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STUDENTS EXCEL IN UNCG’S PRE-MEDICAL PROGRAMS

Three UNCG students converse in hallway with Professor Robin Maxwell

When students set their sights on medical school, veterinary school, or another health-related professional track, they’re in for years of studies, internships, and extracurriculars to prepare them for demanding careers. It’s a lofty goal that only a committed few can obtain, but at UNC Greensboro, students following these paths are finding unique guidance and opportunities that enable success in these rigorous programs.

The Last Lecture with Biology Professor Dr. Bruce Kirchoff

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The UNCG Alumni Office’s “Last Lecture” series returns with UNCG Biology professor emeritus Dr. Bruce Kirchoff. Join us on Friday, April 5 for a career retrospective with reflections on Dr. Kirchoff’s work and research. Bruce will talk about how the groups we participate in shape our consciousness and influence how we see … 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

Pre-Dentistry Students Make a Shining Impact in Guatemala

Group of people in scrubs in Guatemala in front of mountains

Students who want to pursue a medical specialty, like dentistry, can find opportunities that not only give them real world experience in their chosen field but fill their desire to serve. Over the winter break, members of the UNCG chapter of VAW Global Health Alliance visited Guatemala to work in a dental clinic.

UNCG Staff Member Featured on PBS’s ‘The NC Listening Project’

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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

Computer Science Colloquium By Dr. Jiangwen Sun

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Join the Computer Science Department for this presentation in their colloquium series! Dr. Jiangwen Sun will present, “Impact of different loss functions in training DNN for understanding regulatory roles of DNA sequence in DNA methylation.” Functonal genomic events, such as DNA methylation, regulate gene expression by moderating chromatin state, playing … Continued

RISE Network’s 2023 Steven Nils Ulosevich Speaker – Esther Ngumbi, Ph.D.

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  The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & The RISE Network are thrilled to present Dr. Esther Ngumbi, the RISE Network’s 2023 Steven Nils Ulosevich Speaker. Please note that Dr. Ngumbi will be giving a talk titled “Towards the Understanding of Microbe Conferred and Chemical-Mediated Plant-Insect Interaction” at a special … Continued