Repost from UNCG Now Article by Lanita Withers Goins The trio of girls gather around a motorized robot, strategizing their next steps. They’ve successfully programmed the robot to move, pivot and talk. “When you walk in front of it, it shines a warning light and says ‘back up.’ If you don’t … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Zhanxiang Zhou (Translational Biomedical Research) received additional funding from the US DHHS NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for the project “Adipose Tissue Lipolysis and Alcoholic Fatty Liver.” Alcoholic fatty liver is one of the earliest pathological changes in the progression of alcoholic … Continued
Some enterprising college student in Greensboro is going to earn $1,000 in two minutes this fall. The N.C. Entrepreneurship Center (NCEC) at UNCG is sponsoring the third annual “2 Minutes to Win It” business idea contest, open to full-time students at UNCG, N.C. A&T, Greensboro College, Guilford College, Bennett College, … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Diana Bowman (SERVE) received a continuation of funding from the US Department of Education for the project “National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE)”. The SERVE Center will continue operating the National Center for Homeless Education (NCHE), the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) technical assistance center … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Elizabeth Perrill (Art) will receive a 2013 Craft Research Fund Project grant for “Burnished by History: The Legacies of Maria Martinez and Nesta Nala in Dialogue.” Perrill plans to create a scholarly article and companion artists’ interview focused on the legacies of ceramists Marinez (U.S.A.) … Continued