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Welcome Back, Spartans!
Rawkin' Welcome Weeks kicks off Friday, August 12. Events will be happening all across the UNC Greensboro campus to help students find their way here this 2022 academic year.Read More »
Through community-engaged research, ‘Everybody Eats’
For more than a decade, Dr. Marianne LeGreco, in the Department of Communication Studies, has been one of the driving forces behind local food security initiatives, including urban garden projects, fresh food mobile markets, entrepreneurship programs, and culinary workshops. With UNCG support, the SNAP benefits "Green for Greens" project helped the local community weather the pandemic.Read More »
2022 Spring Internal Funding Awardees announced
From craft brewing history, to serving adults with cochlear implants, to studying the movements of a legendary choreographer, UNC Greensboro’s faculty’s research impacts all aspects of culture within communities. Learn about the 13 projects awarded funding this year from this competitive program.Read More »
Bryan School’s Dr. Harden co-authors award-winning financial planning paper
Dr. Bill Harden co-authored a paper to help financial planners better help people manage money as they approach retirement. The academic editor of the Journal of Financial Planning praised how the paper connects academic research with practical advice for professionals. He and the other authors will receive the 2022 Montgomery-Warschauer Award later this year.Read More »
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From the military to mental health work
"We lose a lot of our service members to suicide every day, and one of those things that drives me is trying to bring that number down." When David Miller was medically retired from the Marine Corps, he lost a core part of his identity. Now, as a psychology major, …Read More »
Sociology graduate directs regional Red Cross chapter
Spartans are helpers throughout the state, the nation, the world. And one of those crucial helpers is Miltia Grady-Wheatley, now director of the Red Cross Northeastern North Carolina Chapter.Read More »
Tactile textiles: Industry color tools give CARS students real-world experience
"They said, 'we want your students to be knowledgeable…so we can continue to hire them.'" Top clothing manufacturers have worked closely with the CARS program for decades, and frequently donate the tools of their trade to give students hands-on experience.Read More »
Where are they now? Catch up with the who’s who from UNCG Magazine
Catch up with the stars of UNCG Magazine from years past. Illustrators, sign language interpreters, educators, Broadway stars, softball players, civic leaders and more caught up with writers through Zoom calls, coffee shop chats, and heartfelt visits. Nearly 50 alumni share their stories.Read More »
Welcome, Spartans! 10 things to know about UNCG
New and returning students are greeted with an outstanding variety of support resources, art events, recreation spots, research opportunities, and places to be themselves on campus. Spartans share their advice for starting out on the right foot.Read More »
Spartan Curt Bloom gets to call a White Sox game
Since getting his start at UNC Greensboro's campus radio station WUAG, Bloom ’85 has called baseball games for Michael Jordan and worked some of the Braves and Orioles games. Read more in the UNCG Magazine about how he made it into the broadcasting booth at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.Read More »
Democratization of learning, through peer-to-peer education
Dr. Cristiane S. Damasceno first participated in the international Learning Circles project when it was piloted at the Chicago Public Library in 2015. She has worked with the Greensboro Public Library over the last two years to implement the program locally.Read More »
Beyond the bookshelves: McNair scholar studies mammals’ skulls
UNCG McNair scholar Leo Ivey loves to read about science. But here at UNCG, he is embracing the adventures that can be found beyond the bookshelves. In the Department of Biology, he assists with collecting mice and shrews in some of North Carolina’s most beautiful mountainous areas to better understand …Read More »
