UNCG in the News - November 2008

Contact: Steve Gilliam

University Relations

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Please check back regularly for the latest coverage of UNCG. Links have been included whenever possible. If a link has expired or we missed a news item, please let us know.

• Visit http://webmedia.news-record.com/legacy/indepth/08/poet_writers/ to see the News and Record's video feature on UNCG's 'Will Read for Food' benefit. ( 11-24-08)

• The Business Journal quoted Wei Jia, co-dirctor of UNCG's Center for Research Excellence in Bioactive Food Components, about the tremendous potential for collaboration at the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis. (11-21-08)

• Jorge Quintal, associate vice chancellor for facilities , was quoted in The Business Journal about the university's plans and efforts to become more energy efficient. (11-21-08)

• Andrew Brod, an ecomomist and professor with the Bryan School, was interviewed for a Fox 8 News report on how the economic crisis decimiating American car makers might trickle down to auto part suppliers.  (11-12-08)

• Financial Aid Director Deborah Tollefson was interviewed by WFMY News 2 for a segment on how to find money for college. (11-11-08)

• Nursing professors Jayne Lutz and Lois Voncannon were quoted in a Nursing Spectrum feature about the School of Nursing's free on-site health clinics for Greensboro residents in low-cost housing and community centers. (11-10-08)

• The Greensboro News and Record ran an article about writer John Irving, who spoke at UNCG Nov. 6. (11-7-08)

• The Greensboro News & Record published an extensive Q&A with Chancellor Linda P. Brady and posted a video interview. (11-2-08)

• Charles Prysby, a political science professor, was quoted in an Associated Press article about the role of third party candidates in presidential elections. (11-2-08)