Research

UNC Charlotte held its inaugural Invention of the Year Awards April 7 at The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City to celebrate groundbreaking inventions and cutting-edge technology designed to solve today’s grand challenges. Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber spoke about the University’s recent achievement of R1 status, which places UNC Charlotte among the nation’s top […]

UNC Charlotte became the first public university in the U.S. to establish a Super Fab Lab this past fall, and on Tuesday, April 15, faculty and staff from the William States Lee College of Engineering and the College of Computing and Informatics toured the facility. Since only six facilities worldwide are recognized as Super Fab Labs, Charlotte’s […]

The H5N1 virus, more commonly known as bird flu or avian influenza, was first detected nearly 146 years ago and has been causing various diseases since. This year, it has affected everything from the price of eggs, recalls on pet food and a human death in the United States. As the virus continues to adapt, […]

Researchers from across UNC Charlotte who led research projects with $1 million or more in external funding in 2024 were honored Wednesday, March 27, at a celebration that also included the presentation of the 2025 First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal. Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber, recognizing the research honorees, noted their instrumental role in the University’s […]

World-renowned business researcher Franz W. Kellermanns is the 2025 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal, presented at the UNC Charlotte Leaders in Research celebration on Thursday, March 27. First awarded in 1988, the medal recognizes outstanding scholarship, creativity and research among the University’s senior full-time faculty members. Kellermanns, the Addison H. and Gertrude […]

UNC Charlotte hosted a delegation from Fort Bragg to demonstrate how the University’s cutting-edge academic research could benefit the military’s need for technological innovation to enhance national security. Representatives from U.S. Army Forces Command, XVIII Airborne Corps and 1st Special Forces Command visited the University Friday, Feb. 28; they included Maj. Gen. Lawrence Ferguson, commanding […]

J.P. Barfield, chair of the Department of Applied Physiology, Health, and Clinical Sciences, is a recognized researcher in the field of disability and Paralympic sports. Recently, he interviewed wheelchair rugby athletes for his research project on Para sport concussions. “With the chairs making such forceful contact, athletes can experience whiplash,” said Barfield. “Unlike other sports, […]

In a period of heightened uncertainty, UNC Charlotte financial economist John Connaughton puts the chance of a return of inflation in 2025 at 60-40 and the prospect of a recession at 30-70. “For 2025, there are some big questions,” Connaughton said. “What will be the effect of the new administration? Will there be a recession […]

UNC Charlotte’s Jim Hamby and Rick Hudson are among 30 intelligence professionals selected worldwide to attend the prestigious Cambridge Security Initiative International Security and Intelligence Professional Program, scheduled for March 30 through April 12 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge, England. Hamby, an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, brings […]

Harrison Hieb and Whitney Wilson, staff members in Office of University Marketing and Communications, recently won a regional Emmy Award for the video “The Science of Spiders.” Hieb, the video’s cinematographer, and Wilson, its producer, were recognized at the 2025 Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ceremony. The chapter, founded in […]