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Willow Burgess-Johnson speaks with a teen at the NC Voices Amplified photovoice exhibit

Funding Friday | December 13, 2024

It’s new funding Friday! Check out some of the grants that recently came through our Office of Sponsored Programs AND find your next funding opportunity.

Toys for Joy Parade

UNCG’s yearly Toy for Joy Parade will be on Monday, December 9 from 5 to 7:30pm. Please bring an unwrapped toy for children aged 8 to 18.

UNCG AADS students stand in front of the mural

UNCG Student Forms New Group to Help Foster Care Alumni Move Forward

Natalie Paul’s topic for her honors thesis had a personal connection to her own life, but her research opened her eyes to the gaps that leave many other students in need. It inspired her to act, forming the student organization “Foster Forward” to help kids aging out of foster care take the next step.

An Unreal Engine instructor works with an educator who came to UNCG eSports' E2 Weekend

New Patent, E2 Weekend & More: Innovation at UNCG

Congratulations to Dr. Liam Duffy on his recently issued patent “Radio Frequency Quadrupole Stark Decelerators and Methods of Making and Using the Same” and to Sara Ahmed, the new School of Education Impact through Innovation Short Graduate Student Fellow. Learn more about what Innovate UNCG is celebrating this semester.

UNCG consumer, apparel, and retail studies students work to develop adaptive clothing

Adapting to Consumer Apparel Needs

CARS Professors earned a grant to expose students to design and merchandising for the adaptive apparel community and market, a segment of the industry long overlooked.

Women work at a kitchen to serve the community

Meet the Researcher: Dr. Noah Lenstra

Dr. Noah Lenstra, an associate professor in the Department of Information, Library, and Research Sciences (ILRS), came to UNC Greensboro in 2016 where he teaches classes in library and information science. The department boasts the nation’s eighth-ranked school library media specialty area and the 23rd-ranked Master’s of Library and Information Science program.

UNCG Counseling professor Dr. Rebecca Mathews presenting at a academic conference

UNCG Trains to Help Prevent Suicide

Rebecca Mathews is on a mission to prevent suicide by training community members to recognize the signs in their students, friends, and colleagues.

Two women and a man in blazers smile

Huff Captures First Place, People’s Choice Honors in 3MT Competition

Stacy Huff, who earned a Master’s in Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research in 2022 and is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Educational Research Methodology, was the big winner at UNC Greensboro’s recent Three-Minute Thesis competition. Huff claimed both first place and the People’s Choice award in the annual event.