News
Click on the months below to view sustainability news at UNC Charlotte. You can also view older news from 2020-2023 below, this page will be updated regularly with news items throughout the year.
November 2024
Nov 18 – Charlotte ranks as N.C.’s No. 1 degree producer for minority students for 2024
Nov 15 – UNC Charlotte earns recognition in the 2025 Princeton Review of Green Colleges
Nov 12 – UNC Charlotte recognized with merit award from Professional Grounds Management Society
Nov 11 – Belk College research, collaboration key to solutions
Nov 6 – Niners Bike Team Supports Sustain Charlotte’s Biketoberfest
Nov 6 – Professors’ Art Installation Plunges Viewers into a Kelp Forest
October 2024
Oct 30 – Election support services offered for students
Oct 25 – UNC Charlotte featured in Princeton Review 2025 Guide to Green Colleges
Oct 21 – It is time, vote early in the 2024 election
Oct 20 – Opinion: Hurricane Helene’s impact should be a wake up call to adapt to and address climate change
Oct – Charlotte: Rising Star in New National Rankings (including Princeton Review’s Green Colleges 2025)
Oct 7 – WSOC-TV: Charlotte’s Zero Waste Stadium Initiative
Oct 7 – Zero Waste Stadium Initiative Continues to Succeed
Oct 7 – Faculty and Staff Promote a Culture of Sustainability through Ambassadors Program
Oct 7 – SGA Leads Student Sustainability on Campus
September 2024
Sept. 19 – Celebrate Campus Sustainability Month
Sept. 19 – Make Positive Changes on Campus: Participate in the Student Sustainability Summit
Sept 13 – Paving the Way for Sustainable Solutions
Sept 11 – Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Recognizes UNC Charlotte
Sept 11 – Annual Fall Plan Sale Scheduled
Sept 9 – UNC Charlotte Ranks No. 9 in U.S. for Promoting Free Expression
August 2024
Aug 28 – Owen Cooks Appointed Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Management
Aug 21 – Architectural History Professor Receives Grant from Graham Foundation
Aug 15 – CCI professors receive NIH grant to develop mobile health technology
Aug 12 – Bernadette Donovan-Merkert Named Founding Dean of the College of Science
Aug 10 – 10,000th Rehabilitated Raptor Released on Campus
Aug 9 – Meet Jessica Barthel
July 2024
July 22 – $1.5M UNCG-led collaborative will focus on clean energy innovations using natural products (featuring three UNC Charlotte faculty)
July 18 – As heat broils the city, Charlotte Heat Mappers seek out the hottest neighborhoods
July 16 – Taking a Deeper Dive into CIPHER’s New Podcast
July 10 – Charlotte Has a New Waste-Hauling Contractor
July 9 – Doctoral Students Recognized with Dissertation Award
June 2024
June 24 – Charlotte Receives Global Recognition for Sustainability Impact
June 20 – Young Women in STEM Excel at Global Science Fair
June 19 – Communications Studies Professor Named Associate Faculty Director for Levine Scholars Program
June 18 – Engineering Graduate Programs Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
June 10 – Denise Balfour Simpson Named Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students
June 2 – Charlotte’s Marine Energy Collegiate Competition team attends their first competition May 20-23
June 2- Charlotte Sculptor Marries Art and Science in Artwork that Brings Attention to Flood Risks
May 2024
May 28 – Get to Know: Trent Barnes
May 23 – Architecture Professor’s New Work Examines Enclosed, Air-Conditioned Spaces
May 21 – NCInnovation Awards Pilot Grants to Two Charlotte Researchers
May 8 – Charlotte Recognizes 20 Students for Numerous University Achievements
May – Exploring Sticky Science
May 6 – Meet Jennifer Munroe
May 6 – Moving Across the Globe – Making Industry Impact
May 6 – MBA Students Use Class Concepts to Find Recycling Solutions
April 2024
April 26 – UNC Charlotte hosts 2024 Women’s Summit: A reflection of community and empowerment
April 26 – Founding Dean of the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences Named
