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Keynote Speaker Meredith Powers Presents at United Nations Annual Social Work Day
Dr. Meredith Powers, Assistant Professor in Social Work, was recently invited to New York as a keynote speaker at the United Nations on Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Change, and Social Work as part of the 35th Annual Social Work Day.
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Lawther Lecture Spring 2018 – Steve Silverman
“Using Research to Understand School Physical Education” Dr. Silverman’s lecture will honor the memory of Dr. Cathy Ennis, Kinesiology faculty from 2008 -2017.
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The Long Game: Tom Martinek
As a young education professor in the 1970s and 1980s, Dr. Tom Martinek was interested in the impact of teacher expectations on students — the Pygmalion effect. He was preparing future PE teachers and working to understand how things like “learned helplessness” might affect students.
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Teaching Black Men How to Talk to Their Sons About Sex
Naomi Prioleau of WUNC reports on UNCG professor Tanya Coakley’s research on how black men talk to their sons about sexual health.
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Hitting His Stride – Jason Moody
It started with a rolled ankle during a daily run. That’s when undergraduate Jason Moody first thought about the body’s biomechanics. How did his ankle turn, and what did it mean? That question ultimately led him to the Department of Kinesiology.
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Dr. Laurie Wideman Awarded the First Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professorship
The Department of Kinesiology has so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, but we would like to humbly extend our gratitude to Dr. JoAnne Safrit. On November 13, Dr. Safrit made a $1 million contribution to the Department of Kinesiology by establishing the Safrit-Ennis Distinguished Professorship in Kinesiology.
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Celebrate the Trail to Recovery
Celebrate the Trail to Recovery, developed and organized by Professor Justin Harmon, of the Department of Community Therapeutic Recreation, is a program that offers cancer survivors a chance to go hiking on the many trails in the Greensboro region.
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Mika and Kayo Robinson, BS in HDFS ’17 and ’15
“I am a first-generation college student who comes from a hard working family that is rich in love but has faced many financial setbacks and challenges.” These sisters share a compelling story of growing up in a transnational, multi-lingual family that is Japanese and African-American.
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Artmail for Alzheimer’s
ARTmail is an 8-week-long art exchange program designed and delivered by the Creative Aging Network NC. It includes two exchanges of artwork, created by people from two different Memory Care centers. Each participant builds upon the artwork that their partner sends to them.
HHS News
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HHS Administrative Support Associate Mary Ann Sensebaugh to Retire May 31, 2021
It is with great sadness, yet warm wishes that we, in the School of Health and Human Sciences, announce the retirement of Mary Ann Sensebaugh, our dear and dedicated administrative support associate in the HHS (formerly Health and Human Performance, HHP) Dean’s Office. Mary Ann’s last day is Monday, May…
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Krista Westervelt, Peace and Conflict Studies, awarded 2nd place in the UNDERGRADUATE EXPO – 2021
2021 Undergraduate Expo Winners
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HHS students shine in undergraduate virtual expo
https://news.uncg.edu/student-researchers-shine-in-online-research-expo/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Student%20researchers%20shine%20in%20online%20expo&utm_campaign=CW_2021-04-21 https://utlc.uncg.edu/ursco/expo/virtual-expo-2021/
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“A COLORED GIRL SPEAKS” PODCAST BY ANDREA HUNTER
https://hhs.uncg.edu/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/featured_stories/a-colored-girl-speaks-podcast-by-andrea-hunter/
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Grad students represent HHS in 2021 Grad Research and Creativity Expo
https://grs.uncg.edu/enrolled/showcase/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Graduate%20Showcase%20of%20Scholarship%20is%20online&utm_campaign=CW_2021-04-07 Link to 2020 showcase
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HHS faculty recipients of 2021 UNCG Faculty Awards
https://news.uncg.edu/2021-uncg-faculty-award-recipients-announced/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=2021%20Faculty%20Award%20recipients%20announced&utm_campaign=CW_2021-04-07
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Inside look: UNCG’s new Nursing and Instructional Building
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2020-2021 RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARDS
2020-2021 Research Excellence Awards
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RESEARCH FORUM ON WOMEN’S HEALTH AND WELLNESS (VIRTUAL)
https://hhs.uncg.edu/cwhw/research-forum/virtual-research-forum-on-womens-health-and-wellness/
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UNCG GRAD HELPS BUCCANEERS FUEL UP FOR THE SUPER BOWL
https://news.uncg.edu/grad-buccaneers-fuel-up-super-bowl/
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VIRTUAL HHS SPEAKER SERIES: BRINGING A RACE EQUITY LENS TO HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES
https://hhs.uncg.edu/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/featured_stories/virtual-hhs-speaker-series-bringing-a-race-equity-lens-to-health-and-human-sciences/
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UNCG ESTABLISHES NEW GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND FACULTY FELLOW
https://news.uncg.edu/uncg-establishes-new-general-education-curriculum-and-faculty-fellow/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=UNCG%20establishes%20new%20general%20education%20curriculum%20and%20faculty%20fellow&utm_campaign=CW_2021-01-07
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UNC Greensboro’s Faculty Diversity Jumped in Five Years. How Did It Do It?
https://diverseeducation.com/article/199731/
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How targeting the ATF4 gene could help us fight alcoholic liver disease
How targeting the ATF4 gene could help us fight alcoholic liver disease
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Professor Mathieu Despard featured on WalletHub
What is the biggest mistake that people make when donating to charity? Not doing enough background research about the organization. It is important that donors understand and believe in the organization’s mission, vision, and values, and believe that the organization’s current work – its programs, services, and activities – will…