Harvard professor will speak on Vladimir Putin, Russian politics
January 26, 2020
Thursday, February 6, the Weatherspoon Art Museum will host Dr. Timothy Colton, professor of Government and Russian Studies at Harvard University. He will discuss contemporary Russian politics under Vladimir Putin, both the challenges and the potential for change going into the future. The presentation will be 7:30 p.m. in the … Continued
Starfish news and reminders Spring 2020
January 26, 2020
Starfish technology is now available to all instructors, advisors, academic support staff, and students for the spring semester. Starfish is an early-alert system that allows UNCG to take a more holistic approach to student success. Starfish allows instructors, advisors, and other staff members to track student progress and remain in … Continued
Nursing students learn skills for treating homeless
January 24, 2020
In November, UNC Greensboro School of Nursing seniors took part in a simulation designed to test their ability to interact with homeless patients. Clinical Assistant Professor Crystal Lamb and Clinical Instructor Sandra Blaha facilitated the simulation. They designed a setting for the students and the actors portraying the homeless patients … Continued
Newsmakers: Harris and Deal
January 21, 2020
Whether researchers with timely insights or students with outstanding stories, members of the UNCG community appear in print, web and broadcast media every day. Here is a sampling of UNCG-related stories in the news and media over the last week: Emmylou Harris returns to her roots at UNCG. The article … Continued
Dr. Eric Grebing
January 21, 2020
Dr. Eric Grebing (SERVE Center) received new funding from RTI International for the project “Tableau Training and Support for RTI Center for Education Services.” SERVE will provide customized professional learning to Research Triangle International Center for Education Services team members on basic data management for and creation of data visualizations in Tableau. … Continued
Dr. Stacy Sechrist
January 21, 2020
Dr. Stacy Sechrist (NC Network for Safe Communities) received a continuation of funding from the Lexington Police Department for the project “Support of Lexington Police Department’s Offender Focused Domestic Violence Initiative.” Dr. John Weil is principal co-investigator on the project. North Carolina Network for Safe Communities (NCNSC) has been the training/technical assistance … Continued
Dr. Stephen Sills
January 21, 2020
Dr. Stephen Sills (Center for Housing and Community Studies) received new funding from the Reinvestment Fund, Inc./Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for the project “Invest Health Greensboro Supplemental Funds for Technical Assistance, Site Visits, and Learning Exchanges.” Safe and affordable housing can act as an upstream “prescription” for asthma. Greensboro is presently … Continued
Dr. Paul Knapp
January 21, 2020
Dr. Paul Knapp (Geography, Environment, and Sustainability) received new funding from UNC Wilmington for the project “Next Generation Optogenetics for Vision Restoration.” This research project will investigate fire history at the Nichols Preserve, a rare, old-growth piedmont longleaf pine ecosystem undergoing restoration. Researchers will examine fire scars in remnant longleaf-pine stumps … Continued
Call for nominations: Provost Student Excellence Awards
January 21, 2020
Lloyd International Honors College invites nominations for the 2020 Provost Student Excellence Award, which is conferred each spring at the Student Honors Convocation. This award is the highest academic honor given to undergraduates at UNCG. Lloyd’s Honors Council celebrates the most outstanding of UNCG’s undergraduate students by selecting the winners … Continued
David Giddens, Fred Chappell, and Marty Barber recall Emmylou Harris era
January 21, 2020
By the time Emmylou Harris arrived at UNCG in 1965, a tiny bit of a folk scene seemed to be emerging on campus. An increasing number of UNCG students were playing guitar and singing, in the era of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Odetta, the Seegers and Peter, Paul, and Mary. … Continued