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UNCG brings Shark Tank-esque competition to Greensboro

The North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center (NCEC) at UNCG has its own version of Shark Tank. 2 Minutes to Win It may not have Mark Cuban as a judge, but it does offer Greensboro-area college students the opportunity to expand on their entrepreneurial ideas and $2,000 in prizes. After more than … Continued


Video: Natural products vs. drug-resistant infections

Dr. Nadja Cech received her first National Institutes of Health R01 in December 2012. Thanks to the prestigious $1.25 million grant, she is pursuing an uncommon approach to one of the most pressing medical issues of our time. Cech’s passion for research and engagement translates into an ever-widening circle of … Continued


2014-15 Research Excellence Awards

­­UNCG Research congratulates Dr. Eugene Rogers and Dr. Nicholas Oberlies, our 2014-2015 Research Excellence Award winners. Dr. Eugene Rogers receives the Senior Research Excellence Award for his scholarship on Christian theology. Since joining UNCG in 2005, the religious studies professor has become one of our most productive humanities scholars. He is also a … Continued


In the news: NCAA funding to help athletes transition

In the news With funding from the NCAA, Dr. Erin Reifsteck has developed the Moving On! program at UNCG. On March 12, Fox 8 featured the program, which helps graduating students avoid depression and physical illness as they transition out of their lives as student athletes. The coverage includes interviews with Dr. … Continued


Degrees Matter! will expand services with Belk Endowment grant

A UNCG-led effort to increase the number of adults in Greensboro and High Point with college degrees just got a major boost from the John M. Belk Endowment. The Charlotte-based charitable foundation awarded $125,000 to Degrees Matter!, a community partnership that is housed within the UNCG Office of Research and … Continued


In the news: positive results from domestic violence initiative

In the news On Jan. 18,  Hendersonville Times-News Online and BlueRidgeNow.com featured a study by UNCG’s John Weil and the NC Network for Safe Communities. The UNCG study evaluated High Point’s Offender Focused Domestic Violence Initiative and found very positive impacts, including a greater than 50% drop in the recidivism rate … Continued


In the News: UNCG students find ways to expand office space

In the news On Sunday, March 8, Time Warner Cable News Triad interviewed UNCG senior Monica Clendenin, assistant professor Travis Hicks, and others about the UNCG interior architecture program and interior architecture trends with regards to office space. Clendenin is also working on a project with the Servant Center in Greensboro, which … Continued


Hicks honored by NC Campus Compact

Redacted from UNCG NOW article “Travis Hicks will be honored by NC Campus Compact” On Feb. 18 Travis Hicks received North Carolina Campus Compact’s 2015 Robert L. Sigmon Service-Learning Award. He is UNCG’s second recipient of the Sigmon Award, with Dr. Spoma Jovanovic receiving the award two years ago. As a UNCG … Continued