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Register for Graduate Research & Creativity Expo

Registration for the https://grs.uncg.edu/enrolled/showcase/ is open. The expo is an opportunity for UNCG to showcase our graduate students, programs and departments. Join us in encouraging students to register now for this event. Deadline to Register: February 6, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. https://uncg.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cYNyOdeYqVXufNX https://grs.uncg.edu/enrolled/showcase/ Sponsored by The Graduate School, Graduate Student Association and… Continue reading…

Course-based undergraduate research experiences

Redacted from www.northcarolina.edu A team led by UNCG URSCO director Lee Phillips has been awarded a UNC system Undergraduate Research Award. UNC announced the selection of four teams as recipients of the awards last week, granting them $100,000 in funding to support projects that span nine UNC institutions. Phillips’s team, comprised of UNCG, NCA&T, North… Continue reading…

Houses of Service

Repost from UNCGNOW According to UNCG’s Dr. Bob Wineburg, there’s a gap between perceived religious life in America and the reality of religious life in America. There’s what he calls the “religious industry,” which is focused on high-profile issues such as abortion and religious freedom. And then there are the… Continue reading…

Survey says…

a fall 2016 Research Magazine article Fifteen years ago, Professor Sat Gupta brought up his favorite subject, RRT survey sampling, in his introductory statistics class. RRT, or Randomized Response Technique, is a practical approach to a common dilemma in survey sampling — the possibility that a respondent might lie. “A… Continue reading…

FY17 Second Quarter Awards and Submissions

Awards Awards separated by school/college. Listings by award amount, name of lead PI, title, and sponsor.  Bryan School of Business and Economics Awards $51,000 – Link, Albert – The Regional Economic Impacts of University Research/Science Parks – DOC Economic Development Administration $24,303 – Andersen, Martin – Utilization Management in the Medicare Part D Program—Characterization –… Continue reading…

Breaking down Barriers

a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature College bound. When it comes to bragging on our kids, few phrases make parents more proud. For many of us, planning for our children’s higher education commences before they enter high school. We pressure our kids to excel, and we strive to give them… Continue reading…

The Earlier the Better

Redacted from “Breaking down Barriers,” a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature “Access to higher education begins in preschool,” says Dr. Mendez Smith, associate professor of psychology at UNCG. “Early education experiences provide children with language, learning, and social skills they need for school success.” As experts working with the National… Continue reading…

Real World English

Redacted from “Breaking down Barriers,” a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature A chance encounter between Kattya Castellón, associate director of admissions at UNCG, and a Greensboro middle school parent in 2014 spawned a Latino outreach program that is rapidly growing thanks to the enthusiasm of a host of university and… Continue reading…

Adaptive interventions

Redacted from “Breaking down Barriers,” a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature When Dr. Laura Gonzalez began teaching Latino parents in Asheboro, N.C., about the college admissions process for their children, she recreated a typical classroom setting. She stood in the front of the room while her 30 adult students sat… Continue reading…

Thriving at Three

Redacted from “Breaking down Barriers,” a fall 2016 Research Magazine feature Thriving at Three, part of UNCG’s Center for New North Carolinians, provides programming for at-risk Latino immigrant children from birth to three years and their parents. It’s one way UNCG is working to address the early care and education… Continue reading…