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ASHBY DIALOGUES EXPLORE GENDER IN “ZELDA” VIDEO GAMES
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 the late Warren Ashby, are
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UNCG BIOLOGY STUDY FINDS POPULAR CONSERVATION METHOD DAMAGES ECOSYSTEM
For over a century, fisheries and natural resource managers have bred native fish in captivity and then released them, en masse, into the wild. It’s a popular method for supporting commercially important or threatened populations: more than 2 billion captive-bred Pacific salmon were released in the U.S. in 2016 alone. Unfortunately, the 150-year-old practice may
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GAMING NETWORK BOLSTERS COMMUNITY AND SPARKS SCHOLARSHIP
From freshmen to tenured faculty, UNCG gamers bond over shared interests, exchange ideas, and bring scholarship to the broader community, thanks to the new Network for the Cultural Study of Video Gaming. Associate Director Dr. John Borchert says the network, known as the NCSV, was founded in fall 2021 with the goals of fostering scholarly research, education, and
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RACIAL RECONCILIATION AND THE DESIGN STUDIO
A new research project at UNCG aims to leverage VR tech and design skills to raise social justice awareness. Funded internally, the project brings members of UNCG’s interior architecture and computer science departments together with experts from the community. Professor Asha Kutty in UNCG Interior Architecture, Professor Regis Kopper in UNCG Computer Science, and Dr. Deborah Barnes,
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Augmented reality for first responders nets $1.8M grant
Dr. Regis Kopper has received $1.8 million in National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding to develop augmented reality (AR) interfaces for use by first responders.
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UNCG chemist receives competitive NSF LEAPS grant
Dr. Shabnam Hematian’s new NSF grant will catalyze both science and student research opportunities. Solar panels on a roof. Mitochondria in a cell. A pregnant mom’s connection to her growing baby. All around us – in our car batteries and inside our bodies – energy is transferred through chemical processes that utilize metal ions. And
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Dr. Neelofer Qadir named prestigious Career Enhancement Fellow
Dr. Neelofer Qadir, a UNC Greensboro professor of English, International and Global Studies, and African American and African Diaspora Studies, has been named a Career Enhancement Fellow by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. The Career Enhancement Fellowship, funded by the Mellon Foundation and administered by Citizens & Scholars, seeks to increase the presence of
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UNCG awarded first NSF major research instrumentation (MRI) grant
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at UNC Greensboro has been awarded the university’s first National Science Foundation (NSF) major research instrumentation (MRI) grant – totaling $642,892 – to install a high-powered micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) machine. The new X-ray based instrument, installed in March, will give scientists at UNCG and across the region the ability to
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New study shows the benefits of research in the classroom
A recent study from UNC Greensboro finds students learn more, gain confidence when ‘authentic’ research is part of the class design. Researchers at UNC Greensboro have released a study that finds college students learn more and gain more confidence when they perform authentic biological research, compared to traditional laboratory exercises that follow prescribed directions.
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UNCG English professor wins major NEH award
Dr. Christopher Hodgkins, a UNC Greensboro professor of English and director of the George Herbert Society – housed at UNCG – has been awarded a prestigious $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Hodgkins’ fourth NEH grant, the award will finance production of the three-volume book series, “George Herbert: Complete Works,” with
