Learn Instagram, Twitter at brown bag tutorial Feb.6
January 8, 2020
UNCG boasts a lively community of Twitter and Instagram users – see some examples below – but these popular apps can be intimidating for “newbies.” Faculty and staff who want to learn the basics of these platforms are invited to a brown bag tutorial on Thursday, Feb. 6. The tutorial … Continued
Dr. Kimberly Kappler-Hewitt
January 8, 2020
Dr. Kimberly Kappler-Hewitt (School of Education) received a continuation of funding from the University of Kansas for the project “Equity Leadership in High Need Schools.” UNC Greensboro will partner with SWIFT Education Center to support development of Equity Leaders through the SWIFT Education Center Equity Leadership program. The partners will provide coordination … Continued
Dr. Carrie Rosario
January 8, 2020
Dr. Carrie Rosario (Public Health Education) has been appointed by Governor Roy Cooper to the North Carolina Institute of Medicine as a member at-large. She currently serves as a member of the North Carolina Institute of Medicine’s Healthy North Carolina 2030 Task Force. Her research interests relate broadly to addressing tobacco-related health … Continued
Women's basketball vs. ETSU in Fleming
January 8, 2020
UNCG Women’s Basketball will host ETSU Thursday, January 9, at 7 p.m. in Fleming Gym. The Spartans will be competing in the fifth of their current seven game homestand, looking to deliver their fifth straight victory, and their eighth straight when playing at home. The UNCG Women’s Basketball team is 11-4 and off … Continued
Youth can enjoy Dance Clinic, Cheer Clinic
January 8, 2020
Dance Clinic:UNCG Athletics will host its annual Dance Clinic on Saturday, January 11. The youth dance clinic willtake place from 12-2 p.m. with the UNCG Women’s Basketball game taking place at 4 p.m. It’s $25 per participant (Participant gets a t-shirt, admission to the game, and will perform at halftime). … Continued
CW's top stories last year – and looking ahead to 2020
January 8, 2020
What a year it was. UNCG was rated No. 1 in social mobility among all the state’s universities, by US News and World Report (see here). The new UNCG app was launched – and was selected by Modo Labs as one of the most innovative campus apps. (If you haven’t … Continued
Newsmakers: Ricketts, Cuda, Pubantz, School of Music, Watts, K-9
January 8, 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: Billy Ricketts’ (Class of ‘42) life and career was featured … Continued
"Hop into History': Greensboro saloons and state's beer history
January 8, 2020
Are you curious about what the saloon scene in Greensboro was like during Prohibition? Well hop on down to the “Hop Into History” pop-up exhibition at Oden Brewing on Thursday, January 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. Hosted by UNC Greensboro Special Collections & University Archives, Well Crafted, and Eden … Continued
Joy Everhart
January 8, 2020
Joy Everhart (Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships) received new funding from Guilford County Partnership for Children for the project “Equity in the Earliest Years Program.” Dannette McCain is a co-principal investigator on the project. There is a critical need for addressing social issues as early as infancy and toddlerhood. In … Continued
Dr. Anne Hershey
January 8, 2020
Dr. Anne Hershey (Biology) received new funding from North Carolina State University for the project “The Impact of Antibiotics on Stream Nitrate Removal via Denitrification.” In this project, microcosm experiments will be performed to evaluate the effects of an antibiotic mixture on denitrification in stream sediments.