Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Jan Rychtář’s book, “Game-Theoretical Models in Biology,” was published in March 2013 and recently received a very positive review from Martin A. Nowak, Professor of Mathematics and Biology at Harvard University. The review was published in the August 2013 volume of the prestigious journal, Science. … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Eric Jones (Anthropology) was awarded a one-year National Science Foundation grant titled “Collaborative Research: Cultural Models of Nature Across Cultures: Space, Causality, and Primary Food Producers” for investigating Quichua-speaking agriculturalists’ perceptions of climate change in northern Ecuador. He teamed up with 14 other principal investigators … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Michael Kane (Psychology), along with A. Miyake (UC Boulder), was awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s REAL program, for the project “Collaborative Research: The Effects of Mind-Wandering on the Learning and Retention of STEM Content: Experimental and Individual-Differences Investigation.” The project reflects … Continued
Alcohol, athletes, and the UNCG Institute for Athlete Health and Wellness discussed on UNC-TV.
Article by Mary McLean Each year, approximately 1.6 million American children experience homelessness. Children who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence face unique sets of problems, particularly with regards to education. Homeless students must often leave their friends, teachers, and school districts behind at a moment’s notice. The … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received a continuation of funding from Washington State University for the project “Mechanisms underlying drug-diet interactions.” The lack of routine consideration of interactions between drugs and dietary substances is largely due to the paucity of knowledge concerning specific foods or … Continued
Respost from Campus Weekly Dr. Robert Anemone (Anthropology) has been named to the editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution (JHE), where he will serve a three year term (2014-17) as associate editor. With an “impact factor” of 4.094, JHE is the second highest ranked anthropology journal (out of … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly In February 2012, the University Libraries and the Office of Research & Economic Development created an Open Access Publishing Support Fund in order to support faculty, EPA employees and graduate students who are becoming increasingly involved in open access publishing. A grant from this fund was … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Mitch Croatt (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received a continuation of funding from Temple University for the project “Molecular Characterization of GPR35 and GPR55, Putative Cannabinoid Receptors.”
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Nancy Hodges (Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies) and CARS PhD candidate Phillip Frank were awarded a Paper of Distinction Award for their paper “Reinventing ‘Towel City, USA’: Textiles, Tourism and the Future of the Southeastern Mill Town” at the International Textile and Apparel Association Annual … Continued