{"id":783,"date":"2017-10-16T09:44:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T13:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/centers-and-institutes\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T13:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T17:14:13","slug":"centers-and-institutes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/our-research\/centers-and-institutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Centers &amp; Institutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Centers_Institutes-1000x365.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20075 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Centers_Institutes-1000x365.png 1000w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Centers_Institutes-600x219.png 600w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Centers_Institutes-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Centers_Institutes-1536x560.png 1536w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Centers_Institutes-2048x747.png 2048w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Centers_Institutes-1400x510.png 1400w, https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Centers_Institutes-300x109.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/365;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:89.35%\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-default has-med-header-font-size\"><br><strong>Accelerating Multidisciplinary,<br>Team and Collaborative Research with Strong Relationships to Community Partners with our Research Centers &amp; Institutes<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section alignfull alignwide alignwide\" style=\"margin-top:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-charlotte-green-background-color\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(7,42,30) 0%,rgb(0,80,53) 56%,rgb(12,126,88) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-narrow-font has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-924321a4dbe823d62854bbd2bc62355f\">RESEARCH CENTERS &amp; Institutes<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-10.25.31\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-10.25.31\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2296px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2296\/1156;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dbd9292eb63f2f30c49c13ee6ba94800\">CHARLOTTE<br>AIR INSTITUTE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte Douglas International Airport and UNC Charlotte form the only partnership of its kind in the nation to explore solutions to challenges in the aviation and airport infrastructure sector. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2ed063bc4b8a7924a040945c61ebf18b wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/air.charlotte.edu\/\">Charlotte AIR Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-10.22.37\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-10.22.37\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1380px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2262\/692;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b0449f19836f3f3475498fc42fa1ab54\">CENTER FOR APPLIED GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also known as CAGIS, this interdisciplinary research center integrates theory from geospatial, natural, and social sciences with advanced modeling techniques and high-performance computing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-832e5ecf69d3e9d8ac58625f98152bb0 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gis.charlotte.edu\/\">CAGIS Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-10.28.50\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-10.28.50\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2488px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2488\/972;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36f066d17e09622039dd0e988fa9f6dc\">CHILDRESS KLEIN CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ranked among the most active research institutions in real estate, it furthers the knowledge of real estate, public policy and urban economics in the professional community through teaching, research and community outreach activities.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-adf41424d5ae507fcd4f85b2ca0c31b8 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/realestate.charlotte.edu\/\">Childress Klein Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-10.47.34\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-10.47.34\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1192px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1192\/640;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b40c7970aeee3e13a028d978de914602\">CIPHER RESEARCH CENTER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Computational Intelligence to Predict Health &amp; Environmental Risks (CIPHER) coalesces expertise in computer science, bioinformatics, software and information systems, biological sciences, math, data science, geography, public health, education, and communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a414be73231703f66828e0ae8cac231d wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cipher.charlotte.edu\/\">CIPHER Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-9.24.15\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-04-at-9.24.15\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1044;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0452d32aa8a220c69e2337379b42c0d1\">ENERGY PRODUCTION &amp; INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">EPIC was formed through private and public funding to supply well-educated and highly trained engineers to meet the demands of the energy industry, and to support applied research.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ec4974e18352210b4254b305e81e8eb wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/epic.charlotte.edu\/\">EPIC Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-at-8.46.22\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-06-at-8.46.22\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2480\/1130;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7b3e4e10953c44eccf5ee1ff96fc025f\">BATT<br>CAVE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The North Carolina Battery Complexity, Autonomous Vehicle and Electrification Research Center (BATT CAVE) is driving innovation around the next generation of autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and intelligence systems.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48851dc4edc66a0fed7a368a2fde7640 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/battcave.charlotte.edu\/\">BATT CAVE Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-8.01.31\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-8.01.31\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 536\/352;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d290280cceeb093f6df71dddb8f5fac7\">CENTER FOR OPTOELECTRONICS AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conduct applied research, provide training, and build awareness in optical science and technology, and creating intellectual property for next-generation photonic devices and systems.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7464c010b136a9d24112ba952d4c7a41 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opticscenter.charlotte.edu\/\">Optics Center Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-8.06.40\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-8.06.40\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1044;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2573e90a390419962ba5f478703d3bd4\">CENTER FOR PRECISION METROLOGY<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CPM focuses on research, development and application of precision metrology, the science of measurement, for advanced manufacturing and processes\u2013from microchips to airplanes. We work on the scale of one-millionth of a millimeter.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c384b5e92884f3f1330473a8492d99fd wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cpm.charlotte.edu\/\">Precision Metrology Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Applied-Ethics-Pic.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Applied-Ethics-Pic.