All university faculty should complete an annual Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosure form by September 30. The UNCG annual disclosure is required for all faculty (9 month, 12 month, and part-time), including adjunct faculty members and EHRA staff members. The disclosure form must be completed using the Cayuse Outside Interests … Continued
The CAS Office of Research is introducing the new Supplemental Innovative Research Fund (SIRF) to bolster the research activities of CAS faculty. Both tenure-track and professional-track faculty can seek support from SIRF. SIRF provides up to $800 to support research activity at any stage of the process. This money can … Continued
Dr. Ayalew Osena, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, has received a new 4-year, $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project: Collaborative Research: Deciphering the mechanisms of iron acquisition and accumulation in the underutilized ancient crop tef (Eragrostis tef). The Osena lab at UNCG … Continued
The Dorothy Levis Munroe Student Research Fund, managed by the College’s Office of Research, supports undergraduate and graduate students who conduct research in the natural and mathematical sciences. Endowed by alumna and lifelong educator Dorothy Levis Munroe ’44, the fund provides awards of up to $1000 to students working on research projects with faculty … Continued
To: Tenured Faculty, College of Arts & Sciences This year’s Research Assignment applications for 2025-2026 will be using the application form. The documents hyperlinked to this message provide detailed instructions on how the applications must be prepared and describe the College’s review process. Please follow these instructions closely. If you have … Continued
Dr. Levi Baker, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, is the lead Principal Investigator on a new, 3-year, $477,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Joining Dr. Baker as Co-PI’s on the project are Dr. Michael Kane, an Professor of Psychology, and Dr. Robert Wiley, an Assistant … Continued
Dr. Kimberly Komatsu, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, has received two new federal grants. A two-year, $183,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will support the project Collaborative Research: Revealing the vast diversity within the legume-rhizobia mutualism. This is a partnership with Harvard University, where UNCG is … Continued
Dr. Jazmin Graves Eyssallenne, an Assistant Professor in the African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) program, has won a Junior Faculty Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute of Citizens and Scholars. According to the Institute, “The Career Enhancement Fellows are exceptional scholars whose work broadens the range of perspectives … Continued
Dr. Sally Koerner (lead PI) and Dr. Kimberly Komatsu (Co-PI), both Associate Professors in the Department of Biology, recently received a $300,000 grant from the US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) for their 2-year project, “SEED Grant: Exploring the role of nutrient-based mutualisms in the … Continued
In the 2023-24 academic year, the College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research supported 20 UNCG students with nearly $20,000 in grants from the Dorothy Levis Munroe Research Fund. The fund was endowed by alumna Dorothy Levis Munroe ‘44 to support student research in the “natural and mathematical sciences.” … Continued