Austin Moore Since 1914, UNC Greensboro’s Student Government Association (SGA) has made an impact on the campus community by serving as a voice for the student body. This year has presented an entirely new challenge for SGA: How can you engage and advocate for students during a socially-distanced semester? When senior political science… Continue reading…
This year, UNC Greensboro’s annual celebration of the Asian Mid-Autumn Festival went virtual. In a video posted to YouTube, UNCG artists and students from the Chinese Studies Program demonstrated a range of East Asian music, dance, language, and calligraphy skills. “We wanted students to feel the festive atmosphere from the… Continue reading…
When Xhenet Aliu, a UNC Greensboro professor of creative writing, published her 2018 novel “Brass,” it quickly garnered attention in the New York Times, New Yorker, O: The Oprah Magazine, and more. She won the Georgia Author of the Year prize in the “first novel” category. Bestselling authors like Celeste Ng… Continue reading…
On Tuesday, October 20 at 3 p.m., UNC Greensboro will welcome Joe Palca, an award-winning NPR science correspondent, for a Zoom talk titled “Once Upon a Time: Telling Stories about Science.” Palca has covered a range of science topics – from biomedical research to astronomy – during his journalistic career… Continue reading…
Each Friday this fall, the DUCK lab from UNC Greensboro’s psychology department will guide at-home craft projects for children aged 3 to 12 for their “Crafts & Conversation” video series. A new video can be found each Friday on the DUCK Lab’s Facebook page, the Greensboro Downtown Parks Facebook page… Continue reading…
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15-Oct. 15, and UNC Greensboro is hosting a variety of virtual events each week to celebrate the diverse histories, cultures, and contributions of the Hispanic and Latinx communities. The campus celebration kicked off Sept. 16 with a virtual Zumba class hosted by the Dept. of… Continue reading…
This academic year (2020-2021), 13 new tenure-stream faculty are joining the College of Arts & Sciences. They come to UNC Greensboro from across the the globe, bringing a diverse set of research experience – from Shaker dancing to geometry, German culture to parent-toddler communication. “We’re excited to welcome these impressive… Continue reading…
This semester marks a unique milestone for the Woods family: their fifth and youngest member, Benjamin, starts his first year at UNC Greensboro as a computer science major. He follows in the footsteps of his four older siblings: Tabitha ‘17, Philip ‘18, Sarah, a consumer apparel and retail studies major,… Continue reading…
On Monday, August 10, faculty and staff from the College of Arts & Sciences gathered over Zoom for the annual Beginning of the Year Celebration. Dean John Z. Kiss discussed the upcoming academic year and recent developments in CAS. Finally, department heads introduced new faculty members joining their departments Did… Continue reading…
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies describes himself as “pretty passionate” about fungi. That may be an understatement. “I could geek out about fungi for hours,” said the UNC Greensboro professor of chemistry and biochemistry. “You could argue that half of us wouldn’t be alive today if it weren’t for fungi.” Fungal cultures… Continue reading…
