Drs. Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher are experts in psychology, but their most recent book makes scientific concepts easy to digest for moms and girls of all ages, so they can cultivate healthy body image development before they’re even teenagers.
On a research trip to the Middle East in the summer of 2023, students and faculty uncovered remains of a Bosnian refugee village – and tracked down their descendants. This year, undergraduate researchers continue to analyze findings from that dig in the lab.
Dr. Patrick Giamario, associate professor of political science, explores the evolution of political humor in his book “Laughter as Politics: Critical Theory in an Age of Hilarity.”
Dr. Minjeong Kim, an Associate Professor and Interim Chair of the Computer Science department, has received a $13,000 for an NIH grant led by UNC Chapel Hill for the proposal “Summer Research Education Program for Promoting Computational Neuroimaging Technology in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD).” The project is… Continue reading…
Dr. Jonathan Chekan, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a new LEAP grant from the National Science Foundation for his proposal “LEAPS-MPS: Engineering and Evolution of Copper-Dependent Enzymes for Targeted Peptide Cyclization.” LEAP-MPS stands for Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical… Continue reading…
Dr. Anne Parsons, an Associate Professor in the Department of History, has received a new $17,000 grant from the NC Department of Cultural and Natural Resources for her proposal, Limits of Freedom. The grant is part of the America 250 NC program which aims to support statewide projects in 2026… Continue reading…
Dr. Ayalew Osena, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, has received a new 4-year, $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for his project: Collaborative Research: Deciphering the mechanisms of iron acquisition and accumulation in the underutilized ancient crop tef (Eragrostis tef). The Osena lab at UNCG… Continue reading…
Dr. Levi Baker, an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, is the lead Principal Investigator on a new, 3-year, $477,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Joining Dr. Baker as Co-PI’s on the project are Dr. Michael Kane, an Professor of Psychology, and Dr. Robert Wiley, an Assistant… Continue reading…
With a $1.5 million state grant, UNCG faculty are leading a unique research effort to explore how complex molecules found in living organisms, such as fungi, could be used to engineer more environmentally friendly energy systems.
“People have been looking at natural products for centuries for medicinal applications,” said Dr. Shabnam Hematian, Bernard-Glickman Dean’s Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. “We believe that can be done for energy, too.”
Dr. Kimberly Komatsu, an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, has received two new federal grants. A two-year, $183,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will support the project Collaborative Research: Revealing the vast diversity within the legume-rhizobia mutualism. This is a partnership with Harvard University, where UNCG is… Continue reading…
