UNCG Research congratulates Dr. Eugene Rogers and Dr. Nicholas Oberlies, our 2014-2015 Research Excellence Award winners. Dr. Eugene Rogers receives the Senior Research Excellence Award for his scholarship on Christian theology. Since joining UNCG in 2005, the religious studies professor has become one of our most productive humanities scholars. He is also a… Continue reading…
In the news With funding from the NCAA, Dr. Erin Reifsteck has developed the Moving On! program at UNCG. On March 12, Fox 8 featured the program, which helps graduating students avoid depression and physical illness as they transition out of their lives as student athletes. The coverage includes interviews with Dr…. Continue reading…
A UNCG-led effort to increase the number of adults in Greensboro and High Point with college degrees just got a major boost from the John M. Belk Endowment. The Charlotte-based charitable foundation awarded $125,000 to Degrees Matter!, a community partnership that is housed within the UNCG Office of Research and… Continue reading…
In the news On Jan. 18, Hendersonville Times-News Online and BlueRidgeNow.com featured a study by UNCG’s John Weil and the NC Network for Safe Communities. The UNCG study evaluated High Point’s Offender Focused Domestic Violence Initiative and found very positive impacts, including a greater than 50% drop in the recidivism rate… Continue reading…
In the news On Sunday, March 8, Time Warner Cable News Triad interviewed UNCG senior Monica Clendenin, assistant professor Travis Hicks, and others about the UNCG interior architecture program and interior architecture trends with regards to office space. Clendenin is also working on a project with the Servant Center in Greensboro, which… Continue reading…
Redacted from UNCG NOW article “Travis Hicks will be honored by NC Campus Compact” On Feb. 18 Travis Hicks received North Carolina Campus Compact’s 2015 Robert L. Sigmon Service-Learning Award. He is UNCG’s second recipient of the Sigmon Award, with Dr. Spoma Jovanovic receiving the award two years ago. As a UNCG… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG NOW There are almost a billion reasons UNCG is essential to the Triad economy. $988.6 million to be exact. The first-ever statewide study documenting the economic impact of North Carolina’s higher education institutions was released last week, Chancellor Linda P. Brady told the UNCG Board of Trustees… Continue reading…
GREENSBORO – For the first time, the UNCG North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center (NCEC) is offering its popular “2 Minutes to Win It” business idea contest in the spring. All full-time undergraduate and graduate students at UNCG, N.C. A&T, Greensboro College, Guilford College, Bennett College, Elon University, Guilford Tech and High… Continue reading…
Artists and creative professionals will share secrets to success in the arts at the Southern Entrepreneurship in the Arts Conference (SEA) on Feb. 21. Through presentations and workshops, the event invites artists, art organizations, creative producers and students to connect and collaborate around opportunities and strategies for making a living… Continue reading…
Are you a scientist excited about developing science and technology ideas into useful products and interested in forming or being part of a start up business? Are you a business person with an interest in science? Do you and your friends need help expanding ideas for a new startup?… Continue reading…
