Dr. Diya Abdo (Center for New North Carolinians) received new funding from Guilford County for the project “CARES Community Centers COVID-19 Response.” Due to significant increase in requests for case management (from existing CNNC clients and referrals at Community Centers which are in COVID-19 Guilford County hotspots) because of the… Continue reading…
Dr. Christopher Rhea (Kinesiology) received new funding from the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the project “INVestigating traIning assoCiated blasT pAthology (INVICTA).” The majority of combat injuries sustained during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan (OEF and OIF) were associated with explosive blast events and head trauma, including traumatic brain… Continue reading…
Dr. Nir Kshetri (Bryan School) has been ranked as the number one blockchain researcher by the management journal, “IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.” Not only is Dr. Kshetri ranked as first among the top contributing authors, UNCG ranks second in the list of top contributing institutions. More information on the… Continue reading…
Dr. Prashant Palvia (Bryan School) recently published a new book entitled, “The World IT Project: Global Issues in Information Technology” with World Scientific Publishing. The book enables management and staff to formulate business and IT-related policies and strategies. Likewise, it allows policymakers, governments, and vendors to address important issues at… Continue reading…
Dr. Blair Wisco (Psychology) is the recipient of an Award for Outstanding Contributions to Trauma Psychology from Division 56 of the American Psychological Association! This award recognizes Psychologists in the early stages of their careers who have shown outstanding achievement or who have made outstanding contributions to the study of… Continue reading…
Dr. Brett Carter (Student Affairs) received new funding from the University of North Carolina System Office for the project “Collegiate Recovery Community.” Recovery is “a process of change though which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential” (SAMHSA 2012). UNCG’s… Continue reading…
Dr. Zhenquan Jia (Biology) received new funding from the NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the project “Novel carbon nanodots for modulation of OxLDL mediated inflammation and inhibition of atherosclerosis. Dr. Norman Chiu and Dr. Jianjun Wei are co-principal investigators on the project. “ Vascular inflammation and its… Continue reading…
Catina Chestnut (Moss Street Partnership School) received new funding from Reidsville Area Foundation for the project “State of the Arts Report for Reidsville’s Public Schools.” This research is a joint effort between the Moss Street Partnership School and Rockingham County Schools to conduct a needs assessment of public educational arts… Continue reading…
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from Luna Innovations Incorporated for the project “STTR: Scaled Melanin Production to Enable Advanced Materials.”
Dr. Nadja Cech (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from the University of California Santa Cruz for the project “The Center for High Content Functional Annotation of Natural Products.”
