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A Spartan Family: Five siblings thrive at UNCG

Image of Benjamin, Sarah, Joy, Philip and Tabitha Woods

This semester marks a unique milestone for the Woods family: their fifth and youngest member, Benjamin, starts his first year at UNC Greensboro as a computer science major. He follows in the footsteps of his four older siblings: Tabitha ‘17, Philip ‘18, Sarah, a consumer apparel and retail studies major, … Continued


Biology alum battles on the front lines of COVID-19 pandemic

Person in full gown next to medical supplies

UNC Greensboro Biology alumna (1991) Dr. Tricia Dickens decided to leave her family farm in Idaho to offer her emergency medicine expertise on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City. The physician is currently working night shifts at a pop-up hospital on Roosevelt Island. “I knew I … Continued


A graduate’s journey: From the Appalachian Trail to the Aleutian Islands

McLenigan on the Appalachian Trail

Thomas Drennan McLenigan decided to apply to UNC Greensboro’s History MA program in an unusual place—while hiking the entirety of the Appalachian Trail. Now that he’s graduated with a concentration in Museum Studies, the adventure-seeker is headed to the Aleutian Islands in Alaska where he will work as the education outreach manager … Continued


CAS alumni, students, faculty win awards

Jo Leimenstoll and students

Alumni Dr. Denise Rangel Tracy (Mathematics and Statistics alumna) received the Association for Women in Mathematics’ (AWM) 2020 Service Award. This award recognizes her volunteer service in helping to promote and support women in mathematics through AWM. Hoping to reach audiences beyond the mathematical community, Tracy has led projects using … Continued


UNCG alum produces Oscar-nominated ‘1917’

still from the movie 1917

On February 9, John Hilary Shepherd, a UNC Greensboro (UNCG) alumnus and native of North Carolina, is hoping to add a big accomplishment to his collection: a credit on an Academy Award-winning movie. The WWI feature “1917,” which he developed with New Republic Pictures, is up for Best Picture. The … Continued