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Dr. Kaira Wagoner, a research scientist in UNCG’s Department of Biology, recently received an award from the University of Vermont to support the research project “Strengthening the quality and availability of locally adapted honey bee stock in Vermont.” This project is connected to a larger effort at the University of… Continue reading…

Dr. Kimberly Peterson, Associate Professor in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistery, has received new NSF funding from Optera LLP. The award will support research to improve measurement of honey bee colony disease and pest resistance. Such measures can inform selective breeding to strengthen honey bee colonies against disease and… Continue reading…

Dr. Joseph Santin, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, has been awarded more than $323,000 in continuation funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for his ongoing project, “Homeostatic plasticity mechanisms regulate behavior in vivo.” This award is part of… Continue reading…

Dr. Derek Krueger, the Joe Rosenthal Excellence Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, has won a residential fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. As a member of the Institute’s School for Historical Studies, Dr. Krueger will reside at the school and pursue his own… Continue reading…

Dr. Ramji Bhandari (Biology) has been awarded a new grant from NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) for his project, “Germline transmission of epigenetic alterations to offspring.” The grant, worth $1.5 M, is for five years. Bhandari, an Assistant Professor, is the Bernard-Glickman Dean’s Professor in the Department… Continue reading…

Dr. Ratnasingham Shivaji, the H. Barton Excellence Professor in Mathematics at UNCG, has received the University’s 2022 Research Excellence Award. Dr. Shivaji is an internationally known authority on classes of steady state reaction diffusion models known as “positone” and “semipositone” problems. Such models allow scientists to predict factors such as… Continue reading…

Dr. Rosemery Nelson-Gray has received funding from Guilford County Schools to provide mental health services for elementary, middle, and high school students at the Newcomers School. Dr. Susan Keane will collaborate on the project. Dr. Nelson-Gray has worked with students at the Newcomers School before. She also has a history… Continue reading…

Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry and Biochemistry) was recently awarded a grant for a new project: “Deciphering the phenotypic and genomic traits that underlie the evolution of pathogenicity differences among Aspergillus fumigatus and its close relatives.” The project, a collaboration with researchers at Vanderbilt University, is supported by $750,000 in federal… Continue reading…

UNCG’s Office of Research and Engagement will support 14 faculty-led projects during the 2021-2022 academic year through the New & Regular Faculty Internal Research Awards. This competitive funding program supports the initiation and advancement of research, scholarship, and creative activity. Individual faculty receive up to $5,000 and two or more… Continue reading…