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Africa and the Future of Global Research | Research And Engagement Let’s explore how Africa is shaping the future of global research! Join us for a compelling conversation with Dr. Elsie S. Kanza, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania. This talk will explore ...

Dr. Elsie S. Kanza, ambassador for the United Republic of Tanzania, will deliver a thought-provoking presentation about Africa and the future of global research at 2 P.M. that day in the Union Square Auditorium. 📣 @uncg.edu

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UNCG-Developed Engagement Platform Wins Research Impact Award | Research And Engagement Collaboratory®, the UNCG-developed platform for tracking higher education engagement has won the 2025 ARIS Impact Innovation Award.

Collaboratory®, a pioneering engagement-tracking platform developed at UNC Greensboro in 2011, has won the 2025 ARIS Impact Innovation Award for its innovative approaches to research engagement and translation.

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Libraries, For Your Health Dr. Noah Lenstra's "Let's Move in Libraries" initiative is inspiring libraries in America and around the world to boost healthy living in their communities, as part of the growing library health movem...

💪 Looking to get fit? Try your local library!📚

Dr. Noah Lenstra’s Let's Move in Libraries initiative is inspiring libraries across the U.S. and around the world to boost healthy living in their communities.

Learn more at 🔗 researchmagazine.uncg.edu/2025-issue/l...

UNCG brings gardening, local foods to early childhood | Research & Engagement UNCG program collaborates with teachers, parents, and students to create gardens at Guilford County child care centers, and connects them with local farmers, to promote healthy living from early child...

The @UNCG Farm to ECE program brings gardening and local foods to child care centers, to promote healthy living from early childhood onward.

It's just one of @uncghhs's EQuIPD programs supporting early child care educators in Guilford County!

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UNCG is using input driven research to support service members on and off the battlefield The institute identifies three pillars critical to supporting service members and their families, with each one tailored to their individual experience.

Great video on @wxii.bsky.social 🗞️ about @uncg.edu's new Institute for the Convergence of Optimized Methods for Military Advances and National Defense, iCOMMAND 🛡️

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UNCG-Developed Engagement Platform Wins Research Impact Award | Research & Engagement Collaboratory®, the UNCG-developed platform for tracking higher education engagement has won the 2025 ARIS Impact Innovation Award.

We're so pleased to share that Collaboratory®, the pioneering higher education engagement-tracking platform developed at @uncg.edu, won the 2025 ARIS Impact Innovation Award.The award recognizes novel approaches to research engagement and translation.

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“Be able to communicate your research in an effective way, and that does not mean using all the fancy terminology. Be able to put it in simple terms in a simple way that still gets your message across. It’s having a conversation.”

- Kaela Pena '25 in Dr. Ader's lab took 1st in STEM at the Expo

Wellness on a Budget: How sensory spaces can support the mental health of students and teachers - School Construction News Sensory spaces are designed to stimulate or soothe the senses to facilitate relaxation and create a sense of calm.

In the news 🗞️ -> @uncg.edu's Interior Architecture's Dr. Amanda Gale and alum Lisa Williams's study on the impact of multi-sensory spaces on student stress and anxiety in School Construction News

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2025 Fellowship Recipient Announced – North Carolina Humanities North Carolina Humanities has awarded a 2025 summer Fellowship to Dr. Amy Vetter, Professor at UNC Greensboro for her research project “The Writing Lives of Teens.” This research project explores seve...

Congrats to Dr. Amy Vetter in @uncg.edu Teacher Education and Higher Education on receiving a 2025 NC Humanities summer Fellowship for her work investigating the writing habits of teens. ✒️

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NICER team group photo at the second retreat, showing researchers gathered together, reflecting collaboration and progress in energy research.

Grateful for a productive and energizing second #NICER retreat! Exciting research progress, meaningful collaboration, and a team truly coming together to drive impact. #NatureInspiredSolutions #EnergyResearch ⚡️🌱✨🔋☀️

States of repair: The role(s) of state government in shaping urban highway removal in New York state Cities across the U.S. are now reconfiguring and/or removing urban highways to enhance quality of life, promote economic development, and address the severe racial and economic disparities and envi...

The role of state government in urban highway removal: congrats to @uncg.edu's Dr. John Stehlin in Geography, Environment, and Sustainability & his colleague Dr. Lemir Teron at @howard.edu on their new pub in the Journal of Urban Affairs.

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UNCG School of Nursing Dean Debra Barksdale stands next to the School of Nursing's staircase

UNCG's Dr. Hemali Rathnayake stands next to a battery tester

ICYMI 📣: @uncg.edu faculty Dr. Hemali Rathnayake in Nanoscience and Dean Debra Barksdale at the School of Nursing were honored by the Triad Business Journal as two of their 2025 Outstanding Women in Business. 🏆

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In the news 🗞️ --> Dr. Sandra Shultz and her newly patented device to help prevent ACL injuries in female athletes on @myfox8.com

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NC works to expand availability of donor breast milk as demand rises Premature birth rates and health benefits drive a statewide push to boost breast milk donations and increase hospital and outpatient access.

In the news 🗞️ --> Dr. Maryanne Perrin discusses human milk banking with @nchealthnews.bsky.social

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For Goldwater Scholar, Solutions to Antibiotic Resistance Could Stem from Trees | UNC Greensboro Wofford collected beech tree samples to look for a weapon against highly contagious, antibiotic resistant viruses commonly known as "superbugs."

Janae Wofford is joining the fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Going into her senior year, with the help of a Goldwater Scholarship, Wofford will study an American Beech tree which may provide answers to deadly “superbugs.”

