From the spring 2017 UNCG Research Magazine Erika Rauer saw the usual suspects when she poked her head into a student-led violin class at a Greensboro Boys and Girls Club — an enthusiastic teacher surrounded by six focused children. But the object of focus wasn’t a violin; it was a… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG NOW The UNCG Bee Station is located a few blocks to the east of campus and, at this moment, is buzzing with research. UNCG Professor of Biology Olav Rueppell and his research team have just received a nearly $1 million grant from the United States Department of… Continue reading…
From the spring 2017 UNCG Research Magazine Thirteen years ago, the president of the Society for the Study of Southern Literature, Dr. William L. Andrews, asked Dr. Scott Romine to update “The History of Southern Literature,” published in 1985. Romine, head of the Department of English at UNCG, talked it… Continue reading…
Update 05/5/17: After weather delays, SpaceX CRS-11 launched on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Repost from UNCGNOW A UNCG-led spaceflight experiment – that may ultimately help humans grow plants on Mars and the Moon – will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, June 1, at 5:55 p.m. on SpaceX… Continue reading…
Redacted from the Bryan Business Report Almost 20 years have passed since management professor Nir Kshetri made a career-altering discovery in a small village in Nepal. An assistant professor at Kathmandu University, he’d been working as a trainer for various projects sponsored by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization,… Continue reading…
From the spring 2017 UNCG Research Magazine Kelley Massengale was having a cup of coffee in downtown Durham when she noticed a donation box for the Diaper Bank of North Carolina. She had never heard of the organization. Nor had many others, judging by a handwritten sign on the wall…. Continue reading…
From the spring 2017 UNCG Research Magazine Verna Torain has lived in east Greensboro’s Cottage Grove neighborhood for more than 25 years. When she first moved to the community, many residents worked in nearby factories. “Now everything’s closed down,” she says. “There’s no jobs.” Traditional manufacturing jobs that powered the Piedmont Triad’s… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG NOW The University of North Carolina Board of Governors today approved a proposal from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) for the establishment of a Millennial Campus designation, creating opportunities for growth, development of innovative academic experiences, and the creation of unique public-private partnerships for… Continue reading…
In the news On May 9, 2017, the APA Journals Dialogue podcast featured UNCG Professor Arthur Anastopoulos and his collaborators from the University of Rhode Island and Lehigh University. The researchers are wrapping up a $3 million, five-year longitudinal NIH study on ADHD in college students. “… children with ADHD will… Continue reading…
From the spring 2017 UNCG Research Magazine “Burials show what the society values,” says undergraduate researcher Ena Prskalo, explaining her interest in ancient Athenian grave sites. Prskalo, a sociology major with a minor in classical studies and a growing interest in archaeology, investigates the subject under the guidance of Associate… Continue reading…
