Dr. Dianne H.B. Welsh, Hayes Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, was recently honored with the Legacy Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) at their national conference held virtually on October 29-30, 2020. “I am humbled and honored to be chosen by 25 entrepreneurship center and… Continue reading…
Erin Ellis Harrison (Speaking Center) has received the National Communication Association’s 2020 Preston Leadership Award. Harrison, the Center’s assistant director, has been honored for steering the organization’s Communication Center Section. She holds a faculty appointment in Communication Studies, and has been in her position at UNCG since 2011. The National… Continue reading…
Dr. Stacy Sechrist (NC Network for Safe Communities) received new funding from the Lexington Police Department for the project “Support of Lexington Police Department’s Offender Focused Domestic Violence Initiative-Year 2020-2021.” John Weil is co-principal investigator on the project. North Carolina Network for Safe Communities (NCNSC) has been the training/technical assistance… Continue reading…
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from Vanderbilt University for the project “Deciphering the phenotypic and genomic traits that underlie the evolution of pathogenicity differences among Aspergillus fumigatus and its close relatives.” Fungi are major contributors to human morbidity and mortality, but we still know little about… Continue reading…
Shawn O’Neal (Academic Achievement Center) co-authored “Learning in the Time of COVID-19: Providing Student Support from a (Social) Distance”. The research details how the Academic Achievement Center adjusted to the transition to online-only support at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Erin Morrison and Chris Dizon are co-authors on the… Continue reading…
Dr. Roy Schwartzman (Communication Studies) was interviewed on “Deceptive Political Advertisements” by WFDD-FM on October 19 as part of the NPR Fall Fund Drive. Listen to it here. Schwartzman authored the lead article in the special section of the journal, “Communication Education”, which is devoted to education during the COVID-19… Continue reading…
Dr. Stephen Sills (Center for Housing and Community Studies) received new funding from Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro for the project Greensboro COVID-19 Eviction Crisis Mediation Project.” Prior to COVID-19, half of renters (47.7%) in Greensboro were considered “cost-burdened,” spending more than 30% of their income on housing-related expenses (ACS… Continue reading…
Dr. Paul Davis (Kinesiology) received new funding from Cone Health System for the project “BELT Program (2020-2021).” The goal of this project is to continue operation of an ongoing sustainable exercise component of the Bariatric Surgery Program known as the Bariatric Exercise Lifestyle Transformation Program.
Dr. Arthur Murphy (Anthropology) received new funding from the NC DHHS Division of Social Services for the project “Recipe for Success.” Recipe for Success provides direct nutrition and obesity prevention education, social marketing, and policy, systems, and environmental change programs to individuals and households in Guilford, Rockingham, Randolph, Davidson, Davie,… Continue reading…
Kathelene Smith (University Libraries) received new funding from the State Library of North Carolina, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources for the project “Building Partnerships for Student Success.” Tammy Gruer is co-principal investigator on the project. North Carolina educators have a documented need for professional development resources to effectively find… Continue reading…
