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
Dr. Zhenquan Jia, Professor of Biology, has received a new $300,000 grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture for his proposal, “Exploration of bioactive components in Hawaiian mamaki tea with potential to modulate vascular inflammation.” The two-year project is a collaboration with the University of Hawaii and … Continued
Dr. Kaira Wagoner, a research scientist in the Department of Biology, has received a new $10,000 grant from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC) for her proposal “Development of a Beekeeper-Friendly Assay to Quantify Honeybee colony Grooming Behavior.” More info about this project can be found in the abstract … Continued
Dr. Jonathan Chekan, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a new $1.1M award from the NIH’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences for his proposal “Bioinformatic Guided Discovery and Characterization of New RiPP Natural Products.” The grant will support new work in the Chekan … Continued
On May 1, Dr. Stuart Marcovitch became the interim Associate Dean for Research in the College of Arts of Sciences. A Professor of Psychology, Dr. Marcovitch has been at UNCG for 20 years. He co-directs the D.U.C.K Lab (Development and Understanding of Children’s Knowledge), where his research focuses on how … Continued
Each year, the CAS Office of Research supports faculty members’ international travel through our International Travel Fund. The program provides up to $1,000 in matching funds for tenured or tenure-track faculty to travel abroad for research or conference presentations. (Faculty on phased retirement are eligible for reduced match of $500.) … Continued
UNCG’s Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) has announced new indirect cost rates. These rates should be used for all new grant proposals with a start date of July 1, 2024 or later, and are based on UNCG’s new federally-negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, dated March 26, 2024. These rates will … Continued