2023 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards
Dr. Kimberly Petersen and Dr. Brittany Cassidy are the winners of UNCG’s 2023 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards.
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Animation Club Sparks Creativity and Community
UNC Greensboro’s (Unew animation concentration in the bachelors of fine arts program is giving students a chance to explore new artistic avenues.
Dr. Jing Deng Named Bank of America Professor
Professor and head of the Computer Science Department at UNC Greensboro, has been awarded the Bank of America Professorship.
Alumna studies A Critical Window of Time in Childhood
UNCG Alumna, Dr. Nicole Perry researches children’s emotional control and explores a critical timeframe in which children develop emotional regulation.
Research Clues About Covid in Chemistry and Toenails
UNCG researchers in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, release a study in the journal Antioxidants revealing a new basis for the link between selenium and COVID-19 severity.
Everyday Life, Unexpected Places
Professor Holly Goddard Jone’s newest collections of short stories “Antipodes” uses dystopian elements. It was announced as on The Story Prize’s longlist.
Funding Friday
It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs.
Blockchains and Bitcoin: The Financial Frontier
UNCG School of Business Professor studying the Metaverse and its relationship with crypto currencies and what the future holds for it.
Popular conservation method damages ecosystem
UNCG’s Dr. Akira Terui has found that large-scale fish releases negatively impact ecosystems as a whole, while offering little benefit and some harm to the species the releases seek to support. His team’s findings were published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Ashby Dialogues Explore Gender In “Zelda” Video Games
The College of Arts and Sciences is exploring the link to queerness in “Zelda” with their recurring Ashby Dialogue series.