Undergraduate research mentor awards announced
Associate Professor of History Asa Eger and Associate Professor of Kinesiology Jacyln Maher were honored for their work with undergraduate researchers.
Graduate researchers present ‘Scholarship That Matters’
After two years online, UNCG’s Graduate Research and Creativity Expo returned in person last Friday. In six categories, a $1,000 prize was awarded to students who best succeeded in communicating their research in a clear and engaging manner.
Newsmakers: Holland, Speer, Caza, Adams, Debbage, Hodges
Whether researchers with timely insights or students with outstanding stories, members of the UNCG community appear in print, web and broadcast media every day. Here is a sampling of UNCG-related stories in the news and media over the week. Dr. Stephen Holland is featured in an article by Business Fast … Continued
How puberty can impact teens’ knees
Dr. Sandra Schultz from the Department of Kinesiology shares insight about how changes that occur during puberty, including shifting hormones and body composition, could increase females’ susceptibility to ACL injuries.
Making Medieval manuscripts in English class
Dr. Amy Vines’ Chaucer students are examining Medieval texts and creating their own. UNCG’s Special Collections and University Archives created a special exhibit of rare books to supplement the students’ knowledge of fourteenth-century material.
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award caps Dr. Nelson-Gray’s 50-year milestone
Dr. Rosemery Nelson Gray received the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award as she celebrated fifty years with UNCG. Hear what she had to say about the honor.
Good idea jeans: nanotechnology in textiles
Jeans that charge your phone, take your temperature, and report your electrolytes. Are we living in the Jetsons yet? Researchers at the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering are looking at capabilities for textiles.
Newsmakers: Synder, Smith, Debbage
Whether researchers with timely insights or students with outstanding stories, members of the UNCG community appear in print, web and broadcast media every day. Here is a sampling of UNCG-related stories in the news and media over the week. Dr. Audrey Synder is quoted in an article by ABC news … Continued
UNCG alumna Rhiannon Giddens wins Grammy
Rhiannon Giddens has won her first Grammy Award as a solo artist. “They’re Calling Me Home” won in the Best Folk Album category. The album was recorded by Giddens with multi-instrumentalist/percussionist Francesco Turrisi in Ireland during the pandemic. The Grammy Awards ceremony was held Sunday, April 3. Her Americana band … Continued
Spartans celebrate National Poetry Month
UNCG has always been a cradle of poetry, with one of the oldest and most prestigious MFA writing programs in the nation, renowned journal The Greensboro Review, the historic undergraduate literary journal Coraddi, and a surrounding community that is home to many poets and the site of many poetry readings, on campus and downtown. Additionally, the School … Continued