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DEMOCRATIC BACKSLIDING AND BREAKDOWN IN CENTRAL AMERICA

A free lecture by Dr. Jorge Vargas of Programa Estado de la Nación, Costa Rica Join us for this free lecture in UNC Greensboro’s 2023-24 Harriet Elliott Lecture Series, hosted by the Department of Political Science. Dr. Jorge Vargas is the director of the State of the Nation Program in… Continue reading…

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DEMOCRACY IN CRISIS

A free lecture by Dr. Keith Gåddie of Texas Christian University Join us for the first lecture of UNC Greensboro’s 2023-24 Harriet Elliott Lecture Series, hosted by the Department of Political Science. Dr. Keith Gåddie is the Hoffman Chair of the American Ideal and a professor of political science at… Continue reading…

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By the Book: Lisa Tolbert, “Beyond Piggly Wiggly”

UNC Greensboro Professor of History Lisa C. Tolbert dives into the popularization of self-service grocery stories in her new book, Beyond Piggly Wiggly: Inventing the American Self-Service Store (University of Georgia Press). She will be in conversation with J. David Gwynn, UNCG Libraries and founder of the Groceteria website. Free program. Signing to follow with copies available… Continue reading…

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CAS students travel the globe over summer

Trips to London, Cádiz, and Rome. Research experiences in Tanzania, Israel, Mongolia, and the prairies of Kansas. Conferences in Illinois and Indiana. This summer, students in the College of Arts & Sciences expanded their knowledge, experience, and worldviews through faculty-led travel across the globe. See where their travels took them: … Continue reading…

Dr. Neelofer Qadir named prestigious Career Enhancement Fellow

Dr. Neelofer Qadir, a UNC Greensboro professor of English, International and Global Studies, and African American and African Diaspora Studies, has been named a Career Enhancement Fellow by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. The Career Enhancement Fellowship, funded by the Mellon Foundation and administered by Citizens & Scholars, seeks… Continue reading…

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UNCG awarded first NSF major research instrumentation (MRI) grant

An interdisciplinary team of scientists at UNC Greensboro has been awarded the university’s first National Science Foundation (NSF) major research instrumentation (MRI) grant – totaling $642,892 – to install a high-powered micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) machine. The new X-ray based instrument, installed in March, will give scientists at UNCG and across… Continue reading…

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New study shows the benefits of research in the classroom

A recent study from UNC Greensboro finds students learn more, gain confidence when ‘authentic’ research is part of the class design.   Researchers at UNC Greensboro have released a study that finds college students learn more and gain more confidence when they perform authentic biological research, compared to traditional laboratory… Continue reading…

Virtual Reality brings the past to life at Magnolia House

Combining design, history, and computer science, UNC Greensboro is bringing a piece of important local history to life.   Members of UNCG’s Interior Architecture and Computer Science departments recently teamed up to create a virtual reality (VR) tour of the historic Magnolia House as it would have appeared in the 1950s…. Continue reading…