In the News

  • Engineering Professor John Daniels' op-ed about coal ash mangement appeared in the Charlotte Observer May 3.
  • The 13th annual Charlotte Venture Challenge, hosted on campus by our nonprofit business incubator Ventureprise, was featured in the Charlotte Observer April 29.
  • Engineering Professors John Daniels and Brett Tempest were interviewd by WCNC about their research in making concrete from coal ash on April 28. For more details on this research visit UNC Charlotte's YouTube Channel.
  • The Urban Institute's study on urban growth was highlighted in the Charlotte Observer on April 27.
  • David Walters, architecture professor and director of the master of urban design program was quoted in the Charlotte Observer April 25 on placemaking, an urban design ethic now being embraced by real estate developers. Learn more about the Master of Urban Design Program on our YouTube channel.
  • Chancellor Phil Dubois' visit to Statesville was covered in the Statesville Record and Landmark April 24.
  • Football Coach Brad Lambert spoke to the Statesville Record and Landmark about the upcoming football season April 23.
  • The Charlotte Observer profiled Robinson Distinguished Professor of Shakespeare and author Andrew Hartley April 20.
  • InformationWeek and Yahoo! Finance highlighted the College of Health and Human Services' and healthcare alliance Premier's partnership to use data analytics to enhance community health reporting on April 17 and April 9, respectively. 
  • Communication Studies Professor Min Jiang was quoted April 17 in the New York Times about Chinese social media company Weibo.
  • Political Science Professor Eric Heberlig spoke to WBTV on April 14 about new Charlotte Mayer Dan Clodfelter's upcoming challenges.
  • The News and Observer featured the 49er Finish program, which helps adult students re-enroll to finish their degrees on April 12.
  • InfoTech Lead reported on an energy analytics and forecasting software grant awarded to EPIC by SAS on April 10.
  • North Carolina Representative and alumnus Jason Saine ('96) presided over a meeting of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Information Technology held in PORTAL, as reported by the Lincoln Herald April 10.
  • Director of Admissions Claire Kirby spoke to the Charlotte Observer on April 7 about increasing competition in college admissions and UNC Charlotte's record 17,000 applications for Fall 2014.

  • Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2014/04/25/4865330/crescent-communities-embraces.html#.U2D9nfldW88#storylink=cpy