Repost, UNCG NOW As a junior in high school, Tyra Callaway began her college search with one non-negotiable requirement in mind: undergraduate research. She didn’t just want to work in a lab as a junior or senior. She wanted real-world, hands-on research experience as soon as she stepped foot on campus…. Continue reading…
redacted excerpt, Fall 2015 UNCG Research Magazine What do California field mice, delphacid planthoppers, and honeybee queens have in common? UNCG mathematicians. At UNCG, an emerging cluster of mathematicians and their students are collaborating with biologists here and at other universities. The field is called math biology or biomathematics. They… Continue reading…
“I would much rather spend my summer looking at math than on a beach somewhere. It’s just more exciting,” says undergraduate MaLyn Lawhorn, without a hint of sarcasm. She’s in luck, thanks to the landlocked math-bio program at UNCG. MaLyn, who hails from Winthrop University, is partnered with Rachel Schomaker,… Continue reading…
As cuts to music education continue across the country, Holly Riley, a 2015 UNCG music education graduate and fiddle player, is bringing music back to local kids. Last year, Riley founded the after-school Music Discovery Program at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greensboro. “I originally started it as a… Continue reading…
Code like a girl. Sound strange? Not to Naomi Thomas, a UNCG sophomore double majoring in Computer Science and Business Administration. Thomas is working to revolutionize the way girls are represented in technology, a field traditionally dominated by men. Thomas has helmed the widely celebrated Information Technology (IT) is for… Continue reading…
Daniel Nasrallah graduated from UNCG in 2014 with a degree in chemistry. As an undergraduate student majoring in organic chemistry, Nasrallah worked on a research project with Dr. Mitchell Croatt. Last year, Daniel sat down with UNCG Research to tell us about his work, how he got started in research, and how it has… Continue reading…
Four entrepreneurial students walked away from the UNCG Alumni House with $2,000 in prizes on March 31st. They were the latest in a distinguished line of Greensboro-area students to conquer the 2 Minutes to Win It competition. The contest, run by the North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center, features 20 Greensboro-area students… Continue reading…
Starting this fall, UNC-Greensboro will serve as a national pilot site for ThinkHouseU, an innovative residential program for budding entrepreneurs. Raleigh-based Forward Impact and UNCG are partnering to renovate a house near UNCG’s campus that will be home to eight undergraduate students who are exploring entrepreneurial ventures. Residents of the house, or ThinkHouseU… Continue reading…
GREENSBORO – For the first time, the UNCG North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center (NCEC) is offering its popular “2 Minutes to Win It” business idea contest in the spring. All full-time undergraduate and graduate students at UNCG, N.C. A&T, Greensboro College, Guilford College, Bennett College, Elon University, Guilford Tech and High… Continue reading…
Entering the sustainable materials library at UNCG’s Interior Architecture (IARc) Program feels like stepping into a professional architecture firm. While most interior architecture departments have sample rooms stocked with discards and cast off donations from manufacturers, IARc has done something different. Their ever-expanding resource does not simply house materials. It tells… Continue reading…