April 18 – WellWithAll Invests $100,000 to Support Mental Health Resources at UNC Charlotte
April 16 – Charlotte American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) wins big at annual Carolinas Student Symposium
April 16 – UNC Charlotte Researchers to Lead Community Science Heat Mapping Campaign
April 9 – U.S. News Ranks Charlotte Among Top Graduate Schools in 2024 List
April 5 – Resilience Reimagined: A Fireside Chat with Demond Martin ’97 and Jay Williams
April 4 – UNC Charlotte celebrates Earth Month with events throughout April 2024
April 1 – Meet Will Russo
March 2024
Mar 28 – Get to Know: Jenny Washam
Mar 26 – Green Buildings at UNC Charlotte
Mar 25 – Niners Recycle Right
Mar 25 – Meet Josue Hurtado
Mar 25 – Annual Spring Plan Sale Scheduled
Mar 22 – Celebrate Earth Month with UNC Charlotte
Mar 21 – NC Science Festival and Charlotte Kids Fest Coming to Campus April 14
Mar 14 – Social 704 Awarded Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Project Implementation
Mar 13 – Two UNC Charlotte Students Nominated for the Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Mar 7 – Be Part of the Solution: Participate in the Student Sustainability Summit
Mar 5 – Lime Scoots to UNC Charlotte
Mar 4 – Two Charlotte Students Advance as Truman Finalists
Mar 1 – In-State Tuition Remains Flat for 8th Consecutive Year for In-State Undergraduates
February 2024
Feb 20 – Feedback Needed for Loy H. Witherspoon Center for Meditation and Reflection
Feb 19 – Former Charlotte Mayor Harvey B. Gantt Shares Lessons on Leadership and Accomplishing Great Things
Feb 16 – Artist Nicole Shaver Intentionally Gathers Rocks, Artifacts, and Art in “Erratic Accretion”
Feb – Data Driven: UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute is empowering communities to push for inclusive change
Feb – Electrifying Innovation: UNC Charlotte’s Research Center flies to the future of energy technology
Feb 8 – UNC Charlotte and the CLEANcarolinas Team Lead Community Conversations on Offshore Wind Energy
Feb 8 – New recycling compost program launched in Fretwell to reduce paper waste
January 2024
Jan 25 – Young Alumni Advancing in their Fields and Communities
Jan 19 – Five Talks Scheduled for Annual Great Decisions Lectures
Jan 12 – A Mind and Spirit for Public Good
Jan 8 – ‘An Evening with Harvey Gantt’ Headlines Niner Nation King Week 2024
Jan 8 – UNC Charlotte Announces Niner Nation King Week Events, Jan. 12-19
Jan 4 – UNC Charlotte Joins NSF I-Corps Hub Mid-Atlantic Region
2023 Highlights
Dec 13 – Princeton Review Selects UNC Charlotte for its 2024 ‘Guide to Green Colleges’
Dec 8 – Getting Our Hands Dirty for Good: How UNC Charlotte Keeps Its Zero Waste Stadium Promise
Nov 30 – UNC Charlotte and North Carolina Research Center: An Innovative Partnership
Nov 16 – Raj Chetty Visits UNC Charlotte to Talk Economic Mobility Years After Groundbreaking Study
Oct. 11 – UNC Charlotte Receives National Diversity Award for Second Consecutive Year
Oct 6 – Researchers Exploring a More Secure, Reliable Power Grid with UNC System Support
Sept 13 – Recycling team: Turning Styrofoam into gold
June 27 – Charlotte recognized in 2023 Times Higher Education International Impact Rankings
June 20 – UNC Charlotte earns STARS Silver Rating for sustainability achievements
June 1 – North Carolina BATT CAVE Research Center to accelerate innovations in batteries
May 9 – Solving UNC Charlotte Bird Collisions One Building at a Time
April 2 – UNC Charlotte Celebrates Earth Month Throughout April
March 22 – University Recreation Center Awarded Certificate of Merit for Design
February 13 – Niner Developed EV Battery Charging Station Wins Clean Cities Award
February 7 – UNC Charlotte Holds Student Sustainability Summit
January 25 – The Climb from Charlotte to Patagonia
A listing of links to past sustainability news items (2020-2023) can be downloaded here.