Christina Endres (SERVE Center) received new funding from the Indiana Department of Education for the project “McKinney Vento Liaison Certification.” The SERVE Center staff will develop an online training course for the Indiana Department of Education to provide professional development for all McKinney Vento district liaisons. This online course will… Continue reading…
Dr. Diya Abdo (Center for New North Carolinians) received new funding from the Department of Homeland Security for the project “Triad Naturalization Application and Education Services Collaborative.” Betsy Jenson is co-principal investigator on the project. In partnership, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Center for New North Carolinians (CNNC)… Continue reading…
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from Washington State University for the project “Natural Product-Drug Interaction Research: The Roadmap to Best Practices.” Dr. Nadja Cech is co-principal investigator on the project. As natural products (NP) sales increase, the risk of adverse NP-drug interactions (NPDIs) increases, yet the… Continue reading…
Retired UNC Greensboro faculty member Michael Parker has been awarded 2020 Thomas Wolfe Prize, an award honoring distinguished authors in memory of fiction writer Thomas Wolfe. More info at https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2020/10/university-thomas-wolfe-award-feature-1008.
Dr. Cerise L. Glenn (Communication Studies) is the new incoming president of the Organization for the Study of Communication, Language, and Gender (OSCLG). This position entails the terms of vice-president, president, and past-president. More information at https://osclg.org/about-us/current-board-members.
Dr. Sherine Obare (Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering) received new funding from the Georgia Institute of Technology/Primary: National Science Foundation for the project “NNCI: Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC).” The Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC) is a partnership between two southeastern nanotechnology centers along the I-85 corridor with complementary… Continue reading…
Dr. Edna Tan (Teacher Education and Higher Education) received new funding from the Trustees of Boston University for the project “Developing a Network to Coordinate Research on Equity Practices and Cultures in STEM Maker Education.” The RCN: Developing a Network to Coordinate Research on Equity Practices and Cultures in STEM… Continue reading…
Dr. Brian Robinson (University Libraries) received new funding from the Association for the Study of African American Life and History for the project “’No Longer Yours’: Contextualizing and Emphasizing Freedom Seekers of North Carolina.” Funding will support the development of a digital textbook that highlights the lives and conditions of… Continue reading…
Dr. Stephen Sills (Center for Housing and Community Studies) received new funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the project “Interdisciplinary Research Leaders (IRL) Cohort 5 – Investigating Community Social Action to Identify, Remediate, Evaluate, and Sustain an Environmental Justice Initiative.” Dr. Sandra Echeverria is co-principal investigator on the… Continue reading…
Dr. Eric Grebing (SERVE Center) received new funding from Westat, Inc. for the project “Data Visualization System, Tableau Training and Support, for Westat’s Support of 21st Century CCLC.” SERVE will co-design a system of interactive data dashboards with Westat to support the management of and generate insight from Westat’s school… Continue reading…
