Repost from UNCGNow UNCG is partnering with Guilford County Schools (GCS) to help public school teachers use the arts more effectively, thanks to a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Dept. of Education. The Professional Development for Arts Educators grant will fund the Guilford County Schools Arts Integration Academy (GCS-AIA),… Continue reading…
This spring, clinical psychology graduate student Yesenia Mejia received a Graduate Research Fellowship Award from the National Science Foundation. The award consists of three years of support with a $34,000 stipend to the fellow as well as $12,000 for tuition fees per year. The NSF’s Graduate Fellowship Program aims to… Continue reading…
Adapted from a Collaborative Cottage Grove press release Collaborative Cottage Grove has been selected for a prestigious national health award that provides over $250,000 in funding to reduce the rates of preventable diabetes and asthma in the Cottage Grove neighborhood in Greensboro, NC. On September 12, 2017, the national BUILD Health Challenge announced… Continue reading…
This September, the National Folk Festival comes to Greensboro for the third year. The festival brings together musicians, dancers, and craftspeople from across the nation to celebrate the richness and variety of American culture. The three-day event is free and open to the public, and will feature performances, workshops, food, and more…. Continue reading…
On August 1, 2017, the Office of Innovation Commercialization officially became the UNCG Innovation Partnership Services Office. The name change reflects the office’s evolving role on campus and the valuable services it provides to faculty, staff, students, and external partners. As in the past, IPSO will offer patent, licensing, and… Continue reading…
Theatre of Movement press release On Friday, September 22 at 7pm, Duane Cyrus and Theatre of Movement will present a gala premiere performance titled “Comanche: Hero Complexities” in the UNCG Auditorium. The multidisciplinary performance is inspired by the heroic acts of Charles W. David Jr., a Caribbean-American United States Coast Guardsman… Continue reading…
From the spring 2017 UNCG Research Magazine African American barbershops have long been places for the black community to open up, to speak freely. And Dr. Tanya Coakley is looking to them in her attempt to help foster better health communication between fathers and sons. Coakley, a professor in the… Continue reading…
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…
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…
