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Storrs Gallery featuring works by Cuban artist inspired by literature

January 28, 2020
Ceramic works by Cuban-American artist Carlos Estévez are on view in Storrs Gallery through Friday, March 27. The exhibition, “Palimpsest,” is a culmination of three ceramic series that Estévez produced between 2016 and 2018.

Three Charlotte universities unite to support racial healing and transformation

January 28, 2020
Three Charlotte universities are banding together to support racial healing and transformation. As the Charlotte Racial Justice Consortium, UNC Charlotte, Johnson C.

Dance Department wins NEA ‘Art Works’ grant

January 27, 2020
Kaustavi Sarkar, assistant professor of dance, is the principal investigator on a 2020-21 Art Works grant awarded to the Department of Dance.The $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) “Art Works” grant will support the project “Indian Dance and American Communities: Expanding Forms and Audiences.”

Brown to discuss ‘Artificial Intelligence and Data’ for Great Decisions

January 27, 2020
Cheryl Brown, chair and associate professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, will speak as part of the Great Decisions lecture series at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

Levine Lecture to explore ‘Slavery and Class in the American South’

January 27, 2020
Details about the complexities of the lives of the enslaved often are unknown or overlooked, but William Andrews will present a revealing glimpse into these stories on Thursday, Feb. 20. He will deliver the 2020 Levine Lecture “The Fighter and the Victim: Two Enslaved Women in the Life of Frederick Douglass.”

Queens University professor to give Great Decisions talk

January 24, 2020
Margaret Commins, an associate professor in the Political Science and Sociology Department at Queens University, is the second speaker of the 2020 Great Decisions Lecture Series.  Her free public presentation is set for 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, at UNC Charlotte Center City.

Distinguished educator, legendary political activist to address ‘Radical Resilience’

January 23, 2020
Activist, social justice advocate and professor emerita Angela Davis will address “Radical Resilience: Thriving in the Face of Oppression” at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the Popp Martin Student Union, Room 340.

Longtime 49ers AD Judy Rose to join N.C. Sports Hall of Fame

January 23, 2020
Longtime Charlotte 49ers Director of Athletics Judy Rose is among the 2020 induction class for the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame. Inductees will be enshrined during an annual banquet Friday, May 1, at the Raleigh Convention Center.

New research could help address threats to reefs

January 22, 2020
A new study published in Nature Communications by a research team including UNC Charlotte lead author Tingting Xiang sheds light on how sea anemones, which are closely related to coral, control the size of their algal populations.

49ers running back named Offensive MVP at East-West Shrine Bowl

January 21, 2020
Standout Charlotte 49ers running back Benny LeMay scored the game-winning touchdown with under two minutes to play to lift the East to a 31-27 victory in the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl.

Personally Speaking presentation to take a new look at Shakespeare

January 21, 2020
In a Feb. 4 Personally Speaking event, English professor Jennifer Munroe will talk about how to better understand the world of William Shakespeare's plays and the relationships depicted among the men, women, animals and plants of the playwright’s imaginings.

Annual Valentine’s Day Orchid Sale scheduled

January 21, 2020
Valentine’s Day is fast-approaching, which means it is time for the Botanical Gardens annual orchid sale. Orchids have a long history of being associated with love, which makes them a perfect gift.