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Chideraa Ndubuisi ’25 MPH is driven to improve human health. Through research — and an unquenchable appetite for learning everything he can about medicine, public health and environmental systems — he is exploring, analyzing and drawing conclusions about the levels of microplastics and halogenated organics, particularly brominated flame retardants, in municipal wastewater treatment processes. To […]

In the Blue Ridge Mountain town of Lansing, North Carolina, a 10-foot wall of water surged through downtown in September 2024 when the banks of Big Horse Creek overflowed, destroying nearly every business on the main street. Beyond town, hundreds of Ashe County residents were cut off from food, essential supplies and medical care as […]

Many campus sustainability projects are supported by students through the Student Green Fund, known as the Charlotte Green Initiative. It began in 2008, when the Earth Club petitioned the Student Government Association to dedicate $1 per student each semester to the fund. Since then, the CGI student-led committee has allocated approximately $60,000 annually to sustainable […]

October is Campus Sustainability Month, an international celebration of sustainability in higher education. UNC Charlotte’s Office of Sustainability has published a list of campus and community events to celebrate. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in events such as the Transportation Fair, the Botanical Gardens Fall Plant Sale, Campus Beautification Day and the Student Sustainability Summit. […]

The people of Chimney Rock, North Carolina, are seizing a rare opportunity to reimagine their town, literally, from the ground up. A year after Hurricane Helene — a bulldozer of destruction that whipped through the Blue Ridge Mountains — leveled the village’s thriving commercial corridor, there is reason for optimism. Chimney Rock State Park, considered […]

UNC Charlotte’s efforts to build an energy innovation hub for the Carolinas continue to gain national momentum. The University’s Carolinas Engine for Grid Modernization has been named one of 15 finalists in the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines competition, advancing to a full site visit from more than 300 initial applicants. The NSF Engines program supports regional […]

The UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens team is awaiting the bloom of a fast-growing titan arum, often called a corpse flower due the pungent smell it emits during a bloom.  “Cadavera,” was recently named through a contest on social media and is projected by experts to bloom in the next three to 12 days. Once Cadavera blooms, it […]

UNC Charlotte’s International Festival, the University’s longest-running cultural event, is set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 27, in and around the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. Admission and parking are free. “The International Festival is a celebration of the broad international flavor of UNC Charlotte and the greater Charlotte area,” said Joe Hoff, director […]

UNC Charlotte students joined other citizen scientists across Georgia, Florida, Alabama and North and South Carolina to participate in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census last weekend. The goal of the census was to capture a point-in-time data set of the number and variety of pollinators, and the flowers that attract them. The census was organized across the […]

UNC Charlotte received the Bike-Friendly Business of the Year award at the city of Charlotte’s 2025 Bike Charlotte Awards held last month. “UNC Charlotte is proud to be recognized as a bike-friendly business,” said Mike Lizotte, university sustainability officer. “We were nominated by a neighbor who cited our bicycle lanes, greenways and Niner Transit as […]