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ac020949f7f569867d7986e0c57da06\">CENTER FOR PROFESSIONAL AND APPLIED ETHICS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Promotes a culture of research and discussion in ethics and the application of ethical research and debate, interdisciplinary collaborating, and  providing ethics expertise and research as a foundation for ethical deliberation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42589457302d9dfb24ebb51423aa3e35 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ethics.charlotte.edu\/\">Applied Ethics Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-8.29.39\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-8.29.39\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1126px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1126\/628;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-233cd9e6ded2396fb1366052f7afe6ca\">RIBARSKY CENTER FOR VISUAL ANALYTICS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interdisciplinary center that applies interactive visualization and visual analytics to large scale and complex problems in science, engineering, medicine, business, design, and the arts.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-497fd349ca15cdb65dd23540bd36ba25 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/viscenter.charlotte.edu\/\">Ribarsky Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-8.37.27\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2024\/12\/Screenshot-2024-12-12-at-8.37.27\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/302;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b254d9a767cd7641b6e0bb73355b24c\">UNC CHARLOTTE URBAN INSTITUTE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nonpartisan, applied research and community outreach center providing resources and seeking solutions to the economic, environmental, and social challenges affecting the Charlotte region.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fd9aca483dedf94ce47cf667576a2b9d wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ui.charlotte.edu\/\">Urban Institute Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper getwid-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Leadership-Science-Canva-Green-Overlay.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Leadership-Science-Canva-Green-Overlay.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bd059c7cde0b7bce103d9db024750f39\">CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP<br>SCIENCE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center for Leadership Science is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on understanding and explaining the dynamics of leadership.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7788f5b3a4815e88f48414ed08e8fb22 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leadershipscience.charlotte.edu\/\">Leadership Science Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Untitled-design-14.jpg&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Untitled-design-14.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6c960aea08f952f4a1937697580e253d\">CENTER FOR INNOVATION, TRANS-LATIONAL RESEARCH &amp; APPLICATIONS OF NANO-STRUCTURED SYSTEMS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CITRANS supports research teams with nanoscale science, engineering, optics and materials. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b7f92b4b633eb3ac11587e5be79ecbf5 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/citrans.charlotte.edu\/\">CITRANS Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/CEMIT-Canva-Green-Overlay.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/CEMIT-Canva-Green-Overlay.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/1080;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59df9f82256fa908984a222007818717\">CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING &amp; INFORMATICS TECHNOLOGIES FOR PUBLIC HEALTH<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CEMIT promotes environmental health and human health by evaluating how the environment impacts people,.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d83afc763170b63062f932e570671a34 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cemit.charlotte.edu\/\">CEMIT Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Migration-and-Diaspora-Studies.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Migration-and-Diaspora-Studies.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1958px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1958\/732;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-579003e411f76ac58023f598d6dc1414\">CENTER FOR MIGRATION &amp; DIASPORA STUDIES<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bringing scholars across campus together to study migration from multiple disciplinary perspectives.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5a6f53463313c7126bea7790a5285e4c wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migration.charlotte.edu\/\">Migration &amp; Diaspora Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-05-072423.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-05-072423.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1203px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1203\/520;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1edb9d6cacc4d889b1945aaf28c8ab3d\">CENTER FOR STEM EDUCATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CSTEM helps communities develop foundational STEM\u00a0\u00a0knowledge and skills to enhance scientific and technological capabilities and prepare for\u00a0\u00a0STEM careers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5c705521d937540e5a96bd73603d6b3 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cstem.charlotte.edu\/\">CSTEM Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-05-075225.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-03-05-075225.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 957px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 957\/414;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de0883b2abf13a8cb0b7b4f58de806ed\">CENTER FOR TAIMING AI<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providing frameworks to ensure the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-based systems are safe, controlled, and managed, using a collaborative approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-20px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aced3f0130367de88b34b47088b51082 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taiming-ai.charlotte.edu\/\">Taiming AI Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Website-AI-Institute-Banner-Picture.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Website-AI-Institute-Banner-Picture.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2548px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2548\/1690;\" \/><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-advanced-spacer\" style=\"height:128px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-charlotte-green-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1bf178ebb03cb36ed379e2990db5e267\">CHARLOTTE AI INSTITUTE<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte Douglas International Airport and UNC Charlotte form the only partnership of its kind in the nation to explore solutions to challenges in the aviation and airport infrastructure sector. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1cb71800e2733e1a6138f0bf9c462605 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.charlotte.edu\/charlotte-ai-institute\/\">AI Institute Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(243,243,243) 0%,rgb(243,243,243) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section\" style=\"margin-top:-22px;margin-bottom:-22px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper\" style=\"margin-left:-18px;margin-right:-18px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background has-background has-black-background-color lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(&#039;https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-02-05-at-11.16.41\u202fAM.png&#039;)\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cws.charlotte.edu\/stage-research\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/861\/2025\/03\/Screenshot-2025-02-05-at-11.16.41\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1164px; 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