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Opportunity to grow - UNCG Research Magazine When she became interested in nutrition and sustainability, Johleen Gourdine decided to give college a second try. Now she’s graduating with uncommon nutrition research experience and plans to pursue ...

When she became interested in nutrition & sustainability 🥗 🌱, @uncg.edu undergrad Jahleen Gourdine decided to give college a second try. Now, she’s graduating with uncommon research experience and plans to pursue a master’s degree. researchmagazine.uncg.edu/2025-issue/o... @uncghhs.bsky.social

Therefore we are: diving into the behavior of symbiotic organisms - UNCG Research Magazine UNCG's Dr. Derek Skillings investigates goal-directed behavior in symbiotic groups – collective entities such as biofilms and corals – with a large grant from the Templeton Foundation.

Philosopher Derek Skillings investigates goal-directed behavior in collective entities, like corals 🪸 – and recently received the largest grant in the history of @uncg.edu's philosophy department thanks to project funding from @templetonfdn.bsky.social

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Active Girls Healthy Girls Camp Shows Movement for Joy | School of Health and Human Sciences Our camp provides adolescent girls with a safe and exciting environment to try new activities and learn ways to overcome possible barriers to physical activity

We love educating and empowering young women! Our Center for Women's Health and Wellness recently hosted a camp during spring break for 60 girls to learn fun sports activities, the importance of well-being, and how to improve their food consumption in a tasty way.
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New UNCG Research Shows Southern Shrews Shrink in Winter | College of Arts & Sciences Newly published research from UNCG biology professor Dr. Bryan McLean and colleagues shows that the masked shrew, a small, mole-like mammal found in the Appalachian Mountains, shrinks its body and bra...

"Hate the cold? Try shrinking your skull!" – Advice from a southern shrew. 🗞️ New pub from @uncg.edu Dr. Bryan McLean's lab shows masked shrews in the Southern Appalachian Mountains shrink their bodies by 13% in winter to conserve energy.

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UNCG National defense symposium on May 1 will launch new institute | Research & Engagement The UNCG community is invited to the Advancing Research and Innovation for National Defense and Security Symposium on May 1, 2025. The event at the beginning of Military Appreciation Month marks the l...

📅Thursday, May 1: Join us at @uncg.edu for the Advancing Research and Innovation for National Defense and Security Symposium!

Register now for the #DefenseInnovation event that kicks off #MilitaryAppreciationMonth and launches UNCG iCOMMAND.

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Congrats to the winners of @uncg.edu's 2025 Thomas Undergraduate Research & Creativity Expo! Winners included students from the Bryan School, CAS, HHS, and CVPA.

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Honors College Student Finds Her Voice at UNCG | UNC Greensboro Natalia Fagundez’s passion for languages led her to Lloyd International Honors College, where she pursued a customized interdisciplinary curriculum that elevated her special education degree with study abroad, research, and service opportunities.

In the Honors College, students don’t wade carefully into the shallow end of academics, they immerse themselves in studies that reflect their passions.

Meet Natalia, a special ed major who landed her first job a whole semester before graduation.

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YouTube video by UNC Greensboro Spartans Make an Impact with Minerva's Mobile Health Unit

UNCG School of Nursing's Minerva’s Mobile Health Unit serves the community, meeting people where they are and providing care for the underserved.

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UNCG spearheads new approaches to improving mental health in NC | Research & Engagement UNCG’s NC Voices Amplified program is growing family and youth peer support to improve the mental health care system across the state. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services recent...

Family & youth #peersupport specialists are increasingly recognized as integral within mental #healthcare. NCDHHS
recently awarded @uncg.edu NC Youth & Family Voices Amplified $5.5M to expand their efforts growing peer support across NC.

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Cuny wins 2025 Research Mentor award – Professional Track | Research & Engagement The communication scholar, who examines storytelling and disability activism, has mentored many undergraduates through coursework, independent studies, and internships.

Congrats to Senior Lecturer Kim Cuny on winning the 2025 @uncg.edu Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the professional track faculty category.

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On April 3rd, @uncg.edu students from across campus gathered to share their work in the annual Graduate Research & Creativity Showcase, a part of #UNCGResearch CON 2025 Winners included students from all over campus.

Today's #ResearchCON event is for the whole family! Science Everywhere features @uncg.edu science researchers, students, experiments, and hands-on activities all over our beautiful campus. Free parking in the McIver deck.

Showcase of Scholarship | The Graduate School The Showcase of Scholarship presents the accomplishments of UNCG’s graduate students and provides a venue for students to communicate their research.

Join us today at 1pm in the EUC to explore "Scholarship That Matters" at the Graduate Research & Creativity Showcase. We're proud and excited to have this important student-centered event hosted by the Graduate School as part of UNCG ResearchCON!

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HOME | UNCG AI for Business Event Beyond the Hype: Opportunities, Limits and Real -World Application of AI UNCG invites you to join us at the AI for Business event, hosted by the ISSCM Department in the Bryan School of Business and Ec...

#UNCGresearch CON kicks off with the Bryan School of Business's day-long AI for Business event!
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Leerkes & Koerner are UNCG's 2025 Research Excellence Award Winners | Research & Engagement UNCG's 2025 Research Excellence Award winners are Dr. Esther Leerkes in human development and family studies, for her scholarship on parenting and infant development, and Dr. Sally Koerner in biology,...

🏆 Dr. Esther Leerkes & Dr. Sally Koerner are @uncg.edu's 2025 Research Excellence Award winners! The winners are honored for influential scholarship in parenting & infant development and in grassland ecology.

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