The Journey to Medicine – Preparing for Medical School and a Life of Service
Featured Speaker: Rebecca Hayes, M.D. Open to public.
UNC Greensboro
New Drugs for Bad Bugs: Discovery of Next-generation Antibiotics
Featured Speaker: Nitin A. Patil, Ph.D. It is open to public.
Skeptical Chemists (UNCG Chemistry Club): Chemistry Demonstrations
Join us outside of the Sullivan Science Building (weather permitting) for chemistry demonstrations.
UNCG SACNAS Chapter: Chemistry Demonstrations
Join us outside of the Sullivan Science Building (weather permitting) for chemistry demonstrations.
CAS Research Spotlight: Dr. Nicholas Oberlies Receives USDA Grant to Advance Honeybee Health Research
“Just like humans, bees get viruses too,” says Dr. Nicholas Oberlies, who was recently awarded a grant from the USDA Agricultural Research Service to study natural compounds that could help prevent viral infections in honeybees. “Deformed wing virus, for example, leads to bees that are non-productive and eliminated from the… Continue reading…
Growing buildings in space: UNCG, Luna Labs test fungi as construction material for moon, Mars
With funding from NASA, UNCG chemistry professor Dr. Nicholas Oberlies investigates possibilities for supporting construction in places other than Earth.
Petersen receives new American Chemical Society grant
Dr. Kimberly Petersen, a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and director of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarships, and Creativity Office (URSCO), has received a new $125,000 grant award from the American Chemical Society’s Petroleum Research Fund. The project is titled “Development of Novel Insertion Reactions into 1,2-Oxazetidines to… Continue reading…
Oberlies collaborates on NASA grant to develop fungal bricks for space
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies, the Patricia A. Sullivan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a new grant from Luna Labs as part of a new NASA STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) grant. The project — “Extraterrestrial Fungal Brickworks” — will seek to “develop and… Continue reading…
Opportunity, Discovery & Growth: Inside UNCG’s Undergraduate Research Fellows Program
“You don’t have to know everything. Just take the first step. Whether you go to graduate school or into the workforce, research helps you develop so many skills. It’s not just for future academics – it’s for anyone who wants to grow.”
Duffy, Wagoner Awarded NCInnovation Grants
Dr. Liam Duffy (Chemistry and Biochemistry) and Dr. Kaira Wagoner (Biology) have each received new R&D grants from NCInnovation, a public-private partnership designed to accelerate and commercialize innovative research emerging from North Carolina’s universities. Duffy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the founder of… Continue reading…