Chamber music concert for inclusivity
January 21, 2020
CATCHFIRE COLLECTIVE will present a special chamber music recital Sunday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. “Dreamscapes: The Music of George Crumb” will be performed in the atrium of the Tew Recital Hall in the UNCG Music Building. Admission is free. Based in North Carolina’s Piedmont Triad, Catchfire Collective is a mixed chamber music … Continued
All are invited to masterclass and Q&A with Emmylou Harris
January 20, 2020
Roots music icon and UNCG alumna Emmylou Harris will present a masterclass and Q&A session hours before her big UNCG University Concert & Lecture Series performance. The masterclass event Friday, Jan. 24, will be held at 3-4:15 p.m. in UNCG Auditorium. The Emmylou Harris concert that evening is sold-out. The … Continued
In Memoriam: Sally Cone
January 20, 2020
Sally Lee Schindel Cone, a great supporter and friend of our university, died Jan. 17. An alumna, she earned her master’s in library education from UNCG in 1972. She served on the UNCG Board of Trustees from 1985 to 1993, and she and husband Alan Cone in 2012 received the UNCG … Continued
Five Greensboro-based community organizations receive first-ever UNCG funding
January 17, 2020
Five innovative Greensboro-area community organizations have just received special recognition and funding support from UNCG, the first of its kind from the University. UNCG’s Department of Communication Studies, the host institution for the National Communication Association’s Center for Communication, Community, Collaboration, and Change (CCCC), has awarded a total of $20,000 … Continued
Traci McMillian will be Student Health Services medical director
January 16, 2020
Dr. Traci McMillian has been named the new UNC Greensboro Student Health Services medical director. McMillian earned her B.S. in Biology from Duke University and medical degree from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. She has been board certified in Family Medicine since 2001 and gained 11 years of … Continued
Chancellor Gilliam on MLK Day
January 14, 2020
We find our way to UNCG from all over the state, the country, and the world. We come from a vast array of backgrounds and have different lived experiences. Yet, together, we become part of one Spartan community, with respect for each other, a belief in the unique value of … Continued
Dr. Deborah Lekan
January 14, 2020
Dr. Deborah Lekan (Nursing) received new funding from the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses for the project “Frailty Risk Using EHR Nursing Data for ICU Transfer and Mortality.” The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of a Frailty Risk Score (FRS) derived from nursing flowsheet data in the electronic health … Continued
Dr. Zhiyong Yang
January 14, 2020
Dr. Zhiyong Yang (Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality & Tourism) received new funding from from the North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center for the project “Faculty Liaison Grant.”
Dr. Kenneth Gruber
January 14, 2020
Dr. Kenneth Gruber (The Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships) received new funding from the Greensboro Housing Coalition for the project “Build Health Challenge 3.0 Collaborative Cottage Grove. “It is becoming widely recognized that it is important to identify social determinants of health as both causal and ameliorative factors affecting the … Continued
Dr. Sat Gupta
January 14, 2020
Dr. Sat Gupta (Mathematics and Statistics) received new funding from the National Science Foundation for the project “REU Site at UNC Greensboro in Complex Data Analysis using Statistical and Machine Learning Tools.” The REU project aims to provide 10-week sophisticated training in Complex Data Analysis using statistical and machine learning tools to … Continued