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

UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute is empowering communities to push for inclusive change

Levine Scholar Kayla Walker explains her mission to empower women through community-based health education

Artur Wolek: Batt Cave’s Remote Controller

UNC Charlotte’s research center flies to the future of energy technology

Amir Ghasemi: BATT CAVE’s Self-driving Director

Tiefu Zhao: Batt Cave’s Power Transformer

Anthony Bombik: Batt Cave’s Battery Authority

Lin Ma: Batt Cave’s Element Investigator

Using her Charlotte research and internship experiences, combined with a novel entrepreneurial microcredential, Angel Padilla ’23 wants to affect change

Niner Esports is earning recognition nationally while enhancing students’ collegiate experience

Samy Kolby’s journey from Queen City youth soccer to UNC Charlotte came after several exciting, life-changing options — as well…

University elevates presence in Charlotte Douglas International for the holiday season.