Dr. Noah Lenstra, an associate professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences (ILRS), came to UNC Greensboro in 2016 where he teaches classes in library and information science. The department boasts the nation’s eighth-ranked school library media specialty area and the 23rd-ranked Master’s of Library and Information Science program.
Rebecca Mathews is on a mission to prevent suicide by training community members to recognize the signs in their students, friends, and colleagues.
Stacy Huff, who earned a Master’s in Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research in 2022 and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Research Methodology, was the big winner at UNC Greensboro’s recent Three-Minute Thesis competition. Huff claimed both first place and the People’s Choice award in the annual event.
At UNCG, over 8%, or more than 1,500, of enrolled students are military-affiliated students, 500 of whom are veterans and servicemembers. For the past several years Dr. Erin Reifsteck, associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology and newly appointed Faculty Fellow for Student Veteran Wellbeing, has closely studied student veterans at UNCG and at other universities across the UNC system. Her research findings are now helping inform how UNCG’s Division of Student Affairs and Military-Affiliated Services address issues impacting student veterans.
Contact Dr. Petersen about strong sophomore and junior candidates for the 2025 Goldwater Foundation scholarships.
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.
The Paula and Rick Short Endowed Fellowship in Education was established in the spring of 2023. The second recipient of this honor is Department of Counseling and Educational Development doctoral student Sara Ahmed.
Drs. Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher are experts in psychology, but their most recent book makes scientific concepts easy to digest for moms and girls of all ages, so they can cultivate healthy body image development before they’re even teenagers.
A paper authored by the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education’s Dr. Delma Ramos, Dr. Cathryn Bennett of the Department of Justice and Policy Studies at Guilford College, and UNC Greensboro students Paul Nava and Akira Goodman has been recognized with the North Carolina Association for Research in Education with the 2024 Distinguished Paper Award.
Beginning January 25, 2025, several important changes to the NIH fellowship application will go into effect. These changes, and the rationale behind them, were discussed in a recent NIH webinar.
