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 communities in the region.
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.
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… Continue reading…
Dr. Huzefa Raja, a Research Scientist in the Oberlies Research Group in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has a received a one-year, $15,000 grant from the Indianapolis Zoo to study freshwater ascomycete fungi from submerged wood in aquatic habitats of Marion County, Indiana. The abstract below provides additional info…. Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) at UNC Greensboro is pleased to share that Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan, a UNCG professor of philosophy, has received the 2023 CAS Dean’s Award for the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusiveness, for his project, “The UNCG Prison Education Program.” Launched in September 2022, the… Continue reading…
UNCG’s College of Arts & Sciences invites you to its annual presentation of the Dean’s Award for the Promotion of Diversity and Inclusiveness. The 2023 award recipient is Dr. Jeffrey Kaplan, a UNCG professor of philosophy, for his development of the UNCG Prison Education Program. This program, which has set… Continue reading…
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… Continue reading…
