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News Items from UNC Greensboro

Screen grab of video with Taylor Mabe talking about research

UNCG students Taylor Mabe and Jenna Schad have been named winners of the National Nanotechnology Initiative’s “Nano Film” video contest. Mabe, a nanoscience PhD candidate, and Schad, a senior majoring in biology and media studies, teamed up to produce a video about Mabe’s dissertation research, which focuses on making portable biosensors for disease diagnostics. Currently, […]

UNCG’s Dr. Brooke Kreitinger, visiting assistant professor and director of undergraduate studies in German, has been awarded the 2016 German Embassy Teacher of Excellence Award by the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG). Kreitinger accepted the prestigious award on Saturday, Nov. 19, at the AATG Convention, held in conjunction with the American Council on […]

Joshua Leeper receives poses for a picture wiht the 2016 Community Impact Award plaque and North Carolina Campus Compact Executive Director Leslie Garvin.

UNCG senior Joshua Leeper was awarded the 2016 Community Impact Award at the annual CSNAP Conference (Citizenship, Service, Networking and Partnerships) hosted by North Carolina Campus Compact. North Carolina Campus Compact is a collaborative network of 36 colleges and universities with a shared commitment to educating engaged citizens and strengthening communities. The Community Impact Awards […]

For the 26th consecutive year, UNCG has been named one of the nation’s best universities, according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2016 Best Colleges rankings. UNCG ranked No. 220 among national universities, and also ranked in the High School Counselor Rankings, Top Public Schools and Business Programs categories. The university has been consistently recognized […]

For the 18th consecutive year, UNCG is recognized as one of nation’s best institutions for undergraduate education according to The Princeton Review’s “The Best 381 Colleges: 2017 Edition.” The guide, published annually since 1992, highlights just 15 percent of the nation’s 2,500 four-year colleges. In addition to making “The Best 381 Colleges” list, UNCG was also […]

Students outside Sullivan Science Building

UNCG has the “best bang for the buck” of the UNC System schools, according to a recent ranking from Washington Monthly. The university ranked No. 21 in magazine’s annual “Best Bang for the Buck Southeast Colleges,” surpassing all other UNC System schools. The university also landed in the top 50 nationally, coming it at No. […]

Photo of "Untitled," a sculpture created by UNCG alumna Ivana Milojevic Beck.

UNCG’s Ivana Milojevic Beck ’12, ’16 MFA has been awarded the International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award for 2016. Beck, who graduated in May with a master of fine arts in studio art, is one of 16 artists to receive the prestigious award. Nearly 400 students from art programs across the […]