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University Achieves Top-Tier Research Status with campus in the background

UNC Charlotte awarded R1 Carnegie classification, the highest recognition for research universities

Charlotte Recognized for "Very High Research Activity"
February 13, 2025
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte has been awarded esteemed Research 1 – or R1 – status by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. It is the highest recognition that a doctoral university can receive. The prestigious classification, indicating “very high research activity,” affirms UNC Charlotte as an elite research institution. With...

Supporting the Transformative Power of Research

February 12, 2025
Laura Peter, executive director of the UNC Charlotte Office of Research Commercialization and Partnerships, shares her experiences with research, how she supports student and faculty research, and what excites her about the current achievements and potential opportunities at Charlotte. Explain your role at UNC Charlotte. My role is to champion innovation and drive forward a culture of...

Special education faculty member, Ph.D. student recognized by Council for Exceptional Children

February 10, 2025
Ya-yu Lo (left), professor of special education and child development, and her doctoral advisee Morgan Nichols were recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children for their work in the field of emotional and behavioral health. Lo received the North Carolina CEC Distinguished Service Award for the Division of Emotional and Behavioral Health for her research on behavioral and emotional...

Faculty members from AI Institute sharing research

UNC Charlotte creates new AI Institute

February 6, 2025
UNC Charlotte is leading in defining the future of artificial intelligence. As the Charlotte region’s educational AI leader, the University is advancing AI research, education and ethical implementation to drive innovation with real-world impact. The launch of the Charlotte AI Institute (CLT AI Institute) formalizes UNC Charlotte’s position as a hub for cutting-edge discovery,...

Architecture students’ photo wins award in U.S. Energy Department contest

January 28, 2025
Indya Barginere and Violet Drinkwater, students in the Ravin School of Architecture, won an award in the U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored photo contest “Framing the Future: Industrial Technologies.” For the national contest, professional and amateur photographers submitted photos of the innovative technologies, processes and people that will increase competitiveness of the U.S. industrial...

Alyssa Martin Earns 2025 Council of Southern Graduate Schools Master’s Thesis Award

Her thesis, "The 'Disposable Others'," examines modern colonialism in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley"
January 28, 2025
Alyssa Martin '23, a graduate of UNC Charlotte's M.A. in History program, has been awarded the 2025 Master’s Thesis Award in the Fine Arts and Humanities thesis category from the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS) for her study, “The ‘Disposable Others’: Settler Colonial Processes of Industrial Pollution in Cancer Alley, Louisiana, 1964-2023.” Martin, currently a Ph.D....

Charlotte tapped again to host NC Principal Fellows

January 23, 2025
For 31 years and counting, Cato College has been one of the homes to the North Carolina Principal Fellows Program (NCPFP), and the UNC System recently awarded the college over $4.5 million to continue that tradition for another six years. NCPFP received 11 applications for grants that will be funded from Fiscal Year 2026 to FY32. The state provides funding for up to eight principal...

AI Meets Immunology: Reimagining Personalized Medicine

Charlotte researchers develop Artificial Intelligence-Cell to design precision interventions
January 20, 2025
By Anna Holt Photography by Kat Lawrence Imagine that healthcare professionals could predict how a patient’s immune system would respond to a treatment before the medicine ever reached the clinic. Envision vaccines with fewer side effects or cancer therapies precisely tailored to each patient’s unique biology. A collaboration between UNC Charlotte...

The Power of Positivity and a Mighty Pen

Award-winning Niner Times reporter Bryson Foster ’23 is writing his way to sports journalism success
January 16, 2025
Bryson Foster ’23 can pinpoint the moment he became a lifelong sports fan. Summer 2009, Cincinnati’s Great American Ballpark, Reds vs. Nationals. Outfielder Jonny Gomes whacked three home runs, a thrill that cemented for 9-year-old Bryson a decision to cheer for the Reds forever. His first major league ball game ignited a passion that continues to grow. The backdrop for the trip Foster and his...

Art history professor named associate dean for research

January 13, 2025
Jae Emerling is the new associate dean for research in the College of Arts + Architecture. This three-year appointment was effective with the start of the spring 2025 semester. As associate dean for research, Emerling will support the college’s research initiatives (both graduate and undergraduate) and the strategic pursuit of research and extramural funding. In consultation with the...

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