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What’s new in the College of Arts & Sciences?
For the 2022-23 academic year, the College of Arts & Sciences is pleased to announce a number of new additions and changes, including new programs of study, new department heads, and improved student and faculty spaces. Read more about these changes: New Programs of Study Computer Science PhD Program: UNC Greensboro’s computer science PhD program starts
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Explore career opportunities in the College of Arts & Sciences
The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) is the largest and most diverse academic unit at UNC Greensboro, encompassing the arts, humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and mathematics. Explore a range of opportunities to join this hub of intellectual activity and collaboration: Program Associate – African American & African Diaspora Studies Program Administrative Support Associate
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This summer, read a book by a UNCG faculty member
Are you searching for a book to read this summer – one that will test your knowledge, challenge your perspective, or offer beautiful lyrics and prose? Look no further than this list of 24 books published by faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences over the past year. Maybe you’re looking for a book
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For 13 years, UNCG’s DREAM Camp has helped kids with their social skills
Where can children who struggle with social skills go for the prototypical summer camp experience? Where can parents be sure their child won’t be bullied, where counselors are therapeutically trained to help children who have trouble regulating their emotions? The answer – for the past 13 years and counting – is UNC Greensboro’s DREAM Camp.
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UNCG Psychology Clinic to host DREAM Camp
UNC Greensboro’s Psychology Clinic will host a day camp for children and adolescents with social skill and friendship challenges, including but not limited to those with high functioning autism. DREAM Camp aims to enhance campers’ social and friendship skills while providing developmentally appropriate life skills training. Campers also participate in enjoyable camp activities, including arts
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UNCG Psychology lab seeks participants aged 5 to 10
A children’s psychology lab at UNC Greensboro is seeking participants aged 5 to 10 to join two virtual studies. The projects focus on children’s perceptions of people who are smart, wealthy or powerful, and are conducted by doctoral students in UNCG’s Development and Understanding of Children’s Knowledge (DUCK) Lab. These projects provide fun, safe activities
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DUCK Lab, Downtown Parks offer crafts for kids
Each Friday this fall, the DUCK lab from UNC Greensboro’s psychology department will guide at-home craft projects for children aged 3 to 12 for their “Crafts & Conversation” video series. A new video can be found each Friday on the DUCK Lab’s Facebook page, the Greensboro Downtown Parks Facebook page or at www.greensborodowntownparks.org. Parents can
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Clinical psychology program awarded $2 million grant
UNC Greensboro’s Department of Psychology has been awarded a five-year, $2.15 million Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The grant aims to recruit, retain, and support the training of clinical psychologists from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter primary care settings and medically underserved communities. The ultimate goal is to diversify
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Study targets disparities in mental health care access
In the age of smartphones, social media, and information overload, mental health has become top of mind for many of us. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic and so many people experiencing increased precarity and uncertainty, mental health is even more of a public health concern. But not everyone has access to much needed mental health
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Faculty use humor, creativity to connect with students online
A professor wears a different Hawaiian shirt for each organic chemistry lecture he uploads online. Another professor dances flamenco for her Spanish students. A psychology instructor uses her own four-legged friend to demonstrate “Pavlov’s dog” theory of classical conditioning. Within one week, UNC Greensboro transitioned 98 percent of its classes online to prevent the spread
