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CASSI, a self-driving shuttle, started making the rounds this week on a 2.2-mile route at UNC Charlotte. She’s the centerpiece of a six-month experiment on autonomous vehicles by the N.C. Department of Transportation — the first such project in Charlotte.
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UNC Charlotte dedicated a new memorial on Friday to the students who were killed and injured in a campus shooting in 2019.
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"Close to the Edge: the Birth of Hip Hop Architecture," featured at the Dubois Center, examines how voices from the hip-hop community are influencing new forms of architectural design.
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A group at UNC Charlotte is a finalist in an Energy Department engineering contest. The participants were challenged with creating a device that turns saltwater into clean drinking water, powering their device with ocean waves.
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Saturday, April 30 marks three years since a gunman opened fire on a UNC Charlotte classroom. The shooting left two students, Riley Howell and Reed Parlier, dead, and four others injured. The university will hold remembrance events on campus throughout Friday.
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Mecklenburg County is home to about 25,000 Muslims and more than a dozen mosques. For about 1,000 Muslim university students in Charlotte, the first celebration of Ramadan since COVID-19 restrictions were lifted means they will be celebrating with classmates rather than family.
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As teacher shortages make headlines, a small public high school on the campus of UNC Charlotte is preparing teens to enter the profession. Some say it could be a model for getting more teachers of color into classrooms.
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The American Athletic Conference will add UAB, Texas-San Antonio, Rice, North Texas, Charlotte and Florida Atlantic to the league. The AAC is replacing three schools that are scheduled to depart for the Big 12 Conference and is growing to 14 teams.
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A new outdoor play highlighting the experiences of the local Latino community will take audiences on a physical journey. UNC Charlotte is premiering its commissioned play “Migrant X” Oct. 2-6.
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Can the Carolina Panthers keep their momentum after beating the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium? Also on Time Out For Sports, we look at the UNC Charlotte 49ers' loss to the Georgia State Panthers and preview a local high school game: Julius Chambers High vs. Hough High at Memorial Stadium. Plus, North Carolina's Brooklyn Harker plays three positions for her high school football team.