Articles

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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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New Gambrell Faculty Fellows Address Critical Community Questions
   September 14, 2023

Hannah Lang

How could community help us weather the impact of climate change? How might Charlotte’s ever-evolving housing market impact local schools? What does it mean to truly mend the harms of systemic racism?

Those are just a few of the...

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What feeds the pollinators feeds us
   September 13, 2023
Ruth Ann Grissom

A concrete walkway bisects my small front yard.  I grow herbs and vegetables on one side and an assortment of native grasses and perennials on the other.  In my mind, they’ve always been two distinct entities.  One side feeds us, and...

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The haunted history of reclaiming a floodplain
   August 24, 2023
Ruth Ann Grissom

Chantilly Ecological Sanctuary, informally known as Chantilly Eco-Park, is an oasis in East Charlotte, a part of the county underserved by green space.  Hugging a section of Briar Creek, its roughly 24 acres support lush wetlands,...

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