Redacted from Campus Weekly One of the biggest conversations happening in Guilford County in the last year is about food. Dr. Marianne LeGreco, associate professor of communication studies, has been one of the people at the forefront of that conversation. “How hungry is Guilford County?” many have asked. How accurate … Continued
Repost from UNCG NOW What do a virtual grocery store, an online interpretation service, and an outdoor adventure program have in common? According to UNCG students, all three business models are sustainable, high-impact solutions that can meet the needs of an aging population. UNCG students recently shared these ideas and … Continued
Repost UNCG NOW UNCG’s Dr. Aaron Allen, co-editor and contributing author of the new book “Current Directions in Ecomusicology: Music, Culture, Nature,” has always had an interest in music and the environment. As an undergraduate at Tulane University, Allen walked into his dean’s office to apply for two degree programs: … Continued
redacted excerpt, Fall 2015 UNCG Research Magazine What do California field mice, delphacid planthoppers, and honeybee queens have in common? UNCG mathematicians. At UNCG, an emerging cluster of mathematicians and their students are collaborating with biologists here and at other universities. The field is called math biology or biomathematics. They … Continued
Repost from UNCG NOW The Bard and the Father of Modern Science. They were the superstars of their day. Literal Renaissance men whose words and ideas continue to shape our views on art and the universe. Join UNCG for a year-long celebration of William Shakespeare and Galileo Galilei on the … Continued
Repost from UNCG NOW. A city girl from Metro Detroit, Ashley Bryant had never even slept in a tent, so hunting for fossils in the punishing summer sun of the Wyoming badlands was not on her to-do list. Not until this summer, when one professor challenged her to expand her … Continued
UNCG biology professor and botanist Bruce Kirchoff has spent nearly four decades identifying plants in the field and teaching his students to do the same. In the process, he has developed some revolutionary ideas about visual learning. The researcher and teacher has noticed patterns in how his high-achieving students study challenging … Continued