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.
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Funding Friday | June 6, 2025
It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.
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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MANSELL AND HICKS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR NC MAIN ST PROGRAM
Callista Mansell, an Academic Professional Assistant Professor in the Department of Interior Architecture, and Travis Hicks, Professor and Department Head, have been awarded a three-year contract from the NC Department of Commerce.
Funding Friday | May 23, 2025
It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.
Excellence in Teaching Awardee Turns Student Scientists’ Potential into Pathways
This year’s awardee has no trouble inspiring students in her class to speak up, ask questions, and stand out. Her successful teaching methods set them up to win competitive scholarships and excel in graduate-level programs and biomedical professions.
For Goldwater Scholar, Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance Could Stem from Trees
UNCG biochemistry student Janae Wofford has been awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for her innovative research into combating antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” by exploring natural compounds from trees. Guided by Dr. Nadja Cech, Wofford’s work focuses on identifying antimicrobial agents from the American Beech tree, aiming to develop new medicines to treat increasingly dangerous infections.
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For Goldwater Scholar, Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance Could Stem from Trees
Janae Wofford sought a chance to join a lab as soon as possible. Going into her senior year, she will dig deeper into a tree she found in the nearby woods, which may provide answers to deadly “superbugs.”
Funding Friday | May 9, 2025
It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.
Jahleen Gourdine: Opportunity to Grow
Her interest in her own diet helped this nutrition major find her fit in college. Gourdine graduates this May, having dedicated hundreds of hours in dietary aid service and research into fighting childhood obesity.