Sebastian Rodriguez came to UNCG to pursue nursing. Now, at the end of his second year, he has already completed two nursing certifications and conducted MRI research on brain injuries.
In the 2023-24 academic year, the College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research supported 20 UNCG students with nearly $20,000 in grants from the Dorothy Levis Munroe Research Fund.
For Tori Hinshaw and Sindhu Yalavarthi, “scholarship that matters” was more than the theme of the 12th Annual Graduate Research and Creativity Showcase. It’s also a commitment they lived while pursuing graduate degrees at UNC Greensboro.
Four students from UNC Greensboro were named fellows in the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). The oldest fellowship of its kind, the NSF GFRP is awarded to only 16 percent of applicants and supports outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high-achieving scientists and engineers.
Sarah Leck ’24 and Stacy Huff ’22 represented UNCG and the School of Education on Graduate Education Day, speaking with lawmakers about the ways they believe higher education can better impact more students.
Innovate UNCG and the Institute for Partnerships in Education pair up to offer a Girls Who Game club at Guilford County Schools.
Dr. Zhenquan Jia, Professor of Biology, has received a new $300,000 grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture for his proposal, “Exploration of bioactive components in Hawaiian mamaki tea with potential to modulate vascular inflammation.”
Dr. Kaira Wagoner, a research scientist in the Department of Biology, has received a new $10,000 grant from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) for her proposal “Development of a Beekeeper-Friendly Assay to Quantify Honeybee colony Grooming Behavior.”
Professor of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management Joy Bhadury will visit two universities to explore business within the context of their culture and community.
UNCG partners with several community organizations to share the diversity of soil microbe with stakeholders.