The College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Office will support up to 10 undergraduate research or creative work assistantships in the spring and summer terms in 2026. These opportunities should provide training and hands-on research or creative work experience for undergraduate students. Students should work on a faculty-led research or creative project. Students should not… Continue reading…
The University is committed to the advancement of research and creative scholarship. The Research Assignment program rewards tenured faculty members who have demonstrated distinguished contributions to the University through a competitively-won award of either one semester at full salary or two semesters at half salary during which the faculty member… Continue reading…
All UNCG faculty, staff, and students are invited to participate in the Research and Application Webinar series, which is offered each semester. The Fall 2025 schedule is below. These are free 30 minute webinars about UNCG libraries research and its applications. They’re recorded and available on YouTube after the session… Continue reading…
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…
In the 2024-25 academic year, the College of Arts & Sciences Office of Research supported 25 UNCG students with nearly $25,000 in grants from the Dorothy Levis Munroe Research Fund. The fund was endowed by alumna Dorothy Levis Munroe ‘44 to support student research in the “natural and mathematical sciences.” … Continue reading…
“Microplastics have been found… I mean, everywhere. Soil, air, water — it’s everywhere,” says Christopher Pilgrim, a junior biology major and Munroe Research Award recipient. “And this is the thing that really captivates me: it doesn’t matter your demographic or socioeconomic status. This is affecting everybody.” Pilgrim says the danger… Continue reading…
Dr. Ayalew Osena, Associate Professor of Biology, has received a grant award from the University of Houston as part of a larger project funded by USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initative (AFRI). The project, Partnership: Elucidating biogeochemical cycling of Silicon to improve plant biomass, climate stress tolerance and CO2 sequestration,… Continue reading…
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies, Patricia A. Sullivan Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director of Graduate Studies in UNCG’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a new $80,000 grant from Ionic Pharmaceuticals as part of the company’s larger NIH SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant, “Treating Second-Degree Burn Wound Infections with… Continue reading…
Senior Lecturer Kim Cuny has received the 2025 UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the professional track category. The communication scholar, who examines storytelling and disability activism, has mentored many undergraduates through coursework, independent studies, and internships. She develops strong relationships with each of her students to help them succeed, and her students say her pedagogical approach empowers them to take risks.
Dr. Warren Vidar and Dr. Norman Chiu (Chemistry and Biochemistry) are Co-PIs on a new $150,000 Innovation Impact Grant from the NC Biotechnology Center. The grant will support the purchase of a new sensitive triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Dr. Vidar is the director of UNCG’s Mass Spectrometry Facility and Dr…. Continue reading…
