Dr. Stephen Sills (Center for Housing and Community Studies) received new funding from Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro for the project Greensboro COVID-19 Eviction Crisis Mediation Project.” Prior to COVID-19, half of renters (47.7%) in Greensboro were considered “cost-burdened,” spending more than 30% of their income on housing-related expenses (ACS 2014-2018). This meant that 27,340 […]  Read More »

Dr. Paul Davis (Kinesiology) received new funding from Cone Health System for the project “BELT Program (2020-2021).” The goal of this project is to continue operation of an ongoing sustainable exercise component of the Bariatric Surgery Program known as the Bariatric Exercise Lifestyle Transformation Program.  Read More »

Dr. Arthur Murphy (Anthropology) received new funding from the NC DHHS Division of Social Services for the project “Recipe for Success.” Recipe for Success provides direct nutrition and obesity prevention education, social marketing, and policy, systems, and environmental change programs to individuals and households in Guilford, Rockingham, Randolph, Davidson, Davie, and Stokes counties in North […]  Read More »

Kathelene Smith (University Libraries) received new funding from the State Library of North Carolina, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for the project “Building Partnerships for Student Success.” Tammy Gruer is co-principal investigator on the project. North Carolina educators have a documented need for professional development resources to effectively find and evaluate primary sources and […]  Read More »

Christina Endres (SERVE Center) received new funding from the Indiana Department of Education for the project “McKinney Vento Liaison Certification.” The SERVE Center staff will develop an online training course for the Indiana Department of Education to provide professional development for all McKinney Vento district liaisons. This online course will review the requirements of the […]  Read More »

Dr. Diya Abdo (Center for New North Carolinians) received new funding from the Department of Homeland Security for the project “Triad Naturalization Application and Education Services Collaborative.” Betsy Jenson is co-principal investigator on the project. In partnership, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC) and New Arrivals Institute (NAI) […]  Read More »

Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from Washington State University for the project “Natural Product-Drug Interaction Research: The Roadmap to Best Practices.” Dr. Nadja Cech is co-principal investigator on the project. As natural products (NP) sales increase, the risk of adverse NP-drug interactions (NPDIs) increases, yet the pharmacokinetic (PK) elucidation and clinical […]  Read More »

UNCG’s College of Visual and Performing Arts Virtual Masterclass Series presents actor Danny Glover on Friday, October 30, 2020 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. The virtual session can be viewed at go.uncg.edu/danny.glover The event is open to all UNCG faculty, staff, and students only, and will be co-moderated by School of Theatre director Natalie Sowell […]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: A study by Dr. Christopher Wahlheim and his research team on the relationship between memory and […]Read More »

The UNC Greensboro Museum Studies Class of 2021 will host an upcoming exhibition entitled, “More than Just a Home: Greensboro’s Historic Magnolia House,” at the Magnolia House from 1 – 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, via Zoom. The Magnolia House is one of only four Green Book sites in North Carolina still in operation, […]Read More »

The Chronicle of Higher Education is now available at no cost to the UNCG community, on- and off-campus. The centralized subscription was initiated in cooperation with the University Libraries and UNCG Finance and Administration, who together identified nearly four dozen individual and departmental Chronicle subscriptions campus-wide. Those subscriptions can now be canceled. To access the […]Read More »

Testing is an important part of efforts to keep our community as healthy as possible. And, as a reminder, test results tell you only whether you have the virus at the date and time you get tested, so students and employees are encouraged to take advantage of all opportunities to get tested. UNCG students, faculty, and […]Read More »

150 free flu shots will be available Saturday Oct. 24, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at a drive-through clinic in the Weatherspoon Art Museum parking lot, through the School of Nursing. Vaccination recipients must be 18 years old and anyone present must be wearing a face covering. Free UNCG face coverings will be available with […]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. Stephen Holland was featured in an article in The Economist about climate change measures. The […]Read More »

The NC Entrepreneurship Center’s keystone event, UNCG Entrepreneur Day, would normally see the campus visited by over 75 entrepreneurial visitors. This year, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, Entrepreneur Day will connect UNCG students, faculty, and staff with successful local entrepreneurs, leaders, and executives through a virtual platform. An exciting group of 2020 Speakers, many UNCG alumni […]Read More »