Shawn O’Neil (Academic Achievement Center) presented a keynote address at the second-annual Tutor Alliance Spring Conference, sponsored and hosted by CUNY’s Bronx Community College, on April 30, 2021. The keynote address focused on ways to find, and grow, a professional learning community in a virtual environment, in line with this year’s conference… Continue reading…
James Fisher (School of Theatre) has two forthcoming second-edition books: The Historical Dictionary of Contemporary American Theater, 2nd edition (two volumes), due June, 2021, from Rowman & Littlefield; and The Theater of Tony Kushner: Living Past Hope, 2nd edition, due September, 2021, from Routledge.
Dr. Stephen Sills (Center for Housing and Community Studies) received new funding from Guilford County for the project “COVID19 Vaccine Health Messaging.” Dr. Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Dr. Erica Payton Foh, Dr. Kenneth Gruber, and Dr. Robert Strack are co-principal investigators on the project. Coronavirus is a highly infectious disease and… Continue reading…
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from the National Institutes of Health – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for the project “Anti-Malarial Drug Leads from Fungi.” This project targets the discovery of anti-malarial drug leads from a library of fungal cultures.
Dr. Kaira Wagoner (Biology) received new funding from the Arista Bee Research Foundation for the project “Unhealthy Brood Odor Assay Trials, Arista Bee Foundation.” Despite numerous management and breeding interventions, the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor combined with the pathogens it vectors remains the primary biological threat to honey bee (Apis mellifera) health. Hygienic behavior, the ability to detect, uncap, and… Continue reading…
Dr. Erica Payton Foh (Public Health Education and Center for Housing and Community Studies) received new funding from RAO Community Health for the project “Community Needs Assessment: Vaccine Confidence, Acceptance, and Health Messaging in African American Communities.” Dr. Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Dr. Kenneth Gruber, Dr. Stephen Sills, and Dr. Robert… Continue reading…
Dr. Denisa Jashari (History) received new funding from Duke University for the project “Latin American Riots, Rebellions, Revolutions.”
Dr. Christine E. Murray (Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships) received new funding from The Edward M. Armfield, Sr. Foundation for the project “Promoting Infant and Toddler Early Development through Music in Guilford County through Kindermusik Programming and Resources.” The UNC Greensboro Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships… Continue reading…
Lois Barnes Vinson (University Libraries) received new funding from the State Library of North Carolina for the project “Locks & HygenX™ Vray Portable UV Sterilizers.” This project will focus on COVID-19 risk mitigation materials.
Dr. Kimberly Petersen (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for the project “Stereoselective Synthesis of Biologically Relevant Heterocycles via Brønsted Acid Catalysis.” The goal of this proposal is to generate innovative strategies for the asymmetric preparation of different heterocyclic motifs, including N-containing compounds, that contain a chiral center. Realization… Continue reading…
