A UNCG-led effort to increase the number of adults in Greensboro and High Point with college degrees just got a major boost from the John M. Belk Endowment. The Charlotte-based charitable foundation awarded $125,000 to Degrees Matter!, a community partnership that is housed within the UNCG Office of Research and … Continued
As we get ready for the summer, Renuka Shivaji, the Director of the Molecular Core Lab (MCL), wants UNCG to know how she and her colleagues can rev up your research. Right now, MCL is offering free trials on automated DNA/RNA extractions, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and Western transfers. The lab also … Continued
Article by Mary McLean and Debbie Freund The UNCG Office of Research and Economic Development is proud to announce the winners of the 2012-2013 Research Excellence Awards, Dr. Stanley H. Faeth and Dr. Jan Rychtář. Dr. Jan Rychtář has been selected as the Junior Research Excellence Award winner for his … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Raleigh Bailey (Office of Research and Economic Development) received a competitive renewal of funding from the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service for the project “AmeriCorps ACCESS Project.” The purpose of this project is to help immigrants gain access to human services, build … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Raleigh Bailey (Office of Research and Economic Development) received new funding from the Cone Health Foundation for the project “Immigrant Health ACCESS Project.” Immigrants are uninsured and face multiple barriers to access appropriate and available health care and often end up at the hospital emergency … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly In February 2012, the University Libraries and the Office of Research & Economic Development created an Open Access Publishing Support Fund in order to support faculty, EPA employees and graduate students who are becoming increasingly involved in open access publishing. A grant from this fund was … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Julia Jackson-Newsom (Office of Research and Economic Development) received a continuation of funding from UNC Chapel Hill for the project “Prevalence and Traits of FASD in the US Population: Evidence from Schools.” UNCG will serve as one of four data collection sites for a study … Continued
Repost from Campus Weekly Dr. Michael J. Kane (Psychology) has received a grant from the Open Access Publishing Support Fund. In early February 2012, the University Libraries and the Office of Research & Economic Development created an Open Access Publishing Support Fund in order to support faculty, EPA employees, and … Continued
Repost from UNCG Now Article by Steve Gilliam The American Psychological Association has named psychologist Dr. Jacquelyn W. “Jackie” White to its newly formed Policy Review Task Force on the Prediction and Prevention of Gun Violence. White, whose research on interpersonal violence is nationally known, is a professor emerita of psychology. Currently, … Continued