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The birth of “King Denim”

In the news On June 7, 2016, WUNC covered “The Fabric of Memory: The Cone Mill Villages of Greensboro,” an exhibit created by UNCG graduate students in the museum studies program. The students collected over 50 oral histories from former mill villagers, exploring textile industry impacts on Greensboro. Cone Mills Inc. built … Continued


NEH summer stipends go to UNCG researchers

Dr. Joan Titus and Dr. Linda Rupert have both received 2016 summer stipends from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Universities may only submit two applications per year for these highly competitive awards, and less than 10% of all applicants secure funding. The funding of not one but both applications … Continued


Breastfeeding support for mothers

Repost from PRWeb Praeclarus Press proudly announces the release of Advancing Breastfeeding: Forging Partnerships for a Better Tomorrow edited by Miriam Labbok, MD, MPH, IBCLC and Paige Hall Smith, MSPH, PhD. The publication represents the best of recent scholarship in breastfeeding, with papers from the 2014 Breastfeeding and Feminism International … Continued


Undergrad presents research on Capitol Hill

Repost from UNCG Now UNCG junior psychology major Amanda Baeten recently presented her research project, “How Rumination Affects Emotions,” at the 20th annual Posters on the Hill event sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). The event took place April 19-21 in Washington, D.C., and featured 60 undergraduate research … Continued


Ahead of her time

Repost from UNCG Now In the early ’70s, Nancy James Adams ’60, ’77 MS routinely made the trek between Burlington and Greensboro. The Woman’s College (now UNCG) alumna often attended seminars and other events at her alma mater. As she rolled down the interstate in her blue Buick one day … Continued