Dr. Brett Carter (Student Affairs) received new funding from the University of North Carolina System Office for the project “Collegiate Recovery Community.” Recovery is “a process of change though which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential” (SAMHSA 2012). UNCG’s Spartan Recovery Program believes that […]  Read More »

Dr. Zhenquan Jia (Biology) received new funding from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the project “Novel carbon nanodots for modulation of OxLDL mediated inflammation and inhibition of atherosclerosis. Dr. Norman Chiu and Dr. Jianjun Wei are co-principal investigators on the project. “ Vascular inflammation and its subsequent endothelial dysfunction play an […]  Read More »

Catina Chestnut (Moss Street Partnership School) received new funding from Reidsville Area Foundation for the project “State of the Arts Report for Reidsville’s Public Schools.” This research is a joint effort between the Moss Street Partnership School and Rockingham County Schools to conduct a needs assessment of public educational arts programs in the Reidsville area. […]  Read More »

Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from Luna Innovations Incorporated for the project “STTR: Scaled Melanin Production to Enable Advanced Materials.”  Read More »

Dr. Nadja Cech (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from the University of California Santa Cruz for the project “The Center for High Content Functional Annotation of Natural Products.”  Read More »

Dr. Diya Abdo (Center for New North Carolinians) received new funding from the North Carolina Healthcare Association for the project “UNCG CNNC & CHCS Joint COVID-19 Recovery and Response via IHAP and CHCS. Dr. Stephen Sills is co-principal investigator on the project.” UNCG’s Centers for New North Carolinians (CNNC) and Housing and Community Studies (CHCS) […]  Read More »

Dr. Terri Shelton (Office of Research and Engagement) received new funding from the NCDHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services for the project “Evaluation of North Carolina Problem Gambling Program.” Dr. Aileen Reid is co-principal investigator on the project. The purpose of this grant is to evaluate the effectiveness of the […]  Read More »

A new Request for Proposal (RFP) is seeking partners to help bring high-speed, high-quality, pervasive internet access for all students – pre-kindergarten through post-doctoral studies – in the 12-county Piedmont region of North Carolina, thanks to a partnership between educational and government organizations. The Technology and Data Institute (TDI), a public service consortium of public […]Read More »

Whether researchers with timely insights or students with outstanding stories, members of the UNCG community appear in print, web and broadcast media every day. Here is a sampling of UNCG-related stories in the news and media over the week: Dr. Lisa Levenstein wrote a piece for the News & Record about the effect of the […]Read More »

The Music for a Sunday Evening in the Park (MUSEP) Concert Series will return for its 41st season, but this time the event will be streamed live via Facebook. The City of Greensboro will host MUSEP on August 9 with a performance by the Greensboro Concert Band at the Van Dyke Performance Space. Many UNCG […]Read More »

On Tuesday, July 28, Chancellor Franklin D. Gilliam, Jr. and other University leadership presented at a virtual Town Hall hosted by Faculty and Staff Senates. Provost Jim Coleman called the meeting to order and welcomed the group. The Chancellor and Provost Coleman both addressed concerns about a recent UNC System request for hypothetical budget scenarios. […]Read More »

Arthur (“Art”) R. Tollefson, former Dean of UNC Greensboro’s School of Music from 1984 to 2001, passed away July 24. Tollefson came to UNCG after serving as the chair of the Department of Music at the University of Maryland, Northwestern University, and the University of Arkansas. During his 17 years as Dean of the UNCG […]Read More »

The University Speaking Center supports oral communication within curriculum, for any discipline and through a variety of training formats. This fall, there are new resources available for faculty and students. The Speaking Center staff are prepared to assist in communication learning goals, no matter what field of study or what type of communication: public, small-group, […]Read More »

UNCG Libraries is moving all library instruction online for Fall 2020, but there are a variety of online events for the Fall 2020 semester. We will continue with our two webinar series on Online Learning & Innovation, as well as Research & Applications. These webinars are 30 minutes, recorded, and hosted in Zoom Meetings, and […]Read More »

Whether researchers with timely insights or students with outstanding stories, members of the UNCG community appear in print, web and broadcast media every day. Here is a sampling of UNCG-related stories in the news and media over the week: Dr. Wayne Journell wrote a piece for NC Policy Watch about the potential effect of COVID-19 […]Read More »