Doctoral student disrupts the narrative
UNCG Doctoral student studies how black adolescents and emerging adults can be empowered to experience a full range of emotions by giving them the proper tools.
Early childhood professionals convene at UNCG for NCIMHA conference
On November 3rd, UNC Greensboro will host the 6th Annual North Carolina Infant/Young Child Mental Health Association (NCIMHA) Conference and Annual Meeting. This year’s conference is titled “Promises to Keep: Caring for Every Child’s Mental Health.” The conference will review North Carolina’s progress towards the goals of ensuring nurturing relationships, … Continued
Protecting high school athletes
Repost from Campus Weekly How are states measuring up when it comes to the health and safety of their high school athletes? That’s a question Dr. William Adams answers in a study set to be published in the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine in September. The good news is that … Continued
UNCG PhD student awarded NC Sea Grant and WRRI fellowship
Adapted from North Carolina Sea Grant News Releases UNCG PhD student Austin Gray is one of five graduate students to receive a fellowship funded by the North Carolina Sea Grant and the Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina system. The students are beginning research projects that focus on … Continued
UNCG biology research abuzz
Repost from UNCG NOW The UNCG Bee Station is located a few blocks to the east of campus and, at this moment, is buzzing with research. UNCG Professor of Biology Olav Rueppell and his research team have just received a nearly $1 million grant from the United States Department of … 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
Adaptive interventions
Redacted from “Breaking down Barriers,” a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature When Dr. Laura Gonzalez began teaching Latino parents in Asheboro, N.C., about the college admissions process for their children, she recreated a typical classroom setting. She stood in the front of the room while her 30 adult students sat … Continued
Wetland construction on campus
Repost from UNCG NOW UNCG has received a $46,112 grant from the Duke Energy Water Resources Fund to construct two wetlands on campus. The wetlands will improve water quality and biotic diversity, provide educational and research opportunities, spur community outreach and enhance the natural beauty of campus. UNCG is one of 12 … Continued
Bat watching
How many bats does it take to change a light bulb? Trick question; bats don’t need light bulbs. As nocturnal creatures, they rely on echolocation to “see.” For the average person, bats are easy to forget. We can’t hear them. Their high-pitched squeaks lie in the ultrasonic range, and they’re … Continued
Mental health and schoolchildren
Over the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years, 874 children in North Carolina attempted suicide, according to the North Carolina Department for Health and Human Services. Of these attempts, 56 resulted in death. Elementary school students accounted for 66 of the attempts overall, and two of the deaths. Researchers at UNCG … Continued