Featured Stories & News
Featured Stories
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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. Dyson Invited to Serve on Panel for the “Where She Leads, We Will Follow Her”: National Women’s Summit On HIV and Health
We are very excited to announce that Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson has been invited as a panelist for the summit! Black women leaders will convene a virtual summit, Where She Leads, We Will Follow Her, to address HIV and other health issues impacting women specifically in the United States. The summit explores complex and timely…
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
The School of Health and Human Sciences acknowledges the National Hispanic Heritage Month. We are grateful for our Faculty, Staff, Students, and Friends who identify as Hispanic or Latinx and we continue to stay committed to the advocacy and work needed to ensure their racial, ethnic, economic, social, and environmental justice through our teaching, community…
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Racial Trauma in an Uncertain World: Maximizing College Students’ Strengths and Taking Care – A Webinar
This session will provide you with information on the types of issues BIPOC students face, coping strategies for maintaining physical and emotional well-being, best practices for offering help, and available resources. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions.
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Welcome, HHS Spartans!
We are so glad you are here – in person! Welcome to our brand-new students and welcome back to our returning students.
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University of Pittsburgh’s Diversity Forum 2021
Dismantling Oppressive Systems: Building Just Communities Dates: July 26-29, 2021. Pitt’s 2021 Diversity Forum, Dismantling Oppressive Systems: Building Just Communities, is online, free, and open to all. This year’s forum sessions and workshops will engage and equip participants with the knowledge, skills and resources to identify sources of systemic oppression, consider strategies for dismantling that…
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Spartans Lead COVID-19 Community Health Outreach
North Carolina and the Piedmont Triad region have a history of successful refugee resettlement dating back to the early 1980s, making it a natural laboratory for examining the health and integration of ethnically and linguistically diverse newcomer communities.
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Dave Demo and Kathy Williams honored as they retire this summer
It is with mixed emotions that we announce two of our treasured associate deans will head into retirement this summer.
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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.
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Dr. Adams Talks About the Impact of the Pandemic on Friendships
Zoom, texting, email and other forms of technology have been invaluable during the pandemic for shoring up friendships.
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Public Health Alumna Appointed Phoenix’s First Public Health Advisor
Dupuis-Witt brings more than 15 years of experience leading health initiatives to Phoenix. She is known as a champion of equitable approaches to health services and multi-sector, multi-partner collaborations that improve health outcomes for diverse communities.
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The Argument for Canceling Student Debt vs. Affordable Loan Repayments
This system ensures that borrowers pay a fair share of their earnings with little friction and ample grace with respect to changes in income. It’s what IDR ought to look like in the U.S., which is theoretically possible given that two major federal agencies.
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Dr. Hunter Discusses the Importance of Family Relationships and Youth on Podcast
The relationships that form among young people and their family is a rich tapestry of experiences. ” A complex web of social relationships and networks that fold across multiple contexts and generations.”
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Kinesiology Professor Touts Benefits of Low-impact Exercise
They (athletes) didn’t really have experience with other types of exercise. They didn’t like the track and field training just for fun, and so, they did nothing. — Dr. DeAnne Brooks,Kinesiology Associate Professor
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SGA Led by Kinesiology Student Hazael Mengesha
SGA President, Hazael Mengesha, a senior kinesiology major with minors in biology and chemistry, never saw himself in a political position in college. “UNCG is so diverse. We are trying our best to represent each and every student.”
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Greensboro makerspace hires HDFS alum as first education coordinator
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Nutrition App Helps Fort Bragg Soldiers Make Healthier Eating Choices
Dr. Jared McGuirt is leading a study that consists of Fort Bragg soldiers receiving text alerts, helping them make healthy food choices so they remain fit for duty.
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UNCG Study to Examine Role of Kinship Care on Black Families
Dr. Tyreasa Washington is a professor in the Department of Social Work and has led the research. If we are pushing to keep children in kinship care as a first option, then we really want to make sure that we’re providing the caregivers some services and support. Article: https://www.peacemakeronline.com/studies-show-that-african-americans-are-overrepresented-in-kinship-care/