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Research is fundamental to the mission of UNC Charlotte. New knowledge and creative works change the world and shape the future of the University. Charlotte values research in all its forms, including scholarly inquiry, discovery, exploration, innovation, entrepreneurship, creative activities, community engagement and/or interdisciplinary endeavors.

UNC Charlotte’s research endeavors are distinct:

  • Among the 229 public doctoral-granting research universities in the United States, 124 hold the Carnegie Community Engaged University classification. Carnegie’s community engagement classification signifies that UNC Charlotte collaborates with its larger communities (local, regional/state, national, global) for the mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge and resources in the context of partnership and reciprocity
  • UNC Charlotte is among the 80 public universities that have earned the APLU's Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation. The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities designation recognizes that UNC Charlotte has demonstrated a meaningful, ongoing and substantial commitment to economic and community development, growth and economic opportunity

Significant research activities are focused in UNC System recognized centers and institutes. And in 2023, Charlotte launched 12 new pilot centers to foster synergistic research initiatives. In 2022, Ventureprise became the Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Ingersoll Rand lending a hand on UrbanEden

June 27, 2013
The College of Arts + Architecture hosted more than 20 engineers and executives from Ingersoll Rand, Wednesday, June 26, to assist in building the Solar Decathlon house UrbanEden. The Ingersoll Rand guests helped pour geopolymer tiles that will be used in the structure’s rain catchment troughs.

Vivero-Escoto receives ORAU’s Powe Junior Faculty Award

June 17, 2013
Juan Vivero-Escoto, an assistant professor of chemistry, is the 2013 recipient of the Ralph Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associate Universities (ORAU), a 109-member university consortium affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).

Study shows teacher collaboration, professional communities improve many elementary students' math scores

June 5, 2013
Many elementary students' math performance improves when their teachers collaborate, work in professional learning communities or do both, yet most students don't spend all of their elementary school years in these settings, according to a new study by UNC Charlotte researchers recently published in the journal Sociology of Education.

North Carolina economy on the upswing says Connaughton

June 4, 2013
The North Carolina economy will grow modestly in 2013 after a relatively flat performance in 2012, but the state is positioned for stronger growth in 2014, reported UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton in his quarterly forecast for the state.

Second annual Charlotte Research Scholars program to begin

May 23, 2013
UNC Charlotte’s Charlotte Research Scholars (CRS) program provides undergraduate students the training and experience to be successful in research, a critical component for graduate education. Sixty scholars have been selected for the research program’s second year. Starting Tuesday, May 28, they will conduct original research during a 10-week program in collaboration with a faculty member.

CHARP to host neighborhood forum

May 20, 2013
The Charlotte Action Research Project (CHARP) will host a neighborhood campus forum from 5:45 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, in Cone University Center, Room 210. According to organizers, the forum is designed to connect UNC Charlotte faculty, staff and students with research opportunities with residents of Charlotte’s low-income and minority neighborhoods.

Yale professor to discuss trauma and children

May 15, 2013
Cindy Crusto from the Yale University School of Medicine will speak on "The Impact of Trauma on Young Vulnerable Children: Implications for a Public Health Approach to Children’s Mental Health" at 11 a.m., Friday, May 24, in the Colvard Building, Room 3120, as part of the Health Psychology Speaker Series.

Connaughton to present quarterly economic forecast

May 15, 2013
UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton will give his quarterly forecast for the North Carolina economy at a luncheon and press conference Tuesday, June 4, at UNC Charlotte Center City. Connaughton's presentation begins at noon in the auditorium.

Geography professor researches healthy companies, healthy regions

May 15, 2013
In today’s virtual world, it’s easy to downplay the significance of place. Yet, when it comes to regional prosperity, geography matters. Income and job growth are not random; they spill over from one region to another. Being next to a prosperous region will make one’s own economy more vibrant.

UNC Charlotte Model UN wins record number of awards

May 15, 2013
The UNC Charlotte Model United Nations team recently ended the 2012-13 academic year as the most successful in the group’s history. The team earned 66 awards in the fall and spring, hosted training conferences for area high schools and colleges and attended six conferences.

Through the eyes of a burglar - study provides insights on habits and motivations

May 15, 2013
One way to understand what motivates and deters burglars is to ask them. UNC Charlotte researcher Joseph Kuhns from the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology did just that.

CCI’s Johnson to defend dissertation

May 13, 2013
Matthew Johnson, a doctoral student in computer science in the College of Computing and Informatics, will defend “Exploring the Visualization of Student Behavior in Computer-based Education” at 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, in Woodward Hall, Room 338. Tiffany Barnes is the dissertation advisor.