Written by UNCG University News When members of President Barack Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness came to North Carolina on June 13 looking for ways to spur job creation, Lisa McDonald, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was there. She participated in a 90-minute roundtable discussion at North Carolina Central University and […]

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of only five U.S. colleges serving low-income students well, says the Education Trust, a research and advocacy group. The Education Trust released its report on how most colleges fail low-income students Wednesday. The report, “Priced Out: How the Wrong Financial Aid Policies Hurt Low-Income Students,” looked […]

From the News & Record A UNCG research center has won a $1.9 million federal grant to continue research on early college high schools. UNCG announced the grant won by SERVE Center, which will get money from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences. Julie Edmunds is the principal researcher for this project, which […]

Dr. Jacquelyn White, a Professor of Psychology at UNCG and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Arts and Sciences was a featured speaker at “Media in the Movement: Shattering the Silence of Sexual Violence.” The event was held on March 31, 2011 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. At the event, […]

A recent letter addressed to top congressional officials recognized SERVE’s early literacy work in the Mississippi Delta region. The letter was drafted by the National Board of Education Sciences, the board of directors for the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES). IES funds the Regional Educational Laboratory Program’s 10 regional labs, one of […]

UNCG is establishing a Military, Veterans and Families Task Force to make recommendations designed to facilitate the enrollment and the success of UNCG students who are active duty members of the military, military veterans and military dependents. The task force was announced today by UNCG Chancellor Linda P. Brady, who was involved earlier in her […]

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) of UNCG and N.C. A&T have signed a Joint Research and Development, Facilities and Equipment Use Agreement. This agreement enables joint research […]

Dr. Ken Snowden, an associate professor of economics and director of graduate studies in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, will testify before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Wednesday, Sept. 15. He will address the committee during a panel discussion on “Covered Bonds: Potential Uses […]

Congressman Brad Miller has a keen interest in the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, says Mike Tarrant, special assistant to the chancellor. The school opened last month, welcoming its first students. Miller serves on the House of Representatives’ Science and Technology Committee, where he is chair of that committee’s subcommittee on investigations and oversight. […]

UNCG opened its arms to veterans and military personnel Tuesday afternoon, with the Veterans and Military Expo in EUC. “It’s certainly wonderful that UNCG is holding this on this great campus,” said Sen. Kay Hagan, who serves on the U.S. Senate’s Armed Services Committee. She noted the skills that veterans possess. “We now need to […]