Center for New North Carolinians Besty Jenson speaks to someone in their immigration services office

Funding Friday | December 6, 2024

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.

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UNCG Student Forms New Group to Help Foster Care Alumni Move Forward

Natalie Paul’s topic for her honors thesis had a personal connection to her own life, but her research opened her eyes to the gaps that leave many other students in need. It inspired her to act, forming the student organization “Foster Forward” to help kids aging out of foster care take the next step.

An Unreal Engine instructor works with an educator who came to UNCG eSports' E2 Weekend

New Patent, E2 Weekend & More: Innovation at UNCG

Congratulations to Dr. Liam Duffy on his recently issued patent “Radio Frequency Quadrupole Stark Decelerators and Methods of Making and Using the Same” and to Sara Ahmed, the new School of Education Impact through Innovation Short Graduate Student Fellow. Learn more about what Innovate UNCG is celebrating this semester.

Jigna Dharod, Jasmine DeJesus, grad student Selene Villa, and Cone Health's Marjorie Jenkins and Julie Wenzel stand in the lobby and hold breast pumps

Lowering Barriers to Breastfeeding

UNCG researchers Dharod and DeJesus are leading a $784,369 NIH-funded trial to reduce breastfeeding barriers for Latine parents. The community health collaboration includes Cone Health and student researchers from UNCG nutrition and psychology.

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Lab Specialists Smooth Out the Learning Curve at UNCG

UNCG would not be able to offer students prestigious academic success without the hard work of the lab specialists. They feel right at home updating and repairing microscopes or behind the controls of the newest nursing mannequins.

UNCG consumer, apparel, and retail studies students work to develop adaptive clothing

Adapting to Consumer Apparel Needs

CARS Professors earned a grant to expose students to design and merchandising for the adaptive apparel community and market, a segment of the industry long overlooked.

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IRB Application Update 11/22/24

In order to better serve the research community, the structure of the IRB application will be changing. The first question answered will change to whether the project is a multi- institutional study. This will allow our office to make some changes to the multi-institutional study process. For more information about… Continue reading…

Holt Wilson works with an Asheville City School teacher

Funding Friday | November 22, 2024

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.

Latine toddler stacks blocks with expression of excitement while early childhood education professional cheers him on in a classroom setting.

Funding Friday | November 15, 2024

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.