Real Big Data - UNCG Research MagazineLeveraging vast amounts of data and training computers to uncover hidden patterns, UNCG scientists work with partners in Guilford County and beyond to bring big data solutions to real-world problems. Oct 06 25October 06, 2025Article at uncg.edu
Collision Courses - UNCG Research MagazinePhysics major Aidan Lytle walked a winding road to research. Now he's analyzing star data and working on software to explore the fundamental nature of matter. Oct 06 25October 06, 2025Article at uncg.edu
Walk This Way - UNCG Research MagazineDr. Chris Rhea uses virtual reality and digital avatars to guide better strides. With a new patent, he aims to design rehab programs patients can use at home. Oct 06 25October 06, 2025Article at uncg.edu
Small Leap for Frogs, Giant Leap for Mankind - UNCG Research MagazineSecrets in the brains of bullfrogs might someday help fighter pilots perform better and protect stroke patients. Oct 06 25October 06, 2025Article at uncg.edu
Friends with Math - UNCG Research MagazineDr. Ratnasingham Shivaji was awarded the 2022 UNCG Senior Research Excellence Award for his accomplishments in differential equations research as well as his lengthy record as a teacher and academic mentor. He is known as a passionate educator who… Oct 06 25October 06, 2025Article at uncg.edu
Tools of the Trade - UNCG Research MagazineWhat do 55-million-year-old fossils, shrews with shrinking skulls, studies on Alzheimer’s and exercise’s impacts on the human brain, and tiny tech for a less toxic world have in common? The cutting-edge new tools driving discovery at UNCG. Oct 06 25October 06, 2025Article at uncg.edu
Greener Energy: harnessing light and air for cleaner processes - UNCG Research MagazineEarly-career scientist Dr. Shabnam Hematian is bringing a natural process lens to energy research. With a $250K NSF grant, she's exploring how light and air might help catalyze industrial reactions for more environmentally friendly technologies – and… Oct 06 25October 06, 2025Article at uncg.edu
Steps to Success - UNCG Research MagazineCollege students with ADHD often get lower grades, are less likely to stay in school, and have a lower quality of life. A new program aims to change their trajectories. Oct 06 25October 06, 2025Article at uncg.edu
$1.5M UNCG-led collaborative will focus on clean energy innovations using natural productsUNC Greensboro faculty are leading a state-funded effort to explore how complex molecules found in living organisms, such as fungi, could be used to engineer more environmentally friendly energy systems. The multi-institution initiative is called… Jul 22 24July 22, 2024Article at research.uncg.edu
Using sports to equip kids for successThe post below is an abbreviated version of a story that originally appeared in the spring edition of UNCG Research Magazine. To read the full story and view additional images, click here. As a young education professor in the 1970s and 1980s, Dr. … Jun 05 18June 05, 2018Article at uncg.edu
UNCG biologists send plants into spaceWhen Dr. John Z. Kiss was nine years old he stayed up late to watch Neil Armstrong take those first steps onto the surface of the moon and tell the world, “That’s one small step for man, one giant step for mankind.” “My life is sort of the space … May 09 18May 09, 2018Article at uncg.edu
UNCG scientists team up to develop next-gen drugsNewly discovered molecules that could prove to be anti-cancer agents. Plant-derived compounds that could give us new ammunition against deadly drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA. Nanoparticles that might one day help doctors focus cancer drugs more … Jan 03 18January 03, 2018Article at uncg.edu
UNCG research: teaching politics in high schoolEvery four years, U.S. voters go to the polls to elect a president. Politics fills our Facebook feeds, candidates and pundits dominate TV, conversations with friends and family focus on the latest election news. For high school civics teachers, a … Sep 05 17September 05, 2017Article at uncg.edu
Crunching data and mending neighborhoodsVerna Torain has lived in east Greensboro’s Cottage Grove neighborhood for more than 25 years. When she first moved to the community, many residents worked in nearby factories. “Now everything’s closed down,” says the volunteer and community … May 24 17May 24, 2017Article at uncg.edu
A New Way to Read, Not See, MapsJason Morris uses a trackball to move a cursor across a map of ancient Britain dotted with Roman forts and cities. As he passes over a location, a speech synthesizer pronounces the name – and will spell it, too, as sometimes the computer's Latin … Sep 25 02September 25, 2002Article at WIRED
No Smoke: Tobacco Used in VaccineFor many people, tobacco represents a death sentence – inflicting nicotine addiction, lung cancer and other ills. But for millions of women in the developing world at risk for cervical cancer, tobacco could eventually be a lifesaver. University … Sep 14 02September 14, 2002Article at WIRED
Instant Answers With PDA Pop QuizDevelopers at Wake Forest University have written software that turns a Compaq iPaq PDA into a mobile, wireless Web server, allowing teachers and students to communicate in new ways in the classroom. While many schools have experimented with PDAs in … Aug 27 02August 27, 2002Article at WIRED
BuzzworthyDozens of young honey bees swirled and buzzed through the air on the warm, late June day. The two undergraduates, though, weren’t sure how to proceed. Collecting bees for research purposes isn’t covered in most classes. UNCG’s Sara Rubio Correa and … Article at uncg.edu
Research MagazineNewly discovered molecules that could prove to be anti-cancer agents. Plant-derived compounds that could give us new ammunition against deadly drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA. Nanoparticles that might one day help doctors focus cancer drugs more … Article at uncg.edu
