Leerkes receives the senior research excellence award for her scholarship on parenting and infant development, while Koerner receives the early career award for her research in grassland ecology.
The psychologist examines the cognition of reading and writing. Since arriving to UNCG in 2019, he has mentored 35 undergraduate students in his Cognitive and Neural Science of Learning lab through the PSY433 Research Experience course.
The inaugural ResearchCon includes classics such as the Graduate Research Showcase and the Undergraduate Research Expo, as well as talks about AI, funding, and how to take advantage of new UNCG initiatives.
Greensboro has its own patch of prairie, thanks to the hard work of UNCG faculty, staff, and students. Controlled burns are part of the regular maintenance to get new wildflowers to bloom.
The kinesiologist, who examines factors motivating physical activity engagement, has mentored 54 undergraduates in independent studies at UNCG.
Dr. Derek Skillings investigates goal-directed behavior in collective entities, like biofilms and corals – and scores the largest grant in the department of philosophy’s history.
The BRIGHT Institute launched today with a Critical Materials Symposium. The new institute will focus on battery research innovation, next-generation energy harvesting technologies, and workforce preparation.
Sandra Shultz, director of UNCG’s Center for Women’s Health and Wellness, will earn a patent from the U.S. government for a GMetric3D Knee Joint Laxity Testing Apparatus. The device is intended to help reduce the number of ACL injuries, particularly among female athletes.
With $1.4 million in NIH funding, Dr. Maryanne Perrin is comparing human milk samples from hundreds of milk bank donors around the world, to better understand this important first food for vulnerable preterm infants.
Biology’s Dr. Bryan McLean and his collaborators discovered the Snake River Plains ground squirrel in southern Idaho.
