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Spartan gifts, in words and music
UNC Greensboro has plenty to offer music and book lovers. This year, stuff the stockings with gifts created by talented UNCG faculty and alumni, or pick up tickets to a University Concert and Lecture Series performance. And, for Spartan gear, remember the Pop Up Shop. Compiled by Susan Kirby-Smith, University Communications
A conversation with professor, poet Stuart Dischell
Stuart Dischell is a nationally recognized poet and recent winner of UNC Greensboro’s Senior Research Excellence Award. The first book by the professor of creative writing,“Good Hope Road,” garnered a National Poetry Series honor and was reissued, 25 years later, in Carnegie Mellon Press’s Classic Contemporary Series. Subsequent books were published by Penguin and the […]
Researchers explore wellness, campus inclusion
When we talk about inclusivity on college campuses, there’s a population that often gets left out of the conversation: students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). Nationally, there are more than 260 inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs for students with IDD. But outside of these programs, it can be difficult for these students to get […]
Virtual reality research assists the walking-impaired
Most of us don’t appreciate the thousands of steps we take each day without stumbling or falling. Maybe we should. “You’re within an inch of tripping every time you take a step,” says Associate Professor of Kinesiology Chris Rhea. “Yet, most of the time we don’t.” Since his doctoral studies, which focused on how people […]
Two UNCG staff honored with Governor’s Awards
Last week, nine state employees were honored with the Governor’s Award for Excellence at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh, and two from UNCG were among them: Tim Bucknall, assistant dean of University Libraries and UNCG’s head of electronic resources and information technologies, and Ann Berry Somers, senior lecturer of biology and assistant […]
UNCG awarded $1 million NSF grant
UNC Greensboro has been awarded a prestigious, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The three-year NSF award, ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions, will support the adaptation and implementation of proven organizational change strategies to promote gender equity inclusive of intersecting social identities such as race and ethnicity. […]
Research on friendship, aging, and the Grateful Dead
You could say that Dr. Rebecca Adams’ research on Deadhead culture is alumnus Matthew Russ’ fault. While majoring in sociology at UNCG in 1987, he spotted the professor at a Grateful Dead concert. Afterward he convinced her to study the band’s fans as a serious line of inquiry. In 1989, Adams created one of the […]
Research helps domestic violence survivors in recovery
Domestic violence affects one out of three Americans. As a survivor, 2019 doctoral graduate Joy Kelly is on a mission to help others through the recovery process. “It’s very personal,” Kelly says. “That’s what drives me.” Kelly didn’t anticipate her career trajectory when she entered college in 2006 – not even when an abusive relationship […]
Study explores link between exercise, Alzheimer’s
There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. But what if something as simple as exercise could delay its onset? That’s what Dr. Jennifer Etnier and UNC Greensboro’s Department of Kinesiology want to discover in their Physical Activity and Alzheimer’s Disease 2 study (PAAD2), which is now recruiting participants. As […]
Researchers awarded NIH grant for concussion study
Fall is finally here, which means our favorite fall sports are now in full swing. Yet with fall sports comes the potential for increased injury among young athletes – specifically, sport-related concussions (SRC). Studies show that over 50% of SRCs go unreported, resulting in delayed care and long-term health impacts for athletes. That’s where UNC […]
