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UNCG's Office of Research & Engagement promotes healthy lives & vibrant communities through research, scholarship, and creative activity.
In the news 🗞️ > Researchers have developed a paper-based sensor that can quickly detect different forms of phosphorus in water. https://greensboro.com/article_06749f6a-bc38-4646-8e14-c420f21ce272.html
UNCG researchers help find new way to track phosphorus in water
Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for all living things, but too much in waterways, can fuel harmful algal blooms.
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In the news 🗞️ > UNC Greensboro experts work with beekeepers to protect local colonies from mites. https://www.cbs17.com/news/north-carolina-news/north-carolina-experts-beekeepers-work-to-protect-bees-from-mites/
North Carolina experts, beekeepers work to protect bees from mites
MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Pollinator Center is working with a beekeeper to test honey and hives for mites that are harming the bee population. Experts sa…
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In the news 🗞️ > Dr. Janet Boseovski, whose research examines body image and child development, discusses the danger of deceptive beauty trends in this Allure Magazine story. https://www.allure.com/story/beauty-manifesting-online-trend UNC Greensboro
Can You Manifest a Slimmer Jaw? These Women Think So
The manifestation trend has entered the beauty space, spurring a cottage industry of self-described experts claiming to be able to teach their followers how to think themselves hot.
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In the news 🗞️ > Dr. Robert Wiley discusses research findings on handwriting and learning as part of the larger debate on cursive in the classroom. www.wsmv.com/2026/07/07/c... @uncg.edu
Cursive in the classroom: Essential skill or outdated relic for students?
In an age of keyboards and touchscreens, should cursive still be a required skill for students?
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From research and student success to athletics and community impact, 2025–26 was a year of growth and achievement for UNCG. 💙💛 Read more: https://www.uncg.edu/featured/the-2025-26-academic-year-in-review/?utm_campaign=UNCG%20Social
The 2025-26 Academic Year in Review
The 2025-26 academic year brought major momentum to UNC Greensboro, with achievements that touched nearly every part of campus.
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Congratulations to Dr. James Anderson and Dr. Rachele Riley on receiving 2026-2027 Fulbright Awards! 🌏 www.uncg.edu/news/new-ful...
New Fulbright Awards Take UNCG Faculty to Scotland, Vietnam
Dr. James Anderson and Rachele Riley will elevate their research during their trips to Vietnam and Scotland respectively. Riley will advance water and letterform design research in Scotland through a ...
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JetZero‘s choice of Greensboro as the location for its newest facility marks the largest economic development project in North Carolina history — and UNC Greensboro will be helping to train its workforce. Read more: www.uncg.edu/featured/del... @uncgresearch.bsky.social
Deloitte Believers selects UNCG for JetZero workforce development
Deloitte has expanded its Believers program into the Greensboro area and selected UNCG as host, training teachers across Guilford County to prepare the next generation of workers for the new JetZero f...
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In the news 🗞️ > Dr. Paul Silvia's psychology research on dad jokes makes the Washington Post, Philly Voice, and more. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2026/06/15/science-suggests-cringe-worthy-dad-jokes-may-serve-an-actual-purpose/ UNC Greensboro
Science suggests cringeworthy dad jokes may serve a real purpose
Research suggests that humor may play a meaningful role in parenting, and parents, particularly fathers, who use humor report stronger attachments and social bonding with their children.
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In the news 🗞️ > Dr. Bryan McLean, our resident squirrel (and mammalian evolution) expert, quoted in Scientific American 🐿️ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-ground-squirrels-feasted-on-carcasses-like-zombies-of-the-pleistocene/ UNC Greensboro
Ancient ground squirrels feasted on carcasses like ‘zombies of the Pleistocene’
Fossilized poo harbors remains from mammoths, bison and big cats, including some of the oldest DNA ever reconstructed
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In the news 🗞️ > Work by Dr. Paul Silvia and his graduate students covered by the New Scientist. https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg27035991-800-think-you-have-a-good-sense-of-humour-so-do-most-people/
Think you have a good sense of humour? So do most people…
Feedback is alarmed by a study that explored how funny people think they are, and discovered certain traits in those who rate themselves the most humorous
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UNCG has been awarded $2 million to launch a new bioindustrial workforce training and research program in North Carolina. https://www.uncg.edu/news/uncg-awarded-2-million-to-grow-bioindustrial-manufacturing-workforce-across-north-carolina/?utm_campaign=UNCG%20Social
UNCG awarded $2 million to grow bioindustrial manufacturing workforce across North Carolina
UNCG has received a $2 million award to launch NC BioMISSION, a bioindustrial workforce training and research program in North Carolina.
