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Dr. ART murphy receives award from NC DHHS to continue “Recipe For Success”

Dr. Art Murphy, Professor in the Department of Anthropology, was awarded a new contract with the NC Department of Health and Human Services to continue funding the long-running “Recipe for Success” program. The one-year contract, for $1.04 million, will support the program’s on-going efforts to improve nutrition education in low-income … Continued


GUPTA WINS THOMAS UNDERGRAD RESEARCH MENTOR AWARD

Sat Gupta

Professor Sat Gupta, a statistician whose research interests include survey sampling and biostatistics, has received the 2024 UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the tenured category.


CAS End-Of-Year Celebration

End of Year Celebration graphic overlayed on picture Foust Building

Faculty, staff, and friends of the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) are invited to the College’s annual End-of-Year Celebration! In addition to honoring this year’s retirees, we will announce recipients for the following awards: Dean’s Award for the Promotion of Diversity and InclusivenessCollege Teaching Excellence AwardsCollege Staff Excellence AwardsCollege … Continued


Dr. AyAlew OSena Awarded new Grants FROM NSF AND NCA&T

Dr. Ayalew Osena, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology, recently received 2 new grant awards. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Osena a four-year, $818,000 grant for the project “Boosting Agrobacterium-mediated transformation efficiency in the orphan crop tef (Eragrostis tef) for trait improvement.” This project involves research at … Continued


Dr. Maia Popova Receives New NSF Grant To reform Chemistry Lab Instruction

Dr. Maia Popova and Dr. Mitchell Croatt have received a new five-year, $967,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore ways to improve chemistry instruction and student learning in laboratory courses. The project — Broadening Instructional Innovation in the Chemistry Laboratory through Excellence in Curriculum Development — is a … Continued


Chemistry Department, Professor Honored For Military-Friendly Practices

Chemistry Department group shot

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


DAN YASAKI RECEIVES THE EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD

Dan Yasaki

Dr. Dan Yasaki will tell you mathematics is a study of patterns. His students, peers, and superiors in the College of Arts and Sciences saw a pattern of incredible education at UNC Greensboro, which led to him receiving the UNC Board of Governors Excellence in Teaching Award for the 2022-23 year. Their evaluations and … Continued