Featured Stories & News
Featured Stories
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Researchers adapt in face of pandemic
The shift to online in March didn鈥檛 just affect classroom instruction or student activities. Faculty research 鈥� much of which involves community partners, human subjects, labwork, focus groups, and interviews 鈥� also shifted in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PROFESSOR鈥橲 SCHOLARSHIP AIMS TO ADDRESS EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN HHS
For Crystal Dixon, diversity and inclusion cannot exist without equity. In 2019, she was appointed by the dean as chair of HHS鈥檚 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee 鈥� her first task? Including the word 鈥渆quity鈥� in the title. She wanted to ensure the committee was embracing the concept of equity in their efforts.
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Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar
Dr. Yarneccia D. Dyson has been selected as a 2020 Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar and will attend this virtual event in early August.
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MINORITY FACULTY RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
In the School of Health and Human Sciences, we remain committed to actively engaging in challenging those systems that engage in systemic and structural racism and violence against those who are marginalized, disenfranchised, and oppressed. Our dedicated and experienced minority faculty are nationally and internationally recognized.
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Faculty and Staff Awards – 2020
Congratulations!
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UNCG PROFESSOR WORKS WITH WHO TO IMPROVE SEXUAL HEALTH
Survey instruments鈥搎uestionnaires that are used to collect information on a respondent鈥揳re vital to public health research. Many survey instruments on sexual and reproductive health have been developed for use in high-income countries, and oftentimes these tools are too specific to be used across various countries and contexts, limiting the ability to make cross-country comparisons.
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STATEMENTS ON RACIAL JUSTICE FROM OUR DEPARTMENTS
Department of Social Work Department of Kinesiology Department of 91暗网 Education
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HHS STUDENT SUCCESS COORDINATOR, ZITHOBILE NXUMALO SPEAKS WITH WFMY ABOUT 鈥淗OW TO BE AN ALLY TO MINORITY COMMUNITIES鈥�
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UNCG RESEARCH EXPLORES HYDRATION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Drink more water. It鈥檚 advice we hear frequently 鈥� from a parent, a doctor, or a coach. We know hydration is important for our overall health and wellness. But how much should we be drinking?
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PROFESSOR AWARDED $100,000 GATES FOUNDATION GRANT
Dr. Jocelyn R. Smith Lee聽has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the聽Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation聽for her project 鈥淒isrupting Dehumanizing Narratives of Black Men in Poverty.鈥澛燬mith Lee is one of just 28 grantees across the nation to be selected as part of the Gates Foundation鈥檚 Voices for Economic Opportunity Grand Challenge.
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CTR grad featured in New York Life Insurance #LoveTakesAction series
Nonprofits like Boys & Girls Clubs of America put their love into action for our communities, and they need us now more than ever. Before the COVID-19 crisis, New York Life went to Greensboro, NC, to shine a light on one special person who goes above and beyond for his … Continued
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Race and Health Symposium – UNC Greensboro 2020
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ED.D. IN KINESIOLOGY Virtual Defenses ‘UNFORGETTABLE’
Dr. Amanda Durall never imagined that she would complete her doctorate in the backseat of her minivan in the middle of a global pandemic.聽She had twin girls in January 2020 and finished her online EdD in kinesiology dissertation while on bedrest and in between countless trips to the neonatal intensive care unit.
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HHS Undergraduate and Graduate Students Showcase Research in Spring 2020 Expo
This year more than thirty HHS students participated in the Undergraduate Research and Creativity Expo and the Showcase of Scholarship.