to global destinations — and clear career paths

Wade Bruton has been the visual historian for UNC Charlotte since 1989

How Kwame Molden ’12 built a best-selling national watch line with just $1,500.

Charlotte associate professor Tamara Williams is preserving history and culture through dance

Charlotte alumna Alyson Craig is planning for the long term

CEO Ryan Gellert ’94 shares how “doing good” drives the premier outdoor company’s brand

A multidisciplinary approach to predicting the spread of disease

CIPHER researchers take a collaborative approach to protect public health