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In the news🗞️--> North Carolina is building a national reputation in esports—and UNCG is playing a key role. 🔗 https://thegameofnerds.com/2026/04/16/north-carolina-is-turning-its-sports-fan-economy-into-a-national-esports-powerhouse/
North Carolina Is Turning Its Sports Fan Economy Into a National Esports Powerhouse - The Game of Nerds
North Carolina has engineered one of the most direct financial pipelines from fan spending to competitive gaming infrastructure of any state in the country, and the results are becoming visible in 2026.
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Happy #IPSEDay! We're excited to celebrate education and inclusion for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities & our Integrative Community Studies program today! https://www.uncg.edu/news/ipse-day-celebrates-education-and-inclusion-for-students-with-idd/?utm_campaign=UNCG+Social
IPSE Day celebrates education and inclusion for students with IDD
UNCG joins the nation in celebrating IPSE Day on May 1, celebrating our students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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In the news:🗞️ Professor Sudha Shreeniwas discusses "social prescribing" and "arts on prescription" with WFAE. 🎨😷🖌️ https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2026-04-22/art-as-medicine-social-prescribing-takes-patients-from-clinics-to-connection UNCG HHS UNC Greensboro
Art as medicine: Social prescribing takes patients from clinics to connection
Social prescribing is changing how health care is traditionally thought of by linking patients to community-based activities to address stress, loneliness and overall well-being. Through partnerships at hospitals and museums, Charlotte is beginning to explore how creative expression can support mental and physical health. We explore how social prescribing works and the research behind it.
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Did you know your nightmares can be *rewritten*? 🌙 UNCG's Dr. Scott Young recently published on an intervention to help clients reduce the frequency and severity of bad dreams — including those related to trauma and PTSD. 💭 Read more: www.uncg.edu/news/rewriti...
Rewriting nightmares: Bringing evidence-based dreamwork to counseling
UNCG's Dr. Scott Young publishes a research-supported intervention to help clients reduce the frequency and severity of nightmares — including those related to trauma and post-traumatic stress disorde...
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Great piece on Dr. Stephanie Irby Coard's Mental Research Institute-funded work to educate adolescents about mental health: https://mri.org/blog/centering-youth-voices-humanizing-mental-health-through-lived-experience-storytelling UNCG HHS UNC Greensboro
Centering Youth Voices: Humanizing Mental Health Through Lived Experience Storytelling — Mental Research Institute
Dr. Stephanie Irby Coard at the University of North Carolina Greensboro is leading an MRI-funded project, Centering Youth Voices: Humanizing Mental Health Through Lived Experience Storytelling, that asks a powerful question: what changes when adolescents learn about mental health not through statist
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Reminder: the 2026 Celebration of Excellence in Research and Engagement at UNCG takes place tomorrow, April 22, 2026, at the EUC from 10 AM - 4 PM.
Join us for a two-day Advancing Research and Innovation for National Defense and Security workshop! Register now for the April 30-May 1 event: https://command.uncg.edu/icommand-workshop/
Congratulations to Dr. Paul Knapp and Dr. Heather Adams, winners of UNCG's 2026 Research Excellence Awards! 🏆 Their work exemplifies innovation and the impact of research at UNCG. 🌲✍️ https://www.uncg.edu/news/knapp-adams-are-uncgs-2026-research-excellence-award-winners/?utm_campaign=UNCG+Social
Knapp & Adams are UNCG's 2026 Research Excellence Award Winners
UNCG's 2026 Research Excellence Award winners are Dr. Paul Knapp, for innovative work in biogeography and climatology, and Dr. Heather Adams, for groundbreaking scholarship in rhetoric, composition, and writing studies.
