UNC Greensboro

Dr. Asha Kutty (Interior Architecture) received new funding from the City of Greensboro for the project “Magnolia House Virtual Reality Walk Through.” Dr. Regis Kopper is co-principal investigator on the project.

Dr. Tiffany Smith (Educational Research Methodology) received new funding from Purdue University for the project “OAERS evaluation for the SCALE Program (Microelectronics Workforce Development).” Dr. Ayesha Boyce is co-principal investigator on the project. Drs. Smith and Boyce, along with graduate students of the UNC Greensboro Office of Assessment Evaluation and… Continue reading…

Dr. Kaira Wagoner (Biology) received new funding from the National Science Foundation for the project “Exploring commercialization of a novel, pheromone-based tool for determining honey bee colony pest and disease resistance.” Despite numerous management and breeding interventions, the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor combined with the pathogens it vectors remains the primary biological threat to honey… Continue reading…

Chante Muller (Chemistry and Biochemistry) received new funding from the National Institutes of Health – National Research Service Award for the project “The Ionotropic Cannabinoid Receptor TRPV1.” Dr. Patricia Reggio is co-principal investigator on the project. This is an F31 fellowship project with the goal of understanding cannabinoid interaction with TRPV1, via computational (Dr. Patricia Reggio, UNC Greensboro) and experimental… Continue reading…

Dr. Colleen McGovern (School of Nursing) received new funding from The University of Rhode Island for the project “School-Based Asthma Therapy (SBAT) to Reduce Disparities in Childhood Asthma: Pragmatic Process & Program Implementation Evaluation.” The goal of this study is to conduct a Hybrid Type II implementation-effectiveness trial of the… Continue reading…

Dr. Stephen Sills (Center for Housing and Community Studies) received new funding from the E Pluribus Unum Institute for the project “Policy Scholar E Pluribus Unum Fund.” At the invitation of Donnie Charleston, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, E Pluribus Unum Fund, Dr. Sills will assist in the mission… Continue reading…

Dr. Dianne Welsh, Hayes Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship, and her co-authors received the Best Paper Award at the Small Business Institute Conference for their paper entitled, “The Role of Entrepreneurial Intentions in Developing Future Entrepreneurs.”

Dr. Shan Suthaharan (Computer Science) received new funding from the University of Pittsburgh, Prime: Shear Family Foundation for the project “AI-Based Virtual Twin System for Ophthalmology.” Virtual Twin System: The main goal of this project is to develop a virtual twin (or a digital twin) of a living human eye… Continue reading…

Dr. Ayesha Boyce (Educational Research Methodology) received new funding from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the project “BII-Implementation: GEMS: Genomics and eco-evolution of multi-scale symbioses.” Boyce, with assistance from staff and graduate students from the UNCG School of Education, will serve as the external evaluator and will obtain… Continue reading…

Dr. Yi Zhang (Mathematics and Statistics) received new funding from the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics for the project “Studying Material Transport in the Vortical Flow Using Direct Numerical Simulations: Lagrangian and Eulerian Approaches.” Dr. Ling Xu is co-principal investigator on the project. This project is a collaborative effort… Continue reading…