UNCG in the News - November 2009

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• Anthropology's Dr. Carlina de la Cova was profiled by the News & Record for her work with local law enforcement to identify skeletal remains. (11-30-09)

• WFMY wrote a story about UNCG's new major in entrepreneurship. The major, approved earlier this month by the UNC Board of Governors, will launch in January 2010. (11-25-09)

• Mark Schumacher, who works in the Reference and Instructional Services Department of Jackson Library, was featured in a segment on Fox 8, WGHP. The 61-year-old Schumacher plays ultimate with the UNCG club team. (11-23-09)

• Dr. Andrew Brod was quoted in a News & Record story about consumer and retailer expectations for Black Friday and holiday shopping. (11-22-09)

• The Landlord Tenant Dispute Program, a partnership between the City of Greensboro Human Relations Department and the UNCG Program in Conflict Studies and Dispute Resolution, was highlighted in a story in the News & Record. (11-21-09)

• WFMY profiled Dr. Carlina de la Cova, an assistant professor of anthropology, who led the efforts to help identify skeletal remains found outside Greensboro. "Every bone tells a story," she said. "Every skeleton has a story to tell, and the key is looking at that skeleton and hearing what the skeleton says." (11-19-09)

• Members of UNCG's Department of Anthropology assisted the Guilford County Sheriff's Department collect skeletal remains found in Guilford County Nov. 17, WFMY reported. (11-18-09)

• Research by Dr. Christopher Rhum, a professor in the Bryan School, linking health and economic conditions was mentioned in an article published by the Free Lance Star of Fredericksburg, Va. (11-15-09)

• News & Record columnist Jeri Rowe wrote about Pulitzer Prize-winner Sonia Nazario, the author of "Enrique's Journey," and UNCG's All Campus Read. Nazario came to campus Nov. 16. (11-15-09)

• The News & Record ran a front-page story about the opening of a Salvation Army store designed by interior architecture students at UNCG. Provost David Perrin called the store a “shining example of what students can do when they combine service with learning.” (11-13-09)

• The Conference on African American Culture and Experience, sponsored by the UNCG African American Studies program, was featured in an article in the Carolina Peacemaker. (11-11-09)

• Dr. Cheryl Lovelady, a professor of nutrition, was quoted in a New York Times story about how breastfeeding can help new moms lose weight. (11-11-09)

• Dr. Andrew Brod, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research in the Bryan School of Business and Economics, was quoted in a WXII story about the measures merchants were taking to promote their holiday sales. (11-9-09)

• The Associated Press wrote about the Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership and Learning (WELL) conference co-sponsored by the Bryan School of Business and Ecoomics, resulting in coverage in Newsday and on WUNC (11-7-09.

• Keith McCrary, associate director of UNCG’s student health services, spoke to the News & Record for a story about people who fear getting a seasonal flu shot. He explained that this is a new experience for many college students. “They’ve never seen this kind of a mass vaccination before,” he said. “So they’re a bit skeptical.” (11-6-09)

• A blog post on the web site of U.S. News & World Report lauded UNCG's College Bound Sisters, a pregnancy prevention program for younger sisters of teen mothers. (11-5-09)

• The News & Record highlighted the African American Studies Program's fall Conference on African American Culture and Experience in an article exploring the 100th anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The article also quotes the program's director, Dr. Tara T. Green. (11-2-09)