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Dr. Stephen Sills nominated for Holshouser Award
Dr. Stephen Sills (The Center for Housing and Community Studies) is the 2020 UNC Greensboro nominee for the UNC System’s Holshouser Award. Sills’ academic research centers around housing, health, and […]
Undergraduate researchers present at online expo
At UNC Greensboro, undergraduate research has proven to be a transformative experience for students. The close faculty mentorship is second to none – for freshmen and sophomores as well as […]
Dr. Gwen Hunnicutt: Ecofeminism and ethics of care
Dr. Gwen Hunnicutt is a longtime advocate for animals and the environment. At UNC Greensboro, the associate professor of sociology teaches a course on ecofeminism and another on green criminology, […]
Researcher receives NIH grant to study bacteria
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It’s an unsettling phrase. Even when filling a prescription, we understand that illness-causing bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics, leading to the reduction of success in infectious disease […]
Slavery database recognized by National Park Service
The Digital Library on American Slavery at UNC Greensboro has been recognized by the National Park Service (NPS) as the first-ever “virtual” stop on the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. The recognition is […]
Rituals and regalia at December hooding ceremony
UNC Greensboro conferred 121 doctoral degrees during its Doctoral Hooding Ceremony in UNCG Auditorium on Dec. 12, 2019. The new graduates were “launched to become the next generation of scholars, […]
School of Nursing receives Armfield Foundation grant
The UNC Greensboro School of Nursing has been awarded a $100,000 grant from The Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Foundation to bring innovative nursing practices to at-risk students at Moss Street Partnership […]
A conversation with professor, poet Stuart Dischell
Stuart Dischell is a nationally recognized poet and recent winner of UNC Greensboro’s Senior Research Excellence Award. The first book by the professor of creative writing,“Good Hope Road,” garnered a […]
JSNN announces establishment of first institute
The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) revealed the newly minted Joint School’s Institute for Research Technologies this month. The institute will further strengthen the facilitation of industry partnerships […]
New degrees in geography, environment, sustainability
UNC Greensboro’s Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability (GES) is putting itself on the map with two new undergraduate degree programs that will be available starting fall 2020: a bachelor […]
Students get hands-on experience with ESPN broadcasts
It’s game day and the air is electric. The players warm up. The cheer team practices its routine. The crowd is settling in. And eight Spartan students, with high-def cameras […]
From music school, to the military, to the physics lab
Aidan Lytle has been interested in physics – “the purest science,” he says – since he was a kid. But a less-than-stellar academic record meant, instead of pursuing science, he […]
