Four students from UNC Greensboro were named fellows in the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
The oldest fellowship of its kind, the NSF GFRP is awarded to only 16 percent of applicants and supports outstanding graduate students who have demonstrated the potential to be high-achieving scientists and engineers.
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
Through a new course, UNCG biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean is helping students make sense of biodiversity data.
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
Dr. Kaira Wagoner, a research scientist in the Department of Biology, has received a new $39,000 grant from Project Apis m. for her proposal, “Identification of hygiene-associated protein markers to improve selection for honey bee pest and disease resistance.” Project Apis m. is a non-profit that funds honey-bee research in … Continued
The American Association of Geographers has named Dr. Selima Sultana as a 2024 AAG Fellow. The AAG Fellows program applauds geographers who have made significant contributions to advancing geography. A professor in the department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability, Dr. Sultana is the first UNCG faculty member to receive the … Continued
This Friday, May 3, Daniel Araya will join the Class of 2024 in UNC Greensboro’s commencement ceremony. Since his second year, the biology major has conducted biotechnology research in Dr. Ayalew Osena’s lab as a prestigious National Institute of Health (NIH) MARC fellow. His research has been actively supported by the Alice Ashton Bruton Endowment Fund and the MARC program.
Dr. Kevin Wilcox (Biology) has received a new award from the National Science Foundation for the project “IntBIO COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Integrating trait diversity across hierarchical scales to predict biological resilience in an era of extreme environmental change.” Dr. Wilcox, who joined the UNCG faculty last year, began the project at … Continued