In the news On June 7, 2016, WUNC covered “The Fabric of Memory: The Cone Mill Villages of Greensboro,” an exhibit created by UNCG graduate students in the museum studies program. The students collected over 50 oral histories from former mill villagers, exploring textile industry impacts on Greensboro. Cone Mills Inc. built… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now In the early ’70s, Nancy James Adams ’60, ’77 MS routinely made the trek between Burlington and Greensboro. The Woman’s College (now UNCG) alumna often attended seminars and other events at her alma mater. As she rolled down the interstate in her blue Buick one day… Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Greensboro is the first city in the American South to attempt participatory budgeting. Community members from all five City Council districts will directly decide how to spend $100,000 per district. The idea is that participatory budgeting can deepen democracy in communities and build stronger communities. Over… Continue reading…
Writer and PhD candidate Taylor Mabe works with his faculty mentor Dr. Jianjun Wei in the UNCG Department of Nanoscience, part of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. His poster, “Development and fabrication of a handheld point-of-care sensor for disease diagnosis,” took 1st place in Natural, Physical and Mathematical… Continue reading…
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…
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…
Repost from UNCG NOW What do a virtual grocery store, an online interpretation service, and an outdoor adventure program have in common? According to UNCG students, all three business models are sustainable, high-impact solutions that can meet the needs of an aging population. UNCG students recently shared these ideas and… 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…
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…
Repost from UNCG NOW As honey bees dance from flower to flower, they’re doing much more than making honey. In fact, according to UNCG Biology Professor Dr. Olav Rueppell, the sticky, golden treat is just “a nice byproduct” of the honey bee’s most important task – pollinating plants and sustaining… Continue reading…
