UNCG launches health coach training initiative
October 3, 2013
The UNCG Department of Public Health Education was featured in today’s edition of the Triad Business Journal. Read the full article here. “Responding to a shift in health care that focuses on prevention and takes a team-based approach to caring for patients, UNC-Greensboro’s Department of Public Health Education has launched … Continued
Gateway University Research Park adds startup space
September 27, 2013
Gateway University Research Park was featured in today’s edition of the Triad Business Journal. Read the full article here (subscription required). Gateway University Research Park is putting space left over from the construction of the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering to use as an incubator for new nano-bio startup … Continued
Determining UNCG’s Destiny in the Context of Higher Education Change
September 16, 2013
Dr. Barbara Holland (International scholar and expert on community engagement in higher education) will deliver the 2013 Future of Learning lecture, co-sponsored by UNCG’s Office of Undergraduate Studies and Institute for Community & Economic Engagement. Her lecture on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 is titled “Determining UNCG’s Destiny in the Context … Continued
Homeless writers and artists create storyscapes art installations downtown
September 16, 2013
Redacted from the Interactive Resource Center The stories of homeless and at risk individuals are often silenced or not heard. Using their experiences of downtown to “re-map” Greensboro, IRC guests are taking their stories to the street. storyscapes is a self-guided walking tour of place-based art and writings created by … Continued
Get on board
September 16, 2013
Matt Catanzarite takes the bus to UNCG most days. He knows what riders want and need. And, as part of UNCG’s Center for Geographic Information Science, he’s helped create something that makes catching a bus around town a lot simpler. It’s an app, called Google Transit. Anyone in Greensboro can … Continued
UNCG Research: Expanding our Impact, Strengthening our Community
September 14, 2013
Reposted from UNCG Research By Dr. Terri Shelton, Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development, UNCG Times are tough right now in research. In a recent survey, 64% of U.S. scientists reported decreases in grant funding, and almost half of federal science funding recipients say they have laid off or … Continued
UNCG Art & Community Theater of Greensboro collaboration
September 11, 2013
UNCG’s Art department has a newly formed partnership with Community Theater of Greensboro involving CTG’s gallery/event space on South Elm Street. The space is called the Studio at CTG. This collaboration will allow UNCG students a space to display work – sometimes their own and sometimes work created in collaboration … Continued
2013-14 Service-Learning Faculty Fellow: Dr. Marianne LeGreco
September 11, 2013
The Office of Leadership and Service-Learning (OLSL) is pleased to announce Dr. Marianne LeGreco as the 2013-14 Faculty Fellow. The Service-Learning Faculty Fellow program is sponsored by the Office of Leadership and Service-Learning. The Service-Learning Faculty Fellow program promotes faculty development and the scholarship of engagement by integrating community outreach … Continued