In the news On Jan. 18, Hendersonville Times-News Online and BlueRidgeNow.com featured a study by UNCG’s John Weil and the NC Network for Safe Communities. The UNCG study evaluated High Point’s Offender Focused Domestic Violence Initiative and found very positive impacts, including a greater than 50% drop in the recidivism rate… Continue reading…
Redacted from UNCG NOW article “Travis Hicks will be honored by NC Campus Compact” On Feb. 18 Travis Hicks received North Carolina Campus Compact’s 2015 Robert L. Sigmon Service-Learning Award. He is UNCG’s second recipient of the Sigmon Award, with Dr. Spoma Jovanovic receiving the award two years ago. As a UNCG… Continue reading…
Redacted from UNCG NOW UNCG has been recertified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a 2015 Community-Engaged Institution. The Carnegie Foundation’s Community Engagement classification is awarded for “deep engagement” at local, regional, national and global levels. UNCG, classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Doctoral University… Continue reading…
Entering the sustainable materials library at UNCG’s Interior Architecture (IARc) Program feels like stepping into a professional architecture firm. While most interior architecture departments have sample rooms stocked with discards and cast off donations from manufacturers, IARc has done something different. Their ever-expanding resource does not simply house materials. It tells… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG NOW Celia Hooper, dean of the UNCG School of Health and Human Sciences and a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was interviewed by Boston radio station WBUR for a segment on an app designed to help transgender people change their voices. The EVA… Continue reading…
“Early College” high school students in North Carolina are experiencing higher levels of success than many of their peers at traditional high schools, according to research conducted by Dr. Julie Edmunds at UNCG. “While the U.S. economy increasingly demands workers educated beyond the high school level, many of our teenagers… Continue reading…
On the weekend of February 1st, there was something in the air in Greensboro–not just the aroma of gourmet food or the chatter of academics discussing cultural exchange, but an electric excitement. Chefs, researchers, reporters, professors, and foodies had all come together and found their tribe at the Atlantic World… Continue reading…
On April 1, 2014, Greensboro mayor Nancy Vaughan recognized the successes of local AmeriCorps programming at an event hosted by the UNCG Center for New North Carolinians. The occasion? The second annual Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service, when mayors across the country take time to thank those who serve… Continue reading…
Triad BioNight, a premier event for our region’s biotechnology community, takes place Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at the Sheraton Greensboro at Four Seasons. The biannual gathering of hundreds of leaders from academia, industry, and government celebrates the success and impact of life sciences in our area. The gala honors leaders… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Two new facilities are now open in High Point to address the gap in early childhood services and family wellbeing – and UNCG had a big hand in making them a reality. More than 100 people from High Point and UNCG attended the opening Wednesday of… Continue reading…
