News Featured Stories Madeleine Meinhold Takes Summer Job as Hoppers Nutritionist CSD Hosted Unique Camp for Children with Communications Disorders A Calling in Life and a Passion for Social Work Success Fits Nick Lyerly to a Tee CSD Student Studies Abroad in Denmark Dr. Etnier on the Benefits of Exercise on the Brain Nutrition’s Dr. Perrin on Human Milk Banking Q&A on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict with Dr. Ali Askerov of Peace and Conflict Studies ‘Something Greater’ For Public Health Commencement – 2022 A MISSION TO SERVE AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE MEET PHD STUDENT, BUSINESS OWNER, AND DIETITIAN BASHEERAH ENAHORA HOW PUBERTY CAN IMPACT TEENS’ KNEES Prescribing the Arts for Older Adult Health Sexual Health and the Pandemic Phys Ed Alumna Leaves Legacy on the Court and in the Classroom NANCY ADAMS, a UNCG Alumna, was NC’S FIRST GENETIC COUNSELOR Believe in the G – 2022 Public Health Student Selected for Prestigious UN Program NBA Player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Inspires Speech-Language Pathologists HDFS alumna credits “grace” for fourth degree KIN students are champions in and out of the classroom Congratulations, December Class of 2021! Social Work Students in Transformative SWK ‘Bootcamp’ KIN student, professor, & alumnus: Mid-semester reflections The latest on COVID-19, the Delta Variant, and Vaccines Light the Way 2021 Welcome New HHS Faculty & Staff – 2021 Welcome, HHS Spartans! Spartans Lead COVID-19 Community Health Outreach Dave Demo and Kathy Williams honored as they retire this summer Faculty and Staff Awards -2021 We are so incredibly proud of our Class of 2021 Spartans! STUDENT INTERNS SUPPORT VACCINATION EFFORTS Trickle-down effect: What Biden’s diverse cabinet means for higher ed UNCG presents “The R-Word” film screening Believe in the G – 2021 Our vaccine distribution may not be serving the most vulnerable population What are my Choices HHS Class of 2020 PIVOT POINT Meet the School of Health and Human Sciences new faculty and staff! Researchers study link between nutrition and COVID-19 GENETIC COUNSELING PROGRAM CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY Researchers adapt in face of pandemic Professor’s scholarship aims to address equity and inclusion Minority Faculty Research Highlights Faculty and Staff Awards – 2020 UNCG PROFESSOR WORKS WITH WHO TO IMPROVE SEXUAL HEALTH Professor Honored for Diversity and Inclusion UNCG RESEARCH EXPLORES HYDRATION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS PROFESSOR AWARDED $100,000 GATES FOUNDATION GRANT CTR grad featured in New York Life Insurance #LoveTakesAction series CLASS OF 2020 EDD IN KIN Virtual Defenses ‘UNFORGETTABLE’ HHS Undergraduate and Graduate Students Showcase Research in Spring 2020 Expo Class of 2020: Amanda Stewart Staying active during COVID-19 Homebound? Advice from nutrition experts Information on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) CTR Grad Gives Students Room at the Table Grad Student Makes Impact Locally and Globally Homecoming 2019 HHS Students Welcome Incoming Class of 2022 Dr. Wineburg, of Social Work, Featured in UNCG Magazine Graduation Dr. Tom Martinek: Using Sports to Help Underserved Kids Staff Appreciation – 2019 Peace and Conflict Studies Program Ranked 2nd HHS Researchers Collaborate to Fight Childhood Obesity HHS McNair Scholars – 2018 Food Recovery Network at UNCG New Faculty and Staff – Fall 2018 Homecoming 2018 Keep Calm and Cool on Medical Care at the Falmouth Road Race Welcome! HHS Students – 2018 HHS Announces New Joint PhD in Social Work Between UNCG and NC A&T Refugee Experiences, Protection, and Wellbeing in Global Contexts Sikkim: Buddhism, Peace, and Post-Colonial Paradox Sarah Hamrick, Recipient of the NASW-NC Presidents Award for 2017-2018 Dr. Mike Perko from PHE Honored with the 2018 UNC System Teaching Award Keynote Speaker Meredith Powers Presents at United Nations Annual Social Work Day Health and Wellness Expo Lawther Lecture Spring 2018 – Steve Silverman The Long Game: Tom Martinek Teaching Black Men How to Talk to Their Sons About Sex Grad Students and Faculty of CTR Present at the NCRPA-TR Conference in Burlington NC – February 2018 HHS Scholarship Highlights – 2018 Hitting His Stride – Jason Moody Dr. Laurie Wideman Awarded the First Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professorship Dr. JoAnne Safrit Makes Gift To Establish a Distinguished Professorship in KIN Celebrate the Trail to Recovery Mika and Kayo Robinson, BS in HDFS ’17 and ’15 Artmail for Alzheimer’s HHS Welcomes New Faculty and Staff – 2017 Birds, Bees and Barbershops Building Peace: From Soldier to Professor Congratulations HHS McNair Scholars of 2017! HHS Faculty Receive 2017 UNCG Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards HHS Alumni Awardees – Spring 2017 News Nutrition App Helps Fort Bragg Soldiers Make Healthier Eating Choices UNCG Study to Examine Role of Kinship Care on Black Families How the Roe v Wade Decision Impacts Genetic Testing Six Steps to Sustaining Lifelong Friendships Black Women Disproportionately Affected by Roe Overturn Dr. Smith Lee on Gun Violence and Trauma Podcast: The Joys of Caregiving Dr. Myers on Medicare and Hearing Aids UNCG Veteran and PHE Student Service Member Discuss Military Life HDFS Alum Breaking Barriers as Latinx Educator Faculty and Staff Awards – Spring 2022 KIN alumna returns to UNCG as Assistant AD for Sports Medicine CNN interview with Dr. Smith Lee on Buffalo shooting Dr. Carrie Rosario on tobacco disparities Dr Stuart Schleien retires after 25 years of service to uncg Promotion and Tenure Celebration – 2022 How exercise benefits the brain Demand for child care rising, services getting harder to find in Piedmont Triad PCS researchers on peace systems and the conflict in Ukraine Department of Kinesiology Holds Space for Camaraderie and Conversation with UNCG Student Veterans