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Congratulations to @uncg.edu Public Health Education Professor Dr. Carrie Rosario, this year's recipient of the Society for Public Health Education Sarah Mazelis Paper of the Year! Read more on her paper and #research. #publichealtheducation @uncgresearch.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4tnDqTG
Public Health Education Professor Wins Award for Paper | School of Health and Human Sciences
The Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) recognized Public Health Education professor Dr. Carrie Rosario with its Sarah Mazelis Paper of the Year for her paper, “Public Enemy #1: How Many More?...
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Congratulations to Dr. Eric Drollette who has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the @uncg.edu Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the tenure-track faculty category! ursco.uncg.edu/2026/03/drol... @uncghhs.bsky.social
Drollette wins 2026 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, tenure-track category | Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creativity
Dr. Eric Drollette, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the tenure-track faculty category...
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Talk to robots, witness honeybees in action, dive into colorful chemistry, explore the fascinating science of anesthesia using a live cricket model, and more — Join us to experience science like never before at @uncg.edu's Science Everywhere Festival on Saturday, Apr 11. www.uncg.edu/news/science...
Science Everywhere Festival creates fun for all ages on UNCG Campus
Join us for the Science Everywhere Festival at UNCG on Saturday, April 11, 2026, from noon to 4 p.m. The event, which is free and open to all ages, features over 50 stations of interactive experiments...
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As a @uncg.edu undergrad researcher, Jonah Tatsapaugh used cutting-edge micro-CT technology to explore how healthy bones grow over time. 🦴🔬 “Being part of something that hasn’t been done before — it’s been an incredible opportunity," he says. Learn more 👉 www.uncg.edu/news/undergr...
Undergrad Researcher Maps New Pathways in Bone Biology at UNCG
A UNCG senior majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry, Jonah has spent the last three semesters developing an innovative method to analyze the microstructural growth of thigh bones of individual...
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Congratulations to Dr. Caporaso, who has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the UNC Greensboro Thomas Undergrad Research Mentor Award in the professional track faculty category! https://ursco.uncg.edu/2026/03/caporaso-wins-2026-undergraduate-research-mentor-award-professional-track-category/
Caporaso wins 2026 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, professional track category | Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creativity
Dr. Jessica Caporaso in the Department of Psychology has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the professional track faculty category.
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Congratulations to Associate Professor Jennifer Erausquin, who has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the @uncg.edu Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the tenured faculty category! ursco.uncg.edu/2026/03/erau...
Erausquin wins 2026 UNCG research mentor award, tenured category | Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creativity
Dr. Jennifer Toller Erausquin has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the UNCG Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award in the tenured faculty category.
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📰 🗞️ In the news --> Dr. Omar H. Ali appeared on @npr.org to discuss how Gen-Z is changing the meaning of "independent voter." www.npr.org/2026/03/04/n... @uncg.edu
Gen-Z is changing the meaning of "independent" voter : It's Been a Minute
Politically "independent" used to mean you were moderate. Not anymore. It's no secret that Americans are politically divided, as faith in political parties erodes. In the past, so-called "independent"...
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🗞️📰 Dr. Ali Askerov in peace & conflict studies discusses the Iran-U.S. war and his work with Spectrum News. “A lot of conflicts that I really grew up with,” Askerov said. “I witnessed a lot, so I decided to become a peace builder, peace activist & peace scholar.” spectrumnews1.com/oh/toledo/ne...
De-escalating is very hard, UNCG professor says as Iran-U.S. war hits day 4
"Going back and then accepting all the conditions, it would be very hard," said Askerov.
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Congratulations to @uncg.edu doctoral student Lexi Kier on being named an RWJF Health Policy Research Scholar! Her work challenges us to rethink athlete health, looking beyond performance metrics to long-term physical and mental well-being. Learn more: www.uncg.edu/news/rewriti...
Rewriting the Playbook on Athlete Health: Kier named RWJF Scholar | UNC Greensboro
UNCG's Lexi Kier has been named a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar, a prestigious national distinction for doctoral students whose research has the potential to shape heal...
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When misophonia begins, and what drives its severity, are 2 questions that @caitlingstone.bsky.social aims to answer. In this MRF-funded work @uncgresearch.bsky.social, PhD student Caitlin Stone is researching the development of misophonia to identify earlier support and interventions for children.
UNCG is thrilled to be the site of the state's first SparkHub, a landmark partnership with SparkNC and Guilford County Schools that will help prepare high school students for careers in the fast-growing tech industry. Learn more: www.uncg.edu/news/sparknc...