Dr. James Anderson and Rachele Riley will elevate their research during their trips to Vietnam and Scotland respectively. Riley will advance water and letterform design research in Scotland through a Fulbright award. Anderson will translate a document important to Southeast Asian history.
“Just like humans, bees get viruses too,” says Dr. Nicholas Oberlies, who was recently awarded a grant from the USDA Agricultural Research Service to study natural compounds that could help prevent viral infections in honeybees. “Deformed wing virus, for example, leads to bees that are non-productive and eliminated from the… Continue reading…
During the 2025–26 academic year, the College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research awarded nearly $18,000 in grants from the Dorothy Levis Munroe Research Fund to support the work of 18 UNCG students. Established through a gift from alumna Dorothy Levis Munroe ’44, the fund promotes student research in… Continue reading…
The College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research has announced the inaugural recipients of the Jerome Evenson Research Award and the Harriet Evenson Visiting Scholars Award.
CAS is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026-27 Ignite Transdisciplinary Research Fund (IRF) recipients. The inaugural call for proposals seeking collaborative research projects received 28 proposals from across UNCG academic units.
Knapp receives the senior award for research advancing the frontiers of biogeography and climatology, while Adams receives the early career award for groundbreaking scholarship in rhetoric, composition, and writing studies.
Dr. Jessica Caporaso in the Department of Psychology has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the professional track faculty category.
The College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office is launching a radio show dedicated to showcasing faculty research. The show will air on UNCG’s student-run campus radio station, WUAG 103.1 FM, on Tuesdays, 11 AM – 12 PM. Called Research T at the G: Arts and Sciences and Every Thing In Between,… Continue reading…
Dr. Jennifer Feather, Professor and Head of the English Department, is lead principal investigator on a new $7000 award from the Humanities Action Lab to support the continuing work of The Community Placemaking Action Lab (CPAL). Feather works with collaborators Dr. Lalenja Harrington (Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations) and Dr…. Continue reading…
Dr. Kimberly Petersen, a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and director of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarships, and Creativity Office (URSCO), has received a new $125,000 grant award from the American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund. The project is titled “Development of Novel Insertion Reactions into 1,2-Oxazetidines to… Continue reading…
