Newsmakers: Early February

Posted on February 05, 2019

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 past weeks:

  • Dr. Charles Prysby spoke to WFDD’s Sean Bueter about voter data and vote manipulation. The interview.
  • Students First director Dana Saunders spoke to Universities.com about how to know if you’re in the wrong major, and what to do. The piece.
  • Beth Leavel (‘80 MFA), a Broadway star and Emmy recipient, spoke to Paul Wontorek about how she found her voice at UNCG, on his show “Show People.” The interview.
  • The New & Record featured photos from the Big Hair Ball at the Kaplan Center. They can be viewed here.
  • Yes! Weekly wrote a feature on the upcoming concert by the Spartan Grateful Dead cover band, with comments from multiple faculty. The article.
  • Triad City Beat wrote a feature highlighting what UNCG’s Center for Housing and Community Studies has done to improve housing situations for people with disabilities. The piece.
  • Dr. Rebecca Adams was featured in an Atlantic article about the fifteenth anniversary of Facebook. The piece.

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