Research
Women + Girls Research Alliance report identifies key findings on issues affecting women and girls in Charlotte
The Women + Girls Research Alliance , a unit of UNC Charlotte’s urbanCORE, unveiled key findings on issues impacting women and girls across the Charlotte metropolitan region.
UNC Charlotte introduces legislators and industry partners to NC’s first battery research center
UNC Charlotte introduced government officials, and economic development and industry partners to two growing research areas of focus: predicting health and environmental risk and next-generation battery research during an open house on Monday, June 5.
North Carolina BATT CAVE Research Center to accelerate innovations in batteries
UNC Charlotte is leading the state in transformational energy research.
Finding a cure for cancer, one DNA damage pathway at a time
Shan Yan and his research group at UNC Charlotte conduct basic research to scout next targets in the battle against cancer.
This year, around 64,000 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which has a five-year survival rate of just 12%. That means in 2023 alone, around 50,000 Americans will die from the disease. One lab at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is trying to change those numbers, starting at the molecular level.
Alternatives to Violence implemented in Charlotte’s Beatties Ford neighborhood offers promise and lessons for preventing gun violence
Year-one evaluation by the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute outlines strengths and opportunities.
Data science students present sports analytics research at international conference
UNC Charlotte students are using sports analytics to change how soccer players and coaches view the game. Recently, a group of students from the sports analytics program entered research projects into a global competition hosted by renowned sports data and analytics company Stats Perform.
UNC Charlotte wins inaugural NSF Engines Development Award to fund ‘Clean Carolinas’
UNC Charlotte is an inaugural recipient of up to $1 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, program.
Transformational gift of up to $23 million to amplify UNC Charlotte’s national impact on literacy instruction
The investment of up to $23 million will support PreK-5 literacy education through the Mebane Early Literacy Center.
Solving UNC Charlotte bird collisions one building at a time
Last spring, students at UNC Charlotte began raising awareness about the second leading cause of bird deaths in North America – collisions with buildings and their squeaky clean glass. An estimated 100 million to one billion birds are killed in the United States each year due to colliding with buildings.
NSF grant enables professors, students to research climate-resilient architecture in Tanzania
Assistant Professor of Architecture Liz McCormick and co-investigator Brett Tempest, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to engage students in McCormick’s continued research into climate-resilient architecture in tropical regions.