Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Michael Kane (Psychology), along with A. Miyake (UC Boulder), was awarded a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation’s REAL program, for the project “Collaborative Research: The Effects of Mind-Wandering on the Learning and Retention of STEM Content: Experimental and Individual-Differences Investigation.” The project reflects… Continue reading…
Alcohol, athletes, and the UNCG Institute for Athlete Health and Wellness discussed on UNC-TV.
Article by Mary McLean Each year, approximately 1.6 million American children experience homelessness. Children who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence face unique sets of problems, particularly with regards to education. Homeless students must often leave their friends, teachers, and school districts behind at a moment’s notice. The… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received a continuation of funding from Washington State University for the project “Mechanisms underlying drug-diet interactions.” The lack of routine consideration of interactions between drugs and dietary substances is largely due to the paucity of knowledge concerning specific foods or… Continue reading…
Respost from Campus Weekly Dr. Robert Anemone (Anthropology) has been named to the editorial board of the Journal of Human Evolution (JHE), where he will serve a three year term (2014-17) as associate editor. With an “impact factor” of 4.094, JHE is the second highest ranked anthropology journal (out of… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly In February 2012, the University Libraries and the Office of Research & Economic Development created an Open Access Publishing Support Fund in order to support faculty, EPA employees and graduate students who are becoming increasingly involved in open access publishing. A grant from this fund was… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Mitch Croatt (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received a continuation of funding from Temple University for the project “Molecular Characterization of GPR35 and GPR55, Putative Cannabinoid Receptors.”
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Nancy Hodges (Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies) and CARS PhD candidate Phillip Frank were awarded a Paper of Distinction Award for their paper “Reinventing ‘Towel City, USA’: Textiles, Tourism and the Future of the Southeastern Mill Town” at the International Textile and Apparel Association Annual… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Can you actually measure grit – the ability to persevere no matter the obstacle? Christina Chai Chang, one of the undergraduates on Dr. Paul Silvia’s research team, has seen that you can. Electrodes are attached. The physiology is studied. “The little blips in the heart rate go… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Patricia Reggio (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received a continuation of funding from Temple University for the project “Molecular Characterization of GPR35 and GPR55, Putative Cannabinoid Receptors.” The goal of the proposed project is to understand the functional features of the candidate cannabinoid receptor GPR55 and the… Continue reading…
