Featured Stories & News
Featured Stories
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HOW PUBERTY CAN IMPACT TEENS’ KNEES
Puberty may evoke a range of memories, from acne to awkward moments. But chances are, this uncomfortable time period may not make you think immediately of your knees. Maybe it should. Research suggests that some of the physical changes females first experience during puberty may contribute to their risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
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Prescribing the Arts for Older Adult Health
Dr. Shreeniwas – Human Development and Family Studies Professor – recently won National Endowment for the Arts funding to see if a practice called social prescribing for the arts, or SPA, could be effective as part of the U.S. healthcare system, particularly for older adults.
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Sexual Health and the Pandemic
Dr. Jennifer Toller Erausquin and fellow researchers were putting the final touches on a public health survey they would pilot for the World Health Organization when a stunning event took precedence: the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Phys Ed Alumna Leaves Legacy on the Court and in the Classroom
If you attended a UNCG Women’s Basketball game in the early-mid 1970s, you likely would have seen Rita Wiggs ‘75, jersey number 33. Since graduating she has continued her passion for basketball, coaching at several institutions before becoming the first full-time commissioner of the USA South Athletic Conference, where she would serve for 16 years.
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NANCY ADAMS, a UNCG Alumna, was NC’S FIRST GENETIC COUNSELOR
Nancy James Adams ’60, ’77 MS has worked longer as a genetic counselor than anyone else in this state. That’s because this UNC Greensboro alumna was the very first.
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Public Health Student Selected for Prestigious UN Program
“I’ve never cried in an interview before, but I was so moved by the conversation and personal connection,” said UNCG doctoral student Mohammed Jibriel. “I knew UNCG was the right place for me.” Little did he know how right it would turn out to be.
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NBA Player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Inspires Speech-Language Pathologists
Professional basketball player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist visited UNC Greensboro’s campus on Feb. 1 to speak to students in the Department of Communications Sciences and Disorders (CSD) about his past, present, and future journey as a person who stutters.
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HDFS alumna credits “grace” for fourth degree
The G could stand for a lot of things in Ashley Smith’s life. Take your pick: Gumption. Grief. Graduation. Grace.
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KIN students are champions in and out of the classroom
Juggling being an athlete and a college student is far from easy. The demands of integrating athletic competition, academic success and personal growth are challenging. But these four Spartan athletes and soon-to-be graduates have proven to be champions both in the classroom and in their sport.
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Social Work Students in Transformative ‘SOCIAL WORK Bootcamp’
As Greensboro’s innovative day center for those experiencing homelessness, the Interactive Resource Center (IRC) offers free, no-questions-asked health services and counseling.
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Light the Way 2021
Oct. 5 marked the biggest fundraising announcement in the history of our university. UNCG launches Light the Way: The Campaign for Earned Achievement.
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Dr. Morrison’s Collaborative Research With Refugee Communities
At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, Morrison and her graduate students collaborated with Montagnard leaders and youth to build systems that would help their community weather the storm.
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Maryanne Perrin selected by WHO to help create guidelines for donor human milk banking
Maryanne Perrin is one of 16 people worldwide selected by the World Health Organization to serve on the first Guidelines Development Group to help create global guidelines for human milk banking.
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KIN Department Chair Touts Benefits of Movement for the Mind
“Our data clearly shows that physical activity benefits cognition across the lifespan, just getting up and moving is enough to see the benefit,”
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Associate Professor Despard signs U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Social Work Associate Professor Dr. Mathieu Despard was one of 11 people associated with a university or policy institute who signed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting the appeal of President Joe Biden’s Administration to lift an injunction issued by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. The……
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Speech and Hearing Center Now Offers Cochlear Implant Services
The Speech and Hearing Center now offers cochlear implant services for clients. This includes an assessment to determine if a client needs the service, referral to a doctor, activation, programming, and follow-up care.
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Community and Therapeutic Rec Major Has Role to Play at Graduation
Madison “Maddy” Gilhool was selected to lead the graduates at the December commencement in the Turning of the Tassels!
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Vigil for OLUSHOLA “SHOLA” ISHOLA, PCS student, at 4pm November 9, 2022 on College Ave.
What: A campus vigil is planned in Shola’s memory. When and Where: Wednesday, November 9th at 4pm-6pm on College Ave (by the Jackson library). Read announcement from Dean Mattacola and Dr. Fry
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Greensboro’s New Parks and Rec Director Has Strong Ties to HHS
Fleischmann is returning to Greensboro after spending more than three years as the parks and recreation director for the Town of Chapel Hill. Fleischmann previously served in the Greensboro parks department, including deputy director and community recreation services division manager.
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Joint Social Work Doctoral Student Receives Minority Fellowship
Denise Dawson is one of only 25 doctoral recipients to be accepted for the Council on Social Work Education’s (CWSE) Minority Fellowship Program for the 2022-23 year. The fellowship began in October.
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FREE CONFIDENTIAL MEMORY SCREENING
A memory screening is a simple and safe “Healthy Brain Check-Up” that tests memory and other thinking skills.
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Kinesiology Professor Offers an Easy Guide to Get Moving
Dr. Anne Brady explains fitness marketing often tries to convince us that any routine worth doing must involve fancy devices or specialized gear, but in fact you need very little.
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Social Work professor offers tips for making friends
Dr. Rebecca G. Adams explains that adults may end up very lonely “if we expect the same assumption that we made as kids that friendship should just happen organically.”
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HDFS Associate Professor Collaborates on Child Care Access Report for Hispanic Families
Many staff described practices that likely create a more restrictive environment for Latino families and create administrative burden.
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Woman’s College Alumna, Friend to KIN Department Passes Away
Mary “Bobbi” Miller Carson was a long-time kinesiology and UNCG supporter. She dedicated her life’s work to education.
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UNCG-Genetic Counseling 20th Anniversary Gala
What: The Genetic Counseling program celebrates it’s 20th year anniversary! When: Friday, October 14, 2022 from 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM. Where: The Colonnade at Revolution Mill. How: See here to learn more about the UNCG-Genetic Counseling 20th Anniversary Gala.