News

Click on the months below to view sustainability news at UNC Charlotte. You can also view older news from 2020-2024 below, this page will be updated regularly with news items throughout the year.

December 2024

Dec – Threads Through Time: 60 years of art at Charlotte

Dec 10 – UNC Charlotte SGA makes major strides to address student issues in fall 2024 semester

Dec 3 – Charlotte rises in national research rankings

November 2024

Nov 22 – UNC Charlotte state of housing in Charlotte 2024 report analyzes housing issues

Nov 22 – Recognizing great urban design in Charlotte: how the Urbies began

Nov 18 – Charlotte ranks as N.C.’s No. 1 degree producer for minority students for 2024

Nov 12 – UNC Charlotte recognized with merit award from Professional Grounds Management Society

Nov 11 – Belk College research, collaboration key to solutions

Nov 7 – Achievements of faculty, staff and students recognized as Charlotte celebrates a record year for research

Nov 6 – Professors’ Art Installation Plunges Viewers into a Kelp Forest

2024 Highlights

Nov 15 – UNC Charlotte earns recognition in the 2025 Princeton Review of Green Colleges

Nov 6 – Niners Bike Team Supports Sustain Charlotte’s Biketoberfest

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

Sept 13 – Paving the Way for Sustainable Solutions

Sept 11 – Association for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Recognizes UNC Charlotte

Sept 8 – UNC Charlotte Recognized with Green Fleet Award

Aug 9 – Meet Jessica Barthel

July 18 – As heat broils the city, Charlotte Heat Mappers seek out the hottest neighborhoods

July 10 – Charlotte Has a New Waste-Hauling Contractor

June 24 – Charlotte Receives Global Recognition for Sustainability Impact

May 2 – New Queen Bee arrives at UNC Charlotte

April 16 – UNC Charlotte Researchers to Lead Community Science Heat Mapping Campaign

April 4 – UNC Charlotte celebrates Earth Month with events throughout April 2024

April 1 – Meet Will Russo

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 22 – Celebrate Earth Month with UNC Charlotte

Mar 5 – Lime Scoots to UNC Charlotte

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

Jan 8 – ‘An Evening with Harvey Gantt’ Headlines Niner Nation King Week 2024

A listing of links to past sustainability news items (2020-2024) can be downloaded here.