Today, artificial intelligence (AI) software can generate essays and digital art. It also can be used in serious academic research. Many faculty argue that AI technology is here to stay and can be used responsibly. Dr. Chunjiang Zhu teaches artificial intelligence at UNCG and his research has been supported by… Continue reading…
When USA Volleyball competed in this year’s Summer Olympics, Jenny Johnson ’95, cheered on all of her teams: USA men’s and women’s indoor; men’s and women’s beach; and men’s and women’s sitting volleyball – the Paralympics program. As the director of education services for the organization, she supports the journeys… Continue reading…
Carolyn Rebecca Black ’68 turned her degree in music education from UNCG into a distinguished career. She earned a master’s degree from Teacher’s College at Columbia University and taught music at Mount Vernon Middle School and then Ossining High School in New York. She also started an after-school music program… Continue reading…
Cathy Knowles ’98 is a purpose-focused philanthropic executive. She’s also a master’s student in UNCG’s Department of Peace and Conflict Studies program who brings a global perspective to her educational journey. Her most recent stop? The United Nations. Last spring, Knowles attended the 68th Session of the Commission on the… Continue reading…
At UNCG Homecoming, the University will present the 2024 Alumni Awards to nine outstanding individuals. The awards celebration on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at 7 p.m. in UNCG’s EUC Auditorium is free and open to public. The award recipients: MCIVER LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ALICE JOYNER IRBY ’54 provided opportunity for… Continue reading…
Sometimes academic research is just good business. Minerva Lithium, cofounded by JSNN faculty members Sheeba Dawood ’20 PhD and Dr. Hemali Rathnayake, has garnered funding and brought a valuable product to a key industry market. Learn more below. Minerva Lithium wins TechCrunch 2022 Minerva Lithium and the Bryan School
Dr. Forgive Avorgbedor knows that keeping families healthy extends well beyond preventing childhood obesity. The UNCG Nursing professor has joined forces with Dr. Esther Leerkes and Dr. Laura Wideman to use UNCG’s iGrow data to better understand how structural racism influences the health of childbearing parents, particularly during and after… Continue reading…
A multidisciplinary team at UNC Greensboro is combatting childhood obesity, which affects 14.7 million children and adolescents across the nation, according to the CDC. “Once a child becomes overweight or obese, it’s very difficult to reverse that trajectory,” says Jefferson-Pilot Excellence Professor Esther Leerkes. “There’s more attention now on what… Continue reading…
For two days last March, 50 fourth- through sixth-grade girls tried new physical activities and games in an empowering environment at UNCG. They were part of the inaugural Active Girls–Healthy Girls Spring Break Camp, held by UNCG’s Center for Women’s Health and Wellness in the School of Health and Human… Continue reading…
From the medical lab to the photo studio, Sharlie Brown ’05 is exceptional. Her main career is as a human tissue compatibility specialist at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, helping ensure cell and tissue transplants are successful. Most patients don’t know this: She took top prize in this year’s Smithsonian… Continue reading…
