UNCG receives $3.4 M LSAMP grant from NSF to lead an alliance of NC universities with the goal of recruiting and supporting underrepresented students in STEM fields.
Dr. Regis Kopper (Computer Science) receives $1.8 M grant from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to improve training for first responders by utilizing Augmented Reality technologies.
Dr. Maia Popova (Chemistry & Biochemistry) receives $300,000 NSF grant to study connections between instructional practice and student learning in chemistry classrooms.
Dr. Chris Wahlheim (Psychology) receives $450,000 NSF grant to research how best to correct misinformation and improve memory and belief accuracy.
Dr. Faye Stewart (LLC) receives grant from German Embassy to support Germany on Campus 2022 programming.
Travis Hicks (Interior Architecture) leads $226,000 contract to support the NC Department of Commerce's Main Street Program.
Dr. Shabnam Hematian (Chemistry & Biochemistry) receives $250,000 NSF LEAPS-MPS grant to study metal-oxo bonds and photocatalysis. Read more >>
Dr. Kaira Wagoner receives funds from CSIRO (Australia's NSF) to study Australian honey bees.
Dr. Dan Yasaki (Math / Stats) receives $90,000 in NSF funding through collaboration with UNCC to research practices that improve success of African American male students in math courses.
Dr. John Tomkiel Dean (Biology) receives $436,000 NIH grant for study "The role of dTopors in Drosophilia male meiosis."
Dr. Kari Eddington (Psychology) receives funding from the Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology to improve graduate student training around Latinx mental health.
Dr. Jonathan Chekan (Chemistry & Biochemistry) receives $348,000 NIH grant for his project "Bioinformatic Guided Discovery and Characterization of New RiPP Natural Products."
Dr. Robert Wiley (Psychology) receives $99,000 from Johns Hopkins University for project "The cognitive and neural bases of word learning in aging, stroke and developmental language impairment."
Six CAS faculty were funded in the Spring 2022 round of UNCG's Internal Research Awards.
Dr. Fabrice Lehoucq (Political Science) was selected as one of two UNCG faculty to compete for an NEH Summer Stipend. His project is "Suffrage Laws in the Americas." Good luck Dr. Lehoucq!