UNCG in the News - October 2009

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• The John Gamble Dance Company won the 2009 Readers' Choice Award for Best Dance Company from Go Triad. A faculty member at UNCG since 1985, Gamble has created more than 70 dance works, which have been performed throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe.

• Dr. Erick Byrd, a faculty member in the Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, and his students analyzed data collected during an Aug. 19-22 motorcycle rally in Mount Airy. They estimated that attendees of the Harley Owners Group (HOG) event spent more than $350,000 in the town. Byrd's analysis was covered in an article in The Mount Airy News. (10-23-09)

• The News & Record's weekly entertainment publication, Go Triad, has a preview of UNCG Theatre's "Evil Dead: The Musical," which opens Oct. 23. (10-21-09)

• The Richmond County Journal ran a story about high school students taking classes online. Three students at Richmond Senior High School are taking classes through UNCG's Early College program, and 48 have expressed interest in doing so next semester, according to the article. (10-21-09)

• Dr. Laurie Kennedy-Malone, a professor in the School of Nursing, was quoted in a News & Record article on the practice of using pretend patients to help train future healthcare professionals. (10-20-09)

• News & Record columnist Jeri Rowe wrote about Arthur “Buddy” Gist, the Greensboro man who gave UNCG the trumpet Miles Davis played on “Kind of Blue.” That 2001 gift helped put UNCG's jazz studies program on the map. Today, faculty and alumni of the School of Music are helping Gist, whose health is failing. On Oct. 6, professor John Salmon became Gist's legal guardian. (10-18-09)

• A story in the News & Record about the UNC system's plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 includes quotes from Jorge Quintal, associate vice chancellor for facilities, and Anna Marshall-Baker, an associate professor of interior architecture. “The real challenge is how do you take a campus of 18,000 students and turn it into a model of sustainability?” Marshall-Baker said. (10-14-09)

• Research by about the bone density of breastfeeding mothers by faculty members Laurie Wideman and Cheryl Lovelady was the subject of an item on Booster Shots, the Los Angeles Times' health blog. (10-13-09)

• Greensboro's zoning commission has approved plans to build apartments at Elm Street and Cornwallis Drive. Construction of the apartments would require demolition of a house designed in 1957 by students at Woman’s College of North Carolina (now UNCG). “I can say with great authority that this is a one-of-a-kind house,” associate professor of interior architecture Patrick Lee Lucas told the News & Record. (10-13-09)

• Roy Schwartzman, professor of Communication Studies, was interviewed by WFMY FOX 8 for a Buckley Report story about public apologies by politicians and celebrities. (10-12-09)

• A 25-year-old partnership between the UNCG School of Nursing and the Greensboro Housing Authority to run clinics for the elderly poor was the subject of a column by Jeri Rowe in the News & Record. In addition to helping those in need, the nursing students who volunteer at the clinics learn about the human side of health care. “Nursing is more than just giving a shot,’’ nursing faculty member Jacqueline DeBrew said. “It’s really getting to know people. It’s that old-fashioned approach. Just one on one.’’ (10-11-09)

• Allen Johnson, editorial page editor for the News & Record, wrote a column about the dangers of texting while driving. He wrote about the experience of Mark Schulz, an associate professor of public health education, who was nearly killed when a car smashed into his bike in March 2008. The driver was texting. (10-11-09)

• An article in the News & Record reported on efforts to curb violations of alcohol laws on and near the UNCG campus. The article includes comments from Marcus Graves, a UNCG police officer; Jamie Herring, UNCG police chief; and Mary Hummel, director of housing and residence life. (10-10-09)

• Dr. Christopher Ruhm, a health economist in the Bryan School, was quoted in a Science American article on the effect economic recessions have on health. (10-10-09)

• "With These Hands: The Story of An American Furniture Factory," a documentary by associate professor of media studies Matt Barr, was the subject of an article in the Raleigh News & Observer. The film documents the final days of the Hooker Furniture manufacturing plant in Martinsville, Va. (10-9-09)

• The Chapel Hill News covered the results of the fourth annual UNCG Center for Women's Health & Wellness JV Field Hockey Tournament in Greensboro. Each year the tournament raises awareness of a different women's health issue. This year the focus was on heart health. (10-7-09)

• The African American Studies Program gave students a chance to gain first-hand insight into the legal profession by hosting a roundtable discussion with several judges Monday, Oct. 5. The discussion was covered by News & Record editorial writer Doug Clark and the Carolina Peacemaker. (10-6-09)

• Dr. Ruth DeHoog, professor and head of the Department of Political Science, talked to WFDD for a segment about primary elections for Greensboro City Council. Despite record turnout for last year's presidential election and a bumper crop of candidates, she predicted low voter turnout. (10-5-09)

• Dr. David A. Cook, professor and head of the Department of Media Studies, wrote an opinion piece published in the Triad Business Journal on the need for film programs on all campuses in the UNC system. Paid registration is required to read the entire article. (10-2-09)