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From the Fall 2017 issue of UNCG Research Magazine Derek Krueger, professor of religious studies, often shakes up his class on Christianity in Byzantium with this view: “The Bible doesn’t come down from heaven pristine and complete, shrink-wrapped in plastic.” The reaction from students, many raised in the Bible Belt,… Continue reading…

We are pleased to announce the promotion of Dr. Rebecca Libera, formerly Grants Specialist, to Assistant Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs. Becky is a Renaissance woman with a broad and deep background across multiple disciplines. In addition to her leadership in grants administration, Becky is a Certified Occupational… Continue reading…

From the Spring 2018 issue of UNCG Research Magazine Dr. Sat Gupta is a professor of statistics. With more than 125 journal articles, the Senior Research Excellence Award winner is both an accomplished theoretical researcher and statistical consultant, applying his expertise broadly and collaborating with researchers in disciplines as diverse… Continue reading…

From the Spring 2018 issue of UNCG Research Magazine A homemade pan of lasagna saved his documentary. For nine years, Department of Media Studies Professor Matthew Barr spent weekends traveling to Tar Heel, North Carolina. There he filmed “Union Time – Fighting for Workers’ Rights,” about the 16-year struggle of… Continue reading…

From the Spring 2018 issue of UNCG Research Magazine High saturated fat diets physically alter the way we think about food. They wreck the brain’s pleasure center, requiring ever more saturated fat to elicit the same level of enjoyment. Assistant professor Steven Fordahl is determining how and why that wreckage… Continue reading…

Repost from UNCG NOW UNC Greensboro’s interior architecture program recently earned a nod from global coatings giant Sherwin-Williams, when senior Amber McCullough snagged third place for residential design in the eighth-annual Sherwin-Williams Student Design Challenge. The challenge? Create a rendering of a residential or commercial interior space using a minimum… Continue reading…

Repost from UNCG NOW UNC Greensboro’s Dr. Moses Acquaah, professor and head of the Department of Management, was recently awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP) to conduct research and mentor students in Ghana. Acquaah will be working with the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and… Continue reading…

From the Fall 2017 issue of UNCG Research Magazine Dozens of young honey bees swirled and buzzed through the air on the warm, late June day. The two undergraduates, though, weren’t sure how to proceed. Collecting bees for research purposes isn’t covered in most classes. UNCG’s Sara Rubio Correa and… Continue reading…

From the Spring 2018 issue of UNCG Research Magazine Dr. Claudia Cabello Hutt often compares her current research project to a Netflix series. It’s full of drama, romance, and world travel. Eight countries, three languages, and six main characters.    The associate professor of Spanish is tracing transnational relationships among… Continue reading…