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…
UNCG’s International Programs Center will host the “Fulbright Festival of Opportunities” on March 21 from 4-6 PM in the EUC Alexander Room. The event is geared for faculty but students are also welcome. Hear from current and past Fulbright recipients and learn about the varied programs Fulbright offers.
This presentation in the Ashby Dialogues Series explores how African American thinkers uncovered the history of African-descended peoples in Asia, especially India, and conceptualized the study of Blackness and race as global phenomena. Presented by Shobana Shankar, a professor of history at Stony Brook, State University of New York.
Jennine Capó Crucet is a novelist, essayist, and screenwriter. She’s the author of three books, including the novel Make Your Home Among Strangers, which won the International Latino Book Award, was named a New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice book, and was cited as a best book of the year by NBC Latino, the Guardian, the Miami Herald, and other venues
The Blues of Achilles is a set of original songs composed by Joe Goodkin for guitar and vocals that tell the story of the Iliad through the eyes of the characters: Achilles, Patroklus, Briseis, Helen, Priam, and more. The performance evokes the original oral tradition of epic bards that stretches… Continue reading…
UNC Greensboro’s commitment to developing a pipeline that streams students into profitable jobs in the video game industry now includes reaching into high school classrooms.
UNCG Scholastic Esports Alliance and the Network for the Cultural Study of Videogaming (NCSV) has partnered with SparkNC to provide on-demand learning experiences for high school students designed by UNCG professors.
Dr. Corey D.B. Walker (Wake Forest University): ” ‘On Earth As It Is’: On Ethics and the Environment in the Age of the Anthropocene” The North Carolina Epsilon Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s oldest undergraduate honor society, is pleased to welcome Dr. Corey D.B. Walker, Dean… Continue reading…
When interpreting another person, it is a good policy to try to interpret their words as charitably as possible. Dr. Adam Rosenfeld will lead an open discussion about the idea that engaging in a playful sort of make-believe is the best way to do this. What does that mean? Is… Continue reading…
Join Dr. Lynne Lancaster (Ohio University) for a lecture on how Roman concrete and engineering know-how built a Mediterranean empire. Hosted by the Department of Classical Studies and AIA Triad Society. Free and open to the public.
Join the Classical Studies Department for a lecture from Dr. Tedd Wimperis (Elon University) on communities, ethnicity, and cultural memory in Virgil’s Aeneid. Free and open to the public.
