Most of us probably know how to turn on our cell phone’s airplane mode. But do parents who constantly text their young adult children need to get their phones out of “helicopter mode”? In recent years, concerns about overparenting — or “helicopter parenting,” as it’s sometimes called – have been… Continue reading…
H. Barton Excellence Professor Ratnasingham Shivaji was awarded the 2022 UNCG Senior Research Excellence Award for his accomplishments in differential equations research as well as his lengthy record as a teacher and academic mentor. He is known as a passionate educator who burns the midnight oil working with students. This… Continue reading…
In the 2022-2023 academic year, the College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research supported 16 undergraduate students with more than $12,000 in grants from the Dorothy Levis Munroe Undergraduate Research Fund. The fund was endowed by an alumna, Dorothy Levis Munroe, who graduated as a chemistry major from UNCG… Continue reading…
Last fall, the College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research supported several undergraduate students with grants from the Dorothy Levis Munroe Undergraduate Research Fund. Munroe, who graduated as a chemistry major from UNCG in 1944, was a high school teacher and became the first woman to serve on the… Continue reading…
Alyssa Young, a PhD student in Biology working with Dr. Sally Koerner, has been awarded a prestigious Predoctoral Fellowship from the US Department of Agriculture. The award, which is for three years and totals $180,000, provides a stipend, tuition, and funds for travel and research supplies. Young’s project is titled,… Continue reading…
Each year the CAS Office of Research sets aside funding to support international travel by our faculty. The CAS International Travel Fund provides up to $1000 to faculty members who travel abroad to present research and scholarship at academic gatherings or to conduct research. To access these funds, faculty must… Continue reading…
Last fall, the College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research supported several undergraduate students with grants from the Dorothy Levis Munroe Undergraduate Research Fund. Munroe, who graduated as a chemistry major from UNCG in 1944, was a high school teacher and became the first woman to serve on the… Continue reading…
Dr. Kimberly Petersen, an Associate Professor in the department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a new $1.5 M NIH grant to fund UNCG’s U-RISE program for the next five years. The U-RISE program — formerly called the MARC U-Star program — seeks to increase the percentage of underrepresented students… Continue reading…
Dr. Sally Koerner, an Associate Professor in the department of Biology, has received a “Flash Grant” from the NC Biotechnology Center (NCBC) for her proposal: Legume-rhizobia symbiosis as a tool to enhance restoration success and long-term sustainability of longleaf pine savanna forestry. The one-year, $27,500 grant will provide resources for… Continue reading…
In the kingdom of Hyrule – the main setting for “The Legend of Zelda” video game series – the hero Link explores dungeons, mountains, underwater cities, and even gender. The College of Arts and Sciences is exploring the link to queerness in “Zelda” with their recurring Ashby Dialogue series. The dialogues, named after… Continue reading…
