“Microplastics have been found… I mean, everywhere. Soil, air, water — it’s everywhere,” says Christopher Pilgrim, a junior biology major and Munroe Research Award recipient. “And this is the thing that really captivates me: it doesn’t matter your demographic or socioeconomic status. This is affecting everybody.” Pilgrim says the danger… Continue reading…
Dr. Ayalew Osena, Associate Professor of Biology, has received a grant award from the University of Houston as part of a larger project funded by USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initative (AFRI). The project, Partnership: Elucidating biogeochemical cycling of Silicon to improve plant biomass, climate stress tolerance and CO2 sequestration,… Continue reading…
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies, Patricia A. Sullivan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director of Graduate Studies in UNCG’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a new $80,000 grant from Ionic Pharmaceuticals as part of the company’s larger NIH SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant, “Treating Second-Degree Burn Wound Infections with… Continue reading…
Newly published research from UNCG biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean and colleagues shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and braincase to conserve energy during winter months.
Senior Lecturer Kim Cuny has received the 2025 UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the professional track category. The communication scholar, who examines storytelling and disability activism, has mentored many undergraduates through coursework, independent studies, and internships. She develops strong relationships with each of her students to help them succeed, and her students say her pedagogical approach empowers them to take risks.
Dr. Warren Vidar and Dr. Norman Chiu (Chemistry and Biochemistry) are Co-PIs on a new $150,000 Innovation Impact Grant from the NC Biotechnology Center. The grant will support the purchase of a new sensitive triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Dr. Vidar is the director of UNCG’s Mass Spectrometry Facility and Dr…. Continue reading…
Dr. Sally Koerner, associate professor of biology, received the Early Career Research Excellence Award for her transformative scholarship in grassland ecology.
The College of Arts & Sciences International Travel Fund (ITF) provides funding for tenured and tenure-track faculty to conduct research abroad or present at an international conference. The fund makes matching awards of up to $1000. Since July 2024, the college’s Office of Research has supported international travel by several… Continue reading…
Assistant Professor Robert Wiley has received the 2025 UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the pre-tenure category. The psychologist, who examines the cognition of reading and writing, has mentored 35 undergraduate students in his Cognitive and Neural Science of Learning (CNSL) lab since he arrived at UNCG in 2019, through the PSY433 Research Experience course.
Fatima Elhorry has loved being in the lab from the very beginning. The junior biology major and Dorothy Levis Munroe Student Research Award recipient grew up in Malaysia, where her father was completing his first PhD. As a child, she tagged along when he went to the lab. “I… Continue reading…
