Articles

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Changing priorities: How the neighborhood choices of out-of-town movers impacts locals
   December 15, 2023
Asha Ellison

What happens to the community needs of an existing population when out-of-town movers relocate to their city? Do they dry up like raisins in the sun? 

Not exactly, but the resources existing residents need to thrive, and the amenities they desire, could be reprioritized if they aren’t equally shared - or aligned - with those of newcomers.

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2023-2024: An Anniversary Year
   December 15, 2023
Lori Thomas, Ph.D.

December marks the midpoint in our academic and fiscal calendars at UNC Charlotte. It’s a time when the buzz of the holiday season adds a layer of exams, grading, and graduation. And just as quickly, faculty and staff on campus begin preparing for the semester to come, the remainder of the academic year. Sometimes it’s almost imperceptible, but a pause is there as the university closes down...

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Recommended Reads of 2023
   December 15, 2023
Ruth Ann Grissom

I always scan those year-end “best of” lists for new reading material. In that spirit, I’d like to share the books I’ve read this past year related to nature and the environment. The books appear roughly in the order I read them, not in any order of preference.

Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter by Ben Goldfarb
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Soft Landings
   November 8, 2023
Ruth Ann Grissom

As leaves waft through the air and settle on the ground in the coming weeks, it’s a good time to consider that many butterflies, moths, fireflies, bees and other beneficial insects spend at least some portion of their life cycle in or under the leaf litter beneath our native trees. The term soft landing might be familiar in an economic context, but it can also apply to wildlife.
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Residential Mobility in the Charlotte Region
   November 8, 2023
Katie Zager

The Charlotte region is known for its dynamic and fast-growing population, but it turns out that more residents than ever are staying in place.

Residential mobility can be measured by looking at the percentage of people who have lived in their homes for a year or more – the longer people stay in their homes, year-to-year, the less residential mobility an area has. To put is simply,...

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Our Connecting Spaces: The Intersection of Arts, Culture & Community
   November 2, 2023

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There is art everywhere in the Charlotte region – as...

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Our Connecting Spaces: What builds community in mixed-income housing and place-based initiatives?
   October 17, 2023

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Meet Asha Ellison, Director of Research Translation & Engagement
   October 12, 2023

Asha Ellison has been named director of research translation and engagement for the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute, part of urbanCORE, a unit within the Division of Academic Affairs. Her official start date was Monday, September 18.

In this role,...

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A Road Running Southward
   October 11, 2023
Ruth Ann Grissom

Before John Muir became known for his ramblings in Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada, he trekked through the South from Kentucky to Florida. In 1867, at the age of 28,...

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