Dr. Linda Stine loves a good mystery. And the one she and her husband, Dr. Roy Stine, are working on with anthropology, archaeology and geography students this summer at Guilford Courthouse National Military Park is a big one. Where exactly is the original Guilford Courthouse?

UNCG will conduct an academic program review during the course of the 2011-12 year, determining how well its academic offerings meet the needs of its students and society. Dr. David H. Perrin, provost and executive vice chancellor, spoke with UNCG Magazine in late June about the process and what it will mean for the university.

After decades of use and generations of students, UNCG's historic Quad is getting a face lift.

The Education Trust has declared UNCG is one of only five universities across the country that serves low-income students well.

The tiniest spaces and outer space. JSNN researchers have had an eye on both.

250 volunteers. 25 work days. One family. When UNCG, Well·Spring and Habitat for Humanity teamed up to build the Ibanuf family a house, an empty lot became a home. Read more about the project and take a look at the journey through Beshir Ibanuf's eyes.

Patrick Lee Lucas, professor of interior architecture, received the 2011 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. See what makes him stand out.

Sue Cole, Dot Kearns, Susan Whittington, Patricia Garrett and Dr. Katherine Rowson — these five alumnae give service a good name. See why these women have earned UNCG's top service awards. Think you know someone else deserving of this honor? Nominate them for next year's awards.

Guilford County high school students interested in health careers will soon have the option of going to school on the UNCG campus. Guilford County Schools (GCS) and UNCG are creating a middle college focused on health sciences that opens in the fall.

When the academic year ends, it's always a good time to look back and feel proud of what's been accomplished. See what Chancellor Linda P. Brady presented as her top milestones of 2010-11.

A university goal is to have one-half of incoming freshmen in learning communities by Fall 2012. Four new ones are opening this fall. In this video, Laura Pipe, director of learning communities, tells what students can expect.

We've known all along that UNCG is a lovely campus, and many are working to keep it that way: encouraging more bikes and fewer cars, reducing energy consumption, creating a campus garden, just to name a few. This year, those efforts were noted by three different organizations. The university was recognized as a Bicycle Friendly University Bronze Winner (PDF) by the League of American Bicyclists, named a Campus Sustainability Leader and was also, for the second year in a row, given the designation by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree Campus USA for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship.

Daydreaming of an exotic locale may be a pleasant detour, but that mental vacation will make it harder to recall the facts you learned before you packed your imaginary bags, according to psychology faculty members Dr. Peter Delaney and Dr. Lili Sahakyan.