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UNC Charlotte’s OneIT is launching a new Student AI Fellows program to support departments in adopting Generative AI responsibly. Student AI fellows will be paired with a department to explore an AI opportunity (project). 

The Charlotte AI Institute for Research announces the release of its Strategic Plan 2026-2033. Known by the acronym CLTAI2, the Charlotte AI Institute for Research launched in 2025 at UNC Charlotte as a hub for defining cutting-edge discovery, interdisciplinary collaboration, workforce development and connection with collaborators across the Charlotte region and beyond.

Artificial intelligence is already changing how we write, analyze, plan, and make decisions at work. Across our organization, people are experimenting with AI in practical, meaningful ways—and AI@Work is designed to bring those experiences together. 

UNC Charlotte is excited to announce a new milestone. Our university has been officially recognized as a Grow with Google School. We have also joined the AI for Education Accelerator as a lead member. 

Let AI help you streamline your self-appraisal so you spend less time drafting and more time celebrating your accomplishments. Consider using the following approved University AI tools to help you: Google Gemini or Microsoft Copilot (your data is protected and private when you log in with your @charlotte credentials).

We are excited to share a new resource page designed to help you navigate Artificial Intelligence. Whether you are looking for guidance on using AI in the classroom or curious about the latest tools available to the University, this page is your go-to starting point. 

Starting January 1, 2026, Beth Rugg will take on additional responsibilities as the Chief Workplace AI Officer.

We know Niners are finding creative ways to use generative AI in their daily work, and we want to hear about it!

Google Gems are specialized AI assistants built within Google Gemini that you can build for specific, common tasks. You create a custom-made virtual assistant that remembers its job every time you chat or simply use a premade Gem. It’s like having a highly effective virtual co-worker that is trained with specific instructions and knowledge to become a more […]

Through cutting-edge methods and advanced artificial intelligence analysis, UNC Charlotte researchers leading a multidisciplinary team across four universities have successfully resolved the entire genome of “Phage G,” the largest bacterial virus (aka bacteriophages or phages) ever cultivated in a physical lab environment.