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CAS launches research-focused radio show on 103.1 FM

The College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office is launching a radio show dedicated to showcasing faculty research. The show will air on UNCG’s student-run campus radio station, WUAG 103.1 FM, on Tuesdays, 11 AM – 12 PM. Called Research T at the G: Arts and Sciences and Every Thing In Between,… Continue reading…
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Feather, collaborators receive grant from Humanities Action Lab

Dr. Jennifer Feather, Professor and Head of the English Department, is lead principal investigator on a new $7000 award from the Humanities Action Lab to support the continuing work of The Community Placemaking Action Lab (CPAL). Feather works with collaborators Dr. Lalenja Harrington (Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations) and Dr…. Continue reading…
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Dr. Kimberly Petersen and a researcher in lab coats examine a molecular model together in a laboratory workspace with scientific equipment in the background.

Petersen receives new American Chemical Society grant

Dr. Kimberly Petersen, a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and director of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarships, and Creativity Office (URSCO), has received a new $125,000 grant award from the American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund. The project is titled “Development of Novel Insertion Reactions into 1,2-Oxazetidines to… Continue reading…
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Thapa collaborates on Savanna Institute Grant to map trees

Dr. Bhuwan Thapa, Assistant Professor in the Geography, Environment, and Sustainability department, has received a new grant award from the Savanna Institute as part of a collaborative agroforestry project funded by the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR). The project — “Mapping Trees in Future Climates: Integrating Knowledge, Data,… Continue reading…
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Oberlies collaborates on NASA grant to develop fungal bricks for space

Dr. Nicholas Oberlies, the Patricia A. Sullivan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a new grant from Luna Labs as part of a new NASA STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) grant. The project — “Extraterrestrial Fungal Brickworks” — will seek to “develop and… Continue reading…
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Dr. Lewis wearing a green button-up shirt is writing mathematical equations on a transparent board with a yellow marker. The board displays complex formulas, graphs, and optimization problems in multiple colors, including phrases like ‘Minimize J(y,q)’ and ‘subject to’ along with integrals and variables. The background is dark, making the neon-colored text stand out.

Lewis receives new Grant from American Mathematical Society

Dr. Tom Lewis, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, has received a new three-year grant from the American Mathematical Society for his project, Narrow-Stencil High-Order Numerical Methods for Approximating Nonlinear Elliptic PDEs.

MunRoE Research Fund Report, 2024-2025

In the 2024-25 academic year, the College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research supported 25 UNCG students with nearly $25,000 in grants from the Dorothy Levis Munroe Research Fund.

Dr. Jill Bender Will Be Visiting Scholar at University of Notre Dame

Dr. Jill Bender, an Associate Professor in the Department of History, will spend the 2025-2026 academic year as a Visiting Associate Professor at the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Bender is a historian of the modern British Empire. Learn more about her work.
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