News
Leadership Change in College of Arts and Sciences
January 16, 2024
Dr. John Z. Kiss has accepted a leadership position at the Florida Institute of Technology. Effective April 20, Dr. Amy Adamson will serve as interim dean.
UNCG Staff Member Featured on PBS’s ‘The NC Listening Project’
January 8, 2024
Imagine sitting around a conference table with seven other people from North Carolina who have different backgrounds and political viewpoints from you. Could you find common ground? Would you argue? Would you learn something? This is exactly the situation in which Lee Griffin, UNC Greensboro biology research specialist, found herself during a weekend … Continued
Lauded Writer and Emeritus Professor Fred Chappell Is Remembered
January 8, 2024
Fred Chappell, one of North Carolina’s most celebrated writers, has died at age 87. He taught at UNC Greensboro for 40 years, joining in 1964. More than anyone, he made the UNCG MFA in Creative Writing program one of the finest in the nation. His poetry, essays, and novels … Continued
Chemistry Department, Professor Honored For Military-Friendly Practices
December 20, 2023
UNC Greensboro continues to be recognized for its support of military-affiliated students. Recently, the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was honored with the Seven Seals Award by the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), recognizing their departmental support of members of the U.S. National Guard and Reserve. In … Continued
In Memoriam: Dr. Kimberlianne Podlas
November 30, 2023
It is with great sadness we share that Dr. Kimberlianne Podlas, professor and head of UNC Greensboro’s Media Studies Department, died on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, in Greensboro.
Class of 2023: Dana Broadus, Writer, Explorer and Scholar
November 28, 2023
Growing up in the small town of Clayton, North Carolina, Dana Broadus was already dreaming of exploring faraway places and writing the stories of the characters she met there. But she had no idea how her world would expand once she became a Spartan. By the time Broadus was considering college, she had already published a book.
Chemistry Ph.D. Student and Army Reservist Finds His Way at UNCG
November 8, 2023
Garett Barto is not your traditional college student. On top of managing the demanding schedule of a PhD student in UNCG’s Chemistry and Biochemistry Department, he also currently serves as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserves. So when he’s not in the lab researching the deadly bacteria Bacillus anthracis … Continued
New Biology Research Will Help Better Predict the Health and Sustainability of ‘Grassy’ Ecosystems
October 13, 2023
Newly published research from UNCG Biology’s Dr. Kevin Wilcox and colleagues will help scientists better predict how global changes – such as droughts, fires, and heat waves – will impact the health and sustainability of the Earth’s grassy ecosystems. The article, published October 10, 2023, in Global Change Biology, provides … Continued