News and Features

Swimming with the Sharks

May 25, 2021

Alum Kevin Conway dives into the treacherous waters of ABC’s “Shark Tank” — and leaves with a deal.

Students claim top prizes in design competition

May 25, 2021

Three teams of first-year architecture students took top prizes in Artuminate’s Bauhaus Design Style Competition, an international design and writing contest. The students entered the competition under the direction of School of Architecture Teaching Fellows Arturo Luhan and Trevor Holmes.

Baseball’s Woodard, Knight nab C-USA coach, player of the year honors

May 25, 2021

Robert Woodard, head coach of the Charlotte 49ers baseball team, and Austin Knight were named Conference USA’s coach and player of the year, respectively.

Polly Rogers Memorial Sensory Garden opens

May 24, 2021

Located in a quiet, wooded section of the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, the Polly Rogers Memorial Sensory Garden opened to the public on Saturday morning, May 22.

Belk College celebrates 30 years of M.S. in Economics

May 24, 2021

Shanyn Viars found her dream job in a nontraditional field.

How technology is transforming accounting

May 24, 2021

“Accountants can no longer, in many cases, throw data into a spreadsheet alone to make a business computation,” according to Jack Cathey, director for the Master of Accountancy (MACC) program and an associate professor of accounting in UNC Charlotte’s

Chris Gonyar, behind-the-scenes hero, keeps campus safe throughout the pandemic

May 20, 2021

Not all heroes wear capes, but some of them do wear Niner gear from head to toe. That was the sentiment expressed by those who nominated Chris Gonyar ’05, ’07 MPA, this year’s recipient of the Employee of the Year (EOY) for Safety and Heroism.

Mindy Sides-Walsh is devoted to UNC Charlotte students

May 18, 2021

What does devotion to duty in the UNC Charlotte community look like in action?

Spanish professor earns honor society’s highest award

May 17, 2021

Professor of Spanish Michael Doyle has received the top international award of the Hispanic honor society Sigma Delta Pi with his induction into the Order of Don Quijote.

Gallery named in Ken Lambla’s honor

May 17, 2021

The University recently honored Ken Lambla, professor emeritus and founding dean of the College of Arts + Architecture, with the dedication of the Storrs Gallery as the Lambla Gallery to mark Lambla's retirement from UNC Charlotte.