Repost from UNCG NOW Imagine a device so small it can be embedded in your t-shirt — a device that non-invasively and painlessly monitors your heart’s electrical signals, predicting dangerous cardiac arrhythmias. Dr. Joseph Starobin did. Starobin, associate professor of nanoscience in UNCG and NC A&T’s Joint School of Nanoscience… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG NOW UNCG’s School of Education has been awarded a five-year, $7.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant will further UNCG’s efforts to emphasize technology integration across all teaching fields as well as recruit, train and support more Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)… Continue reading…
Repost from UNCG Now Mark another milestone for the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering – the school is graduating its first Ph.D. students. “Looking back six years ago, the school didn’t exist; the site was just a pasture with a dead tree on it,” said JSNN Dean James G…. Continue reading…
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Joseph Starobin (JSNN) received new funding from the National Science Foundation for the project “EAGER: Analysis of cardiac repolarization as a tool for the noninvasive assessment of cardiovascular system exposure to carbon and metallic nanotubes.”
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Betsi Robinson Several hundred people will gather later this month at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) for a conference featuring experts from industry, government and academia who will focus on applications and opportunities for nanomanufacturing. “NanoManufacturing 2013: Applications and Opportunities,” will be held Wednesday,… Continue reading…
Times are tough right now in research. In a recent survey, 64% of U.S. scientists reported decreases in grant funding, and almost half of federal science funding recipients say they have laid off or will lay off scientists and researchers due to tightening federal budgets (CNNMoney, Inside Higher Ed). And,… Continue reading…
By Dr. Terri Shelton, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, UNCG Times are tough right now in research. In a recent survey, 64% of U.S. scientists reported decreases in grant funding, and almost half of federal science funding recipients say they have laid off or will lay off scientists… Continue reading…
Faculty at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering are bringing science to students of all ages. This summer, four undergraduate students took part in a research internship at JSNN that allowed them to collaborate with faculty and graduate students. Coordinated by Nanoscience Chair Dr. Daniel Herr, the first-year program is… Continue reading…
