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Chancellor’s Initiative for transformative research

In an effort to create a wave of groundbreaking academic work and advance research goals of the new strategic plan, UNCG Chancellor Franklin Gilliam has announced the Chancellor’s Initiative for Transformative Research (CITR).

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First UNCG Global Symposium to be held April 4

On April 4, 2025, UNCG’s Global Engagement Office will host its first campus-wide Global Symposium, which the office plans to make an annual event. The Global Symposium will be an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to connect with a community of like-minded global citizens.

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Funding Friday | February 14, 2025

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.

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ORE Virtual Office Hours

ORE will be holding virual office hours on February 14th from 12:00 to 1:30pm for all interested in discussing emerging research changes.

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Oberlies partners with Chemia Biosciences on NIH SBIR Grant

Dr. Nicholas Oberlies, Patricia A. Sullivan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director of Graduate Studies in UNCG’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a new $50,000 grant from Chemia Biosciences, Inc., as part of the company’s larger NIH SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant.

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AADS hosts 35th annual CACE conference, February 17-20

On February 17-20, 2025, UNCG’s African American and African Diaspora Studies Program will host the 35th annual CACE Conference. CACE 2025 is four days of conversation about environmental justice, local ecologies, digital arts, and the many ways we create meaningful, dynamic community with each other for a larger good.

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Elementary students enhance social studies learning with STEM activities

Thanks to a nearly $25,000 grant from the Teaching with Primary Sources Partner Program through the Library of Congress, Dr. Ryan Hughes in the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education has engaged in a project with a local charter school that will combine STEM and social studies for students in kindergarten through second grade.