Dr. Kaira Wagoner (Biology) received new funding from Project Apis m. for the project “Hydrocarbon-induced immune priming to improve honey bee colony Varroa-resistance.” The health of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) is declining despite the pollinator’s significant contribution to global food security. The primary threat to honey bee health is… Continue reading…
Dr. Yirong Mo (Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering) received new funding for the project “Zoetis – Mo-Student Support.”
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from Project Apis m. for the project “Understanding the effects of commercial pollen substitutes and microalgae-based prebiotic diet additives on the honey bee gut microbiome and metabolome.” Beekeepers have become reliant on pollen substitute (PS) diets as landscapes shift to agriculturally… Continue reading…
Dr. Christine Murray (Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships) received new funding from UNC Chapel Hill for the project “Examining the Black Box: A Formative and Evaluability Assessment of Cross-sectoral Approaches for Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence.” This project is a subaward with UNC-CH researchers to conduct research sponsored… Continue reading…
Beth Thrift (SERVE Center) received new funding from the NC Department of Public Instruction for the project “21st Century Community Learning Centers 2021 Summer Mini Grant.” The 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) Program is authorized under Title IV, Part B, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of… Continue reading…
Dr. Charles Egeland (Anthropology) received new funding from the National Science Foundation for the project “Archaeology Program Full Proposal: A Network Approach to Magdalenian Social Landscapes.” Jing Deng and Minjeong Kim are co-principal investigators on the project. The Magdalenian of western Europe (ca. 20,000 to 14,000 years ago) witnessed the creation… Continue reading…
Dr. Bridget Johnson (SERVE Center) received new funding from the NC Department of Public Instruction for the project “Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) Schools Innovative Partnership Grant (IPG) Review.” The SERVE Center will conduct reviews of the Innovative Partnership Grant (IPG) competition for Cohort II to be conducted in the… Continue reading…
Dr. Sat Gupta (Mathematics and Statistics) has been elected as a member of the International Statistical Institute. Dr. Gupta is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. He earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Delhi (1977) and a Ph.D. in Statistics from Colorado State University (1987). He joined… Continue reading…
Dr. Jane He (Teacher Education and Higher Education) received new funding from the Department of Defense National Security Agency for the project “STARTALK: Integrating Content, Culture and Language for Student Wellbeing.” The program offers 90-hour professional development for 15 K-12 Chinese teachers from public, private, and heritage language schools in… Continue reading…
Dr. Yarneccia Dyson (Social Work) has been awarded the Council on Social Work Education Early Career Faculty Service and Leadership in Social Work Education Award. Dyson received a unanimous vote for this award, which is the highest honor for early career faculty in Social Work Education. The award recognizes a social work educator with fewer… Continue reading…
