Repost from UNCG Now Mark another milestone for the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering – the school is graduating its first Ph.D. students. “Looking back six years ago, the school didn’t exist; the site was just a pasture with a dead tree on it,” said JSNN Dean James G…. Continue reading…
As we get ready for the summer, Renuka Shivaji, the Director of the Molecular Core Lab (MCL), wants UNCG to know how she and her colleagues can rev up your research. Right now, MCL is offering free trials on automated DNA/RNA extractions, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and Western transfers. The lab also… Continue reading…
On the weekend of February 1st, there was something in the air in Greensboro–not just the aroma of gourmet food or the chatter of academics discussing cultural exchange, but an electric excitement. Chefs, researchers, reporters, professors, and foodies had all come together and found their tribe at the Atlantic World… Continue reading…
On April 1, 2014, Greensboro mayor Nancy Vaughan recognized the successes of local AmeriCorps programming at an event hosted by the UNCG Center for New North Carolinians. The occasion? The second annual Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service, when mayors across the country take time to thank those who serve… Continue reading…
Triad BioNight, a premier event for our region’s biotechnology community, takes place Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons. The biannual gathering of hundreds of leaders from academia, industry, and government celebrates the success and impact of life sciences in our area. The gala honors leaders… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Two new facilities are now open in High Point to address the gap in early childhood services and family wellbeing – and UNCG had a big hand in making them a reality. More than 100 people from High Point and UNCG attended the opening Wednesday of… Continue reading…
Early relationships and experiences form the foundation of lifelong physical and mental health, with 85 percent of the brain’s core structures developing in the first three years of life. Yet, High Point’s most vulnerable children don’t have the specialized services needed to support this critical period of development. Consequently, these… Continue reading…
Article by Ananya Huria The 8th annual Carolyn and Norwood Thomas Undergraduate Research and Creativity Expo exemplified the UNCG commitment to doing something bigger altogether. This March, 158 undergraduate student researchers, representing 39 academic departments, presented their work to faculty and staff judges. Topics ranged from sustainable neighborhoods to better schizophrenia diagnosis to… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG NOW UNCG’s Department of Counseling and Educational Development (CED) ranks third in the nation among graduate programs in student counseling and personnel services, according to U.S. News and World Report. U.S. News released its Best Grad Schools 2015 on March 11. Specialty rankings for programs like CED… Continue reading…
Research News The Digital Temple, released by Robert Whalen of Northern Michigan University and Christopher Hodgkins of UNCG in 2013, has been hailed by the American Library Association’s Choice magazine as “quite simply an amazing piece of scholarship” and an Outstanding Academic Title of 2013. The state-of-the-art digital work allows… Continue reading…
