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2016-17 Research Excellence Awards

UNCG Research congratulates Dr. Sat Gupta and Dr. Amanda Tanner, our 2016-2017 Research Excellence Award winners. Dr. Sat Gupta receives the Senior Research Excellence Award for his scholarship in statistics. Gupta’s primary interest is sampling theory and applications, and he has made significant contributions in this area, particularly around the topics of randomized response … Continued


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


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


Survey says…

a fall 2016 Research Magazine article Fifteen years ago, Professor Sat Gupta brought up his favorite subject, RRT survey sampling, in his introductory statistics class. RRT, or Randomized Response Technique, is a practical approach to a common dilemma in survey sampling — the possibility that a respondent might lie. “A … Continued


Right from the Start

a spring 2016 UNCG Research Magazine feature The best foot forward. It’s what we all want for our children in those first few years. But, the question is — how do we get there? Nationally and locally, debates rage. It’s difficult to find consensus on the best way to educate our … Continued


Research Excellence Nominations

Repost from Campus Weekly To recognize outstanding achievement in scholarly activities, the university bestows up to two Research Excellence Awards each year. The Junior Research Excellence Award is for a scholar at the rank of assistant or associate professor and a cash honorarium of $4,500 accompanies the award. The award … Continued


Band of Scholars

What’s next door to the Library of Congress, kitty-corner from the Supreme Court, and two blocks from the Capitol Dome? It’s the Folger Shakespeare Library, America’s great research Bard-O-Mecca, housing the world’s largest collection of Shakespeareana (including 82 “First Folios” of the Complete Works from 1623), plus half a million rare … Continued


Greensboro goes global

Repost from UNCG Now A new international economic engine, the Global Opportunities Center, may soon be a part of Greensboro thanks to the hard work of a group from local organizations and a $500,000 award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The idea, a downtown center that will link a … Continued


FY15 Fourth Quarter Awards and Submissions

Awards Awards separated by school/college. Listings by award amount, name of lead PI, title, and sponsor.  Bryan School of Business and Economics Awards $44,000.00 – Welsh, Dianne – Coleman Entrepreneurship Fellows – Coleman Foundation $25,613.00 – Van Hasselt, Martyn – Evaluation of the Multi-Payer Advanced Primary Care Practice Demonstration – Research Triangle Institute … Continued