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UNCG community-based research grant recipients
September 23, 2013
Repost from Campus Weekly Seven UNCG 2013-14 community-based research grant recipients have been announced. The community-based research (CBR) initiation grant supports proposals that represent collaborative partnerships among community partner, student and faculty teams. The goal of this community-based research grant is to support the agenda of each team member while … Continued
Kohlenberg recieves DHHS grant renewal
September 23, 2013
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Eileen Kohlenberg (Adult Health) received a competitive renewal from the Department of Health and Human Services to provide traineeships to nurse anesthesia students.
Leerkes joins NIH Psychosocial Development, Risk, and Prevention Study Section
September 23, 2013
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Esther M. Leerkes (Human Development and Family Studies) has accepted an invitation from the National Institutes of Health’s Center for Scientific Review to be a member of the Psychosocial Development, Risk and Prevention Study Section through June 2019. Members are selected on the basis of … Continued
Deng funded for Security in Dynamic Enviroments research
September 22, 2013
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Jing Deng (Computer Science) received new funding from the National Science Foundation for the project “CIF:Small:Collaborative Research:Security in Dynamic Environments: Exploiting the Randomness and Diversity of Ad-Hoc Networks.” The abstract states, “We propose to investigate ways to combine the two concepts under a real-world framework, … Continued
Reptile repeat — UNC-TV box turtle segment now online
September 19, 2013
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Michelle Hines If you missed UNC-TV’s NC Science Now on Sept. 18, you can still hear UNCG researchers talk about their work to protect the state’s box turtles – and educate teachers and students about the reptiles and amphibians they might encounter. The segment is posted online at http://video.unctv.org/video/2365081383/. … Continued
Plans for Downtown University move ahead
September 19, 2013
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Mike Harris Work toward a collaborative downtown campus steadily continues. Greensboro has seven colleges and universities, 47,000 college students and 6,376 college employees. Of the seven, UNCG is the largest. Opportunity Greensboro, an initiative of the Greensboro Partnership, has been working on the idea of … Continued
LeGreco named OLSL Faculty Fellow
September 19, 2013
Repost from Campus Weekly The Office of Leadership and Service-Learning (OLSL) is pleased to announce Dr. Marianne LeGreco as the 2013-14 Faculty Fellow. The Service-Learning Faculty Fellow program is sponsored by the Office of Leadership and Service-Learning. The Service-Learning Faculty Fellow program promotes faculty development and the scholarship of engagement … Continued
Dr. Jackie White named to APA task force on gun violence
September 19, 2013
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Steve Gilliam The American Psychological Association has named psychologist Dr. Jacquelyn W. “Jackie” White to its newly formed Policy Review Task Force on the Prediction and Prevention of Gun Violence. White, whose research on interpersonal violence is nationally known, is a professor emerita of psychology. Currently, … Continued