Featured Stories & News
Featured Stories
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HHS alumna focuses on conveying truth in sexual education
Sexuality educator and UNCG alumna Shemeka Thorpe has a strong desire to effect change in women’s healthcare.
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HHS Announces Human Health Sciences B.S. Degree
UNCG will unveil a new degree this fall with the soft launch of Human Health Sciences (HHSci) Bachelor of Science.
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Public Health Education Professor Improving Kids’ Mental Health through Fist Bumps
A UNC Greensboro professor is launching a new initiative to promote the well-being of children – and it starts with a fist bump.
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Public Health Education faculty offers state training to support students
When faculty representatives from the UNC System met for the Faculty Assembly, hosted for the first time by UNC Greensboro on April 14, they learned about a program being offered to faculty and staff members in the System’s institutions across the state.
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Camp helps kids, grad students, to grow
Emily Hamuka, a clinical educator in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at UNC Greensboro, was once asked what she would do if she could design any summer camp. From that question – the Sports and Language Camp was formed.
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Nutrition Undergrads Discover Mentors at HHS
Students at UNC Greensboro don’t have to wait until graduate school to form close bonds with researchers. The professors frequently take undergraduates under their wing, letting them experience all the practical work of compiling data in the lab and even publishing in academic journals.
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Professor’s Mural Affirms Humanity of Black Boys, Men
Dr. Jocelyn Smith Lee in Human Development and Family Studies and her team have launched their narrative change campaign, In All Ways Human, in Baltimore, Maryland. The results of their work bring hope in the aftermath of Covid, skyrocketing gun violence, and the visible loss of Black lives to police violence.
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Exercise May be Key to Cancer Therapy
A dozen mice keeping pace on a half-pint treadmill could be a key to prolonging the lives of cancer patients and others with chronic diseases.
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Kinesiology Alumna Shows Others the Magic of Gate City
When you crisscross the country, you make a lot of connections. April Albritton ’06 traveled to Seattle and back to Greensboro as she explored the connection between sports and business.
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Kinesiology Alumna Focuses on Patient’s Journey
Part of the job of a physical therapist is asking patients about their goals. “I can’t arbitrarily make up goals if that’s not what is important to them,” says Dr. Kelly Oschwald ’12. “I’m focusing the treatment on what’s important to the patient.”
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Program engages bilingual kids in science
Sitting criss-cross in a circle, five preschoolers reach out to touch pieces of fabric their teacher spreads in front of them. As the children pat the leather, denim, and cotton, she starts a conversation about which they like best. “Do you wear clothes that feel like these fabrics?” she asks.
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Peace and Conflict Professor Delivers Ambedkar Memorial Lecture at Tata Institute for Social Sciences in Mumbai
Peace and Conflict Studies Associate Professor Dr. Jeremy A. Rinker, who recently received a Fulbright-Nehru Scholar Program Award, spent the spring semester 2023 teaching and researching on caste conflict in Pune city, Maharashtra State, India.
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Public Health Education Major Begins New Tradition
“Everyday there’s something going on in our world that will need attention from public health workers. I want to be a part of helping,” says Jasmine Riddle, who will receive her bachelor of science in community health education this May.
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GCSTOP Saves Lives While Teaching Students Lessons
GCSTOP is a partnership program between UNC Greensboro and Guilford County that began in 2018, and is focused on harm reduction. This includes supplying participants with naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose, providing clean syringes, the distribution of safe supplies for injections, handing out condoms, and distributing food and clothing.
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HHS Remembers Trailblazer Jo Safrit
Margaret JoAnne “Jo” Safrit was known for her intelligence, loyalty, and kindness. She was also known for her longtime love of UNCG. Safrit was a pioneer and an expert in the profession, writing two books on quantitative measurement that have been used for decades.
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GERONTOLOGY EXPERT CITES TIPS TO LIVE LONGER
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Ph.D. student 1 of 6 recipients for national fellowship
Ph.D. student Indya Walker, in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, recently received a $10,000 mini-fellowship from the Harvard Injury Control Research
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Economic Hardships Common Among Gig & Frontline Workers During Pandemic
Dr. Mathieu Despard wants to understand and address the barriers that prevent Americans from reaching their financial goals: a goal fueled by his past working as a social worker. Before entering academia, Despard held diverse roles that gave him a glimpse into everyday financial challenges.
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Students and Community Partners Essential to UNC Greensboro Nutrition Research
“The first 1,000 days, the period from conception until age 2, lay the foundation for a person’s health later in life.” Her research explores the relationship between food insecurity and health outcomes. She also studies the risk for obesity and related chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and high blood…
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Student Mohammed Jibriel: Announcing the Interfaith Innovation Fellowship 2023
Mohammed Jibriel is a biomedical and public health professional with backgrounds in molecular biology, emerging infectious diseases, and global health security. His research focuses on exploring the impact of religion on individual health behaviors and outcomes.
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Perko: Changing Young Athletes’ Lives Through 500 Fist Bumps
500 Fist Bumps is the brainchild of Dr. Mike Perko, a professor of public health education at UNCG. He knows the impact a child’s coach can have on their life. Perko first started coaching in 1978 and still remembers his own childhood ice hockey coach, who was there for him…
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Dr. Laurie Wideman: One of the 17 Fellows Inducted into the 2023 National Academy of Kinesiology
Dr. Laurie Wideman was recently named one of the 17 fellows inducted into the 2023 National Academy of Kinesiology. She was inducted at the annual meeting Sept. 30
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Eifert: Creative Aging Network-NC’s New Exhibition Debuts Tuesday
A new art exhibition is debuting in Greensboro curated by the Creative Aging Network-NC. They are inviting the public to meet the artist and attend their opening reception on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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Public Health Education Double Alum Selected for National Fellowship
Dr. Denzongpa’s interest in learning more about evaluation theory, methods, and the profession and her commitment to integrating new learning from initiative participation within CCPH enabled her to be selected as the only non-faculty fellow, making Dr. Denzongpa’s selection even more notable.
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Doyle: NC’s New Abortion Law Creates New Challenges for Genetic Counselors and Patients
Rachel Veazey, a genetic counselor in North Carolina, is trained in several fields of genetic counseling, but what she really enjoys is getting to know families through their pregnancy journeys. “It’s an honor to support families and help them understand their value system, and what’s happening.”
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Public Health Education Professor Shares Tips on New Covid Vaccine
The survey found that 35% said they don’t trust the government. But UNC Greensboro social epidemiologist Jennifer Toller Erausquin said there are other people with reasonable questions like vaccine safety, effectiveness, why it’s a good idea, and potential for side effects.
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Alumna Annie Vasquez: Gov. Roy Cooper Declares Overdose Awareness Day in North Carolina
Gov. Roy Cooper has declared Aug. 31 to be Overdose Awareness Day in North Carolina in conjunction with International Awareness Day. The goal is to honor and remember loved ones lost and recognize community partners working to provide help.
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Kinesiology Professor Shares Benefits of Sports on Kids
Activity like riding a bike “triggers hormonal releases, including endorphins that promote our brain health ― reducing stress and improving sleep ― and cognitive function, enhancing the ability to think,” Alan Chu, certified mental performance consultant and associate professor of applied sport psychology at the University of North Carolina at…
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Happy first week of Classes!
Welcome to UNCG and the School of Health and Human Sciences! We’re happy to have you here. Please find below a list of useful links to campus resources that you may need throughout the semester.
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Former Nutrition professor shares memories of Liberia
Former UNCG alumna and Department of Nutrition Professor Burgin Ross served in Liberia with the Peace Corps, and learned a lot while there.