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Shelton is 2017 Outstanding Women in Business honoree

Repost from Campus Weekly What does it take to make a greater impact? For Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development Terri Shelton, it comes from collaboration, working as a team and supporting many others at UNCG and in the community. “I’m much more comfortable working behind the scenes,” she … Continued


Triad BioNight 2017

Redacted from “Five Honored for Contributions to Triad’s Bioscience Community” and “Shengmin Sang of NCA&T Wins Innovation for Impact Grand Prize” at www.ncbiotech.org  Two UNCG professors were recently recognized by the NC Biotechnology Center. Professor Patricia Reggio received the 2017 Academic Development Excellence Award at Triad BioNight, a biennial celebration of the … Continued


Feral Fairy Tales

Redacted from the fall 2016 Research Magazine In her first collection of poetry, “The Blue Hour,” English faculty member Jennifer Whitaker uses dark fairy tale imagery as a vehicle to explore complicated human experiences, such as familial abuse, incest, and remorse. The book won the 2016 Brittingham Prize in Poetry. Whitaker … Continued


Winners of Graduate Research & Creativity Expo

Repost from Campus Weekly More than 100 graduate students revealed the breadth and depth of research at UNCG at the 2017 UNCG Graduate Research and Creativity Expo: “Scholarship That Matters.” “I truly enjoyed the questions and feedback I received at the expo,” said economics graduate student Justin Larson. “If the goal … Continued


Spring 2017 UNCG Research Magazine — Going Global

The spring 2017 issue of UNCG Research Magazine is now available online and in print. Explore a new approach to business education, building healthy neighborhoods, politics in the classroom, and more in our latest issue! Click here to read the magazine Prefer a full spread version of the magazine? Click here. … FEATURES X-panding … Continued


A light in the dark

Redacted from the fall 2016 Research Magazine Just 20 minutes north of UNCG’s main campus is the National Center for Homeless Education, a technical assistance center that has been a part of the university for nearly 20 years. The center, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is driven … Continued


Event for kids: Gateway to Science 2017

Repost from Campus Weekly The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) will host the 7th “Gateway to Science” event within the statewide N.C. Science Festival. This year’s theme is “Have fun with science.” The event is an open house that will take place on Thursday, April 20, 2017, at … Continued


Making sense of children’s memories

Repost from UNCGNow Memories make up who we are as human beings. They create self-identity. They play a critical role in learning in the classroom. And they’re the basis of eyewitness testimony. Yet there’s still so much we don’t know about memory, especially in children. It’s a critical research question … Continued


Repurposing Virtual Reality for Health

Associate Professor Chris Rhea will be one of 12 speakers at TEDxGreensboro2017. The kinesiologist will discuss his efforts to repurpose virtual reality systems originally designed for the entertainment industry, to address human health challenges. Dr. Rhea’s research centers on the control of gait and balance. In virtual reality, he has found a unique opportunity to help patients redevelop walking ability, using individually … Continued


Wetlands construction begins

Repost from UNCGNow Excavators broke ground in the Peabody Park recreation area (between the soccer fields and native prairie) and in the adjacent Peabody Park woodland area (near the gated entrance on West Market Street) last week, initiating the first phase of construction of two wetlands on UNCG’s campus. Students, … Continued