UNCG Classical Society Undergraduate Research Symposium
Explore fascinating research on the ancient Greek, Roman, and Mediterranean worlds as UNCG undergraduate students present their work at this free and open event!
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Wiley wins 2025 UNCG Research Mentor award – Pre-tenure Category
Assistant Professor Robert Wiley has received the 2025 UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the pre-tenure category. The psychologist, who examines the cognition of reading and writing, has mentored 35 undergraduate students in his Cognitive and Neural Science of Learning (CNSL) lab since he arrived at UNCG in 2019, through the PSY433 Research Experience course.
MUNROE STUDENT RESEARCHER SPOTLIGHT: FATIMA ELHORRY
Fatima Elhorry has loved being in the lab from the very beginning. The junior biology major and Dorothy Levis Munroe Student Research Award recipient grew up in Malaysia, where her father was completing his first PhD. As a child, she tagged along when he went to the lab. “I… Continue reading…
Oberlies Partners With Chemia Biosciences On NIH SBIR Grant
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 $50,000 grant from Chemia Biosciences, Inc., as part of the company’s larger NIH SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant, “Developing novel natural products from… Continue reading…
UNCG U-RISE Program Now Accepting Applications
The NIH-funded U-RISE program at UNCG is currently seeking applications from talented undergraduates for the 2024-25 cycle. The deadline for applications is January 31, 2025. Prospective applicants must be sophomores, majoring in science, in good academic standing (GPA of 3.0 or greater), with an interest in pursuing a graduate degree in… Continue reading…
Lab Specialists Smooth Out the Learning Curve at UNCG
Top-of-the-line lab equipment at UNC Greensboro takes students’ skills to the next level. This technology, and the labs where they’re stored, are carefully managed by experienced research specialists. It’s thanks to them that students and faculty can trust that equipment works the way it should, so that they gain meaningful knowledge each time they step into the lab.
UNCG Professors Help Moms Guide Girls’ Body Image Development
Drs. Janet Boseovski and Ashleigh Gallagher are experts in psychology, but their most recent book makes scientific concepts easy to digest for moms and girls of all ages, so they can cultivate healthy body image development before they’re even teenagers.
Hidden History: Archaeology Lab Uncovers Remains of Bosnian Refugee Village
On a research trip to the Middle East in the summer of 2023, students and faculty uncovered remains of a Bosnian refugee village – and tracked down their descendants. This year, undergraduate researchers continue to analyze findings from that dig in the lab.
UNCG Professor Studies Humor’s Place in Politics
Dr. Patrick Giamario, associate professor of political science, explores the evolution of political humor in his book “Laughter as Politics: Critical Theory in an Age of Hilarity.”
Dr. MINJEONG KIM Receives New NIH R25 Grant for summer research education
Dr. Minjeong Kim, an Associate Professor and Interim Chair of the Computer Science department, has received a $13,000 for an NIH grant led by UNC Chapel Hill for the proposal “Summer Research Education Program for Promoting Computational Neuroimaging Technology in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and AD-Related Dementias (ADRD).” The project is… Continue reading…