Writer and PhD candidate Joseph A. Ross works with his faculty mentor, Dr. Mark E. Elliott, in the UNCG Department of History. His poster, “Remembering Nuremberg: The Paradox of Human Rights in American History,” took 1st place in Humanities at the 2016 Graduate Research and Creativity Expo. From 1945 to 1946,… Continue reading…
“Education without application is no education at all.” – Professor Duane Cyrus, Dance “The undergraduate research experience fundamentally changes an undergraduate.” – Professor Joanne Murphy, Classical Studies “Undergraduate research is probably the greatest investment of your time while here.” – Zim Ugochukwu, ’11, Biology
Excerpt, spring 2016 UNCG Research Magazine In 1976, Dr. Charles Prysby was greatly surprised when his neighbor, Jim, expressed support for conservative presidential candidate Gerald Ford. Prysby knew that, in the previous election, Jim had voted for liberal George McGovern. But his neighbor didn’t see any inconsistency. “In Jim’s mind,”… Continue reading…
On April 23rd, rising UNCG senior Gordon Holliday swept Terry Melville’s 2nd Annual THE BETTY CREATIVE AWARDS, taking both first and second places with his fashion designs. The concept behind his winning garments? “The future ballerina in 3030.” Melville, former VP and fashion director for Macy’s New York, founded The Betty Creative Awards in… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG NOW Each spring, UNCG celebrates student research by hosting both a graduate and an undergraduate research expo highlighting UNCG students’ cutting edge research. This year’s Carolyn and Norwood Thomas Undergraduate Research and Creativity Expo was March 29, and included a presentation from Jennifer Blackmer, 2015 winner of… Continue reading…
What’s next door to the Library of Congress, kitty-corner from the Supreme Court, and two blocks from the Capitol Dome? It’s the Folger Shakespeare Library, America’s great research Bard-O-Mecca, housing the world’s largest collection of Shakespeareana (including 82 “First Folios” of the Complete Works from 1623), plus half a million rare… Continue reading…
“‘Race’ is a function of power. Power is created through performances. Every moment is a choice. We can choose to act deliberately, intentionally, or not. “So I ask you. What is your performance? What is our performance? How can we become more powerful?” Ranging from Afrocentrism to linguistics and play,… Continue reading…
Image: UNCG graduate student Jason Baum handcrafted 1,634 poppies to serve as the centerpiece of his museum studies capstone project, “Battlefield to Ball Field.” The poppies represent the individuals from Greensboro who served in WWI. Repost from UNCG NOW On April 6, 1917, the United States entered World War I, an… Continue reading…
More than a dozen UNCG undergraduates have made a big impact in the Greensboro Montagnard community in the last two years. The Montagnards (also known as Dega) supported U.S. forces during the Vietnam War, and have suffered political persecution and violence in the region ever since. Since the 1980s, Guilford… Continue reading…
Redacted from Campus Weekly University Writing Center Director Jennifer Whitaker has won the 2016 Brittingham Prize in Poetry for her manuscript “The Blue Hour.” Since 1985 the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of English has awarded the Brittingham Prize annually to the best book-length manuscripts of poetry, as selected by nationally recognized poets. Denise Duhamel chose the 2016 winner…. Continue reading…