Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Jennifer Etnier (Kinesiology) received additional funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the project “The Effect of Physical Activity on Cognition Relative to APOE Genotype.” It is important to identify preventive strategies that can reduce the risk of or delay the onset of… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Holt Wilson (Teacher Education and Higher Education) received a continuation of funding from North Carolina State University for the project “Contextual Research – Empirical: Building a Conceptual Model of Learning-Trajectory Based Instruction sub.” This project will develop a web-based system and professional development for math… Continue reading…
Article by Ananya Huria and Sangeetha Shivaji Staton Noel took the helm of the UNCG Office of Innovation Commercialization (OIC) last month. The new director will support and facilitate innovation by UNCG faculty, staff, and students, helping them protect intellectual property, commercialize discoveries, and find research support through corporate sponsors…. Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Article by Mike Harris Dr. Lee Phillips is the new director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. And he can readily tell you what undergraduate research has meant to him. As an undergraduate at UNC Wilmington, he walked into the Geology Department and asked, “Do you… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Article by Mike Harris Dr. Lee Phillips is the new director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. And he can readily tell you what undergraduate research has meant to him. As an undergraduate at UNC Wilmington, he walked into the Geology Department and asked, “Do you… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Terry Kennedy (English) has a new book of poetry, “New River Breakdown,” soon available from Unicorn Press. He spoke about his poetry on WUNC Radio’s “The State of Things” earlier this week. Kennedy is associate director of the UNCG MFA Writing Program, editor of the online… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Raleigh Bailey (CNNC) and Dr. Karen Wixson (Education) were part of a 10-person North Carolina cultural exchange delegation to Turkey in July. The program was planned by an organization of Turkish immigrants in our state. Earlier in the summer, Dr. Cathryne Schmitz (Peace and Conflict… Continue reading…
It must have been one of the best research assignments in the state university system. Dr. Erick Byrd and six students spent summer 2012 visiting wineries across North Carolina. Their goal: to learn more about who was visiting and why, so they could help owners develop informed marketing strategies, increase… Continue reading…
Faculty at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering are bringing science to students of all ages. This summer, four undergraduate students took part in a research internship at JSNN that allowed them to collaborate with faculty and graduate students. Coordinated by Nanoscience Chair Dr. Daniel Herr, the first-year program is… Continue reading…
Redacted from Campus Weekly The NC Museum of Natural Sciences showed “Rocaterrania,” a documentary by UNCG associate professor Brett Ingram, on Thursday, Aug. 8. The documentary tells the story of visionary artist Renaldo Kuhler. Kuhler, who died this summer, spent the final decades of his life creating hundreds of plates for the NC… Continue reading…
