Spring 2022
Spring 2022
GROUND
WORK
Features
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Press Start to Begin
In high pressure situations, first responders need all the information they can get. A computer scientist prepares augmented reality interfaces for a safer, better future.
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A History with Herbert
17th-century poet George Herbert and UNCG go back a ways. Meet our internationally renowned Herbert scholar and peek into our world-class collection.
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Words into Action
Community starts with communication. A new comm studies center tackles food security, democracy, and social justice issues – to cultivate resilient communities.
The Right Idea
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Awards Add Up
Two numerical analysts win prestigious NSF grants to support barrier-breaking work – the latest feathers in the cap of UNCG’s unique computational math program.
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Restoring Peace
Kinesiology and peace studies researchers launch a restorative justice program at Dudley High to build trust, inclusivity, and skills in conflict resolution.
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Secrets of an Ancient Grain
As a child raised on a farm, he grew tef – a grain vital to Ethiopia. Now, as a molecular biologist, he’s unlocking and amplifying tef’s hidden strengths.
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Learning by Hand
Learning a new language may seem like a matter of the mind, but new research shows the body plays an important role – one that apps like Duolingo miss.
The Word’s Out
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A Respectable Life
A Black feminist scholar’s in-depth look at author and activist Alice Dunbar-Nelson receives glowing reviews from Publishers Weekly and more.
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Intimate Impact
How did the pandemic affect sexual and reproductive health? A social epidemiologist helped launch a global public health survey to find out.
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Instrumental to the Story
An ethnomusicologist’s expertise on the music of Southeast Asia lands him an unexpected role with Disney.
Profiles
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Stars on the Rise
Undergraduate Research
A glimpse into the lives of young stars. Undergraduate researchers in NSF- and NIH-funded programs explore astrophysics, machine learning, and the cosmos.
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Mental Activity
Senior Research Excellence Award
Could exercise delay the onset of Alzheimer’s? A kinesiologist is recognized for her body of work in physical activity and cognition.
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Community-Led
Graduate Research
A 15-year collaboration with local refugee communities draws graduate scholars with a passion for engagement. Their latest challenge? The pandemic.
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Illuminating Strengths
Junior Research Excellence Award
Can we offset the damage of discrimination? A clinical psychologist is distinguished for her scholarship on Latinx cultural assets, stressors, and access to care.
From the Vice Chancellor
Partnerships.
It’s the first sentence of our cover feature story. And it’s a lifeline running through UNCG research and scholarship.
Just look at the breadth, depth, and longevity of the partnerships highlighted in this one issue.
With nonprofits, businesses, and faith communities like the Beloved Community Center, Communities in Schools, Disney, El Futuro, Greensboro History Museum, Greensboro’s Magnolia House, Guilford Urban Farming Initiative, Montagnard Dega Association, Neighborhood Markets, St. Phillip AME Zion Church, and World Health Organization.
With educational institutions and public entities …
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Published by the Office of Research and Engagement at UNC Greensboro
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Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement
Dr. Terri L. Shelton
Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications
Richard Campbell
Editor-in-Chief
Sangeetha Shivaji
Assistant Editor
Susan Kirby-Smith
Contributing Editor
Mike Harris
Editorial Assistant
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Art Director
Mark Unrue
Senior Designer
Jiyoung Park
Photography Director
Martin W. Kane
Contributing Authors
Robin Sutton Anders, Robin Adams Cheeley, Yen Duong, Susan Kirby-Smith, Dawn Martin, Sayaka Matsuoka, Richard Moriarty, John Newsom, Terri Relos, Sangeetha Shivaji -
Web Editor
Sangeetha Shivaji
Associate Web Editor
Hope Voorhees
Distribution Manager
Haley Childers
Copy Editors
Alexandra McQueen, Jeff Mills