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2024 UNCG Research Magazine is Now Available Online

An ambitious obesity study following kids from the womb to preschool, the art of Disney, social entrepreneurship improving lives across NC, cosmodernism, and chiggers and ticks and sand flies (oh my!). Explore our wide-ranging impact in the 2024 issue of UNCG Research magazine.

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UNCG Students Make a (Teeth) Shining Impact in Guatemala

UNC Greensboro students traveled to the beaches of Guatemala for winter break, but it wasn’t to just take in the sunshine. The group visited the country to learn more about dentistry and help others through a dental clinic.

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UNCG Center Helps Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

Many youth entangled with the juvenile justice system have experienced trauma and related behavioral and emotional challenges. The CYFCP’s NC Juvenile Justice Behavioral Health Partnerships help these youth and their families access to behavioral health treatment – with the hope of halting further interactions with the justice system.

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UNCG Student-Athletes Give Back At Gateway

UNCG student-athletes are putting in the work on and off the field. Three times a week, the Spartans visit Gateway Education Center to help the students start their day right.

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A Force for Youth and Families

UNCG’s Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships has improved lives across North Carolina for 28 years. Interventions make a deep impact thanks to a commitment to evidence-based research, strong partnerships, and guidance from community members with lived experiences with the issues CYFCP programs tackle.