Academic Affairs

UNC Charlotte has partnered with Charlotte-based NuSpot Technologies to develop and advance a revolutionary technology of transforming the detection of viruses such as COVID-19 as well as cancers, toxins, strokes and a variety of diseases.

Women make up the majority of nontenure-track lecturers and instructors across institutions, 44% of tenure-track faculty and 36% of full professors. Here are a just few UNC Charlotte researchers who represent the exceptional women of the faculty.

Akin Ogundiran, a Chancellor’s Professor and professor of Africana Studies, Anthropology and History, is the 2021 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty award, in recognition of excellence in research.

Akin Ogundiran, a Chancellor’s Professor and professor of Africana Studies, Anthropology and History, is the 2021 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, UNC Charlotte’s most prestigious faculty award, in recognition of excellence in research.

At UNC Charlotte, African American students are graduating at a rate higher than any time in the University’s history — especially in STEM majors.

UNC Charlotte invites students, faculty, staff, alumni and the greater Charlotte community to celebrate Women’s History Month.

February 8, 1969, marked the first anniversary of the Orangeburg Massacre, where South Carolina Highway Patrol officers shot and killed three Black protesters and injured 28 others.

A recent Stanford University study recognizes the top 2% of the world’s most cited researchers. In all, 41 researchers affiliated with UNC Charlotte made the list.

UNC Charlotte’s faculty members are quoted often and widely in the news media about current topics, ranging from the presidential transition to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the dangers of misinformation in social media.

UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center receives a $3.6 million grant to support efforts to lower solar electricity costs, increase the competitiveness of American solar manufacturing and improve grid reliability.