Ben Hickerson

Funding Friday | October 3, 2025

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the contracts and grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.

Undergraduates Reflect on the Impact of Their Summer Research

Even during summer, research continues to grow across UNCG – a garden in the park or a ginger plant and fungal sample in the lab. Students are also growing in knowledge, using these as springboards for independent research made possible by URSCO.

Dr. Kaira Wagoner holds up honey bee slab

NCInnovation Support Helps Unlock Breakthrough Tools for Honey Bee Health

Dr. Kaira Wagoner at UNC Greensboro (UNCG) and colleagues at NC State (especially Yosef Tola) discovered differences in gut microbiota between bees performing hygienic behavior and nestmates performing other tasks. This preliminary work may lead to breakthrough applications, opening new avenues in the fight against the parasite that’s decimating honey bee colonies across North Carolina.

Gideon Wasserberg and an undergraduate researcher care for his sandfly colony

Funding Friday | September 26, 2025

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the contracts and grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.