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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.
- Ryan Murray is quoted in an article about UNCG participating in ‘Chartwells’ Thank-ful Friendsgiving event. “Chartwells’ Thank-Ful event is a great opportunity for our students to come together in a school-wide “Friendsgiving” celebration and be together as a campus.” The article.
- Dr. Melissa Floyd-Pickard is in an article about combating the presence of the drug Carfentanil and its negative correlation to fentanyl. “If Carfentanil is showing up in the community, the odds are that it’s being cut into different types of drugs and people won’t know that it’s in there.” The article.
- Chancellor Franklin Gilliam is quoted in an article about the new NC budget for esports. “We believe we can create over time a comprehensive set of academic, social, and cultural experiences around esports at UNCG that adheres to our fundamental principles of delivering opportunity, excellence, and access to a vast array of students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.” The feature.