Featured Stories & News
Featured Stories
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HHS ALUMNI Awards: 2022
The School of Health and Human Sciences recognizes outstanding alumni annually with school-wide awards and departmental Pacesetter awards. In 2022.
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Grad Student Tatiana Mihaita Finds Her Way in Nature
Tatiana Mihaita didn鈥檛 always know what she wanted to do. But the extra time she spent figuring out her passion paid off, and this summer she interned in something she truly loved.
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Yeong-Jun (YJ) Seo spent most of his childhood playing ice hockey 鈥� including in the 2018 Winter Olympics where he competed on the South Korean team in PyeongChang. However, the UNC Greensboro kinesiology doctoral student says his biggest challenge wasn鈥檛 competing on the world stage but stepping off it. 鈥淎s I transitioned out of the … Continued
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“Brave Enough to Be It”* New Directions for PCS Programs
This semester, Peace and Conflict Studies (PCS) implements new programs at the bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 levels that will now highlight three interrelated areas of focus, Sustainability and Climate Change, Social Justice, and Community Engagement.
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Kinesiology student uses yoga therapy to help area immigrants and refugees
鈥淵oga therapy is not just physical practice,鈥� says Mona Flynn, third- year Ed.D. candidate in kinesiology. 鈥淧eople tend to equate yoga with posture, but there鈥檚 so much more it has to offer. I want yoga to be recognized for its worth, as both a restorative practice and a preventative one.鈥�
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Gender Affirming Communication Program Helps Clients Find Their Voice
Sena Crutchley didn鈥檛 set out to become a specialist in gender affirming voice work. When she joined UNC Greensboro鈥檚 Communication Sciences and Disorders Department (CSD) in 2007, the University already had an established program housed within the Speech and Hearing Center.
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Making Kids Feel Like Part of a Community
A rare moment of quiet falls over the dozen Dudley High School freshmen seated in a circle in Coach Mitchell鈥檚 physical education class. It鈥檚 Tuesday, so the class is being led by UNCG鈥檚 Michael Hemphill, Jeremy Rinker, and Omari Dyson.
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Visiting an Audiologist Isn’t Something to Fear
Imagine being newly retired and excited to embrace hobbies. As the days go on, you begin to notice difficulty hearing some of your favorite sounds. This scenario can be an unfortunate reality for many people, with an estimated 15% of adults in the U.S. experiencing difficulty hearing.
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PCS Student Learns from a New Culture, and Applies Lessons from UNCG
My parents have been a strong influence on me in so many ways. They are givers! Growing up, we used to have a lot of people live with us, and I saw how they did everything to ensure that everyone was comfortable. They gave their time, resources, and everything to ensure … Continued
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HDFS Alumna Emphasizes Importance of Mental Health
At just 13 years old, people began to notice that Jennifer Baddour 鈥�96 had a natural inclination for listening and supporting others. After being nominated to serve as a peer supporter in junior high, she learned skills and gained experience guiding young people through challenging times.
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Student Fuses Kinesiology and Business to Fuel his Passion
Kinesiology senior Jaden Lassiter knows that increasing his skillset is the best way to get ahead in a competitive job market. He wanted to have a career in the health industry, but at the end of his junior year, he thought he should do something to make himself more marketable.
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Welcome Students 2022
WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE HERE! We鈥檙e happy to see everyone at UNC Greensboro. We are excited to see so many new students, and extend a warm welcome to all of you returning for another year.
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Madeleine Meinhold Takes Summer Job as Hoppers Nutritionist
UNCG鈥檚 Madeleine Meinhold BS 鈥�19, MS 鈥�21, is an alumna and assistant professor of nutrition in the School of Health and Human Sciences. But her summer job this year finds her working for the Pittsburgh Pirates as the dietician and nutritionist for the Greensboro Grasshoppers.
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GCSTOP Researcher, Professor Stresses Need for Narcan in Triad
鈥淲hat we want to do is to say 鈥榶ou know here are some safer things鈥� like have Narcan with you, we have fentanyl test strips, ways to identify counterfeit anything. That will save a life.鈥�
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Genetic Counseling Professor, Alumna Discuss AI Chat Tools in Genetic Testing
“There’s a place for utilization for all of these technologies. I think we just need to figure out what situations, what patients, and what indications are the most appropriate for each.”
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Director of Culinary Medicine Trains Students for Real World
The foodservice business can be an unpredictable one鈥攁nd that’s a lesson dietetic interns at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) have been learning first-hand.
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Kinesiology Professor Explains Why Sports Pull at Emotions
People identify with (a team) and they identify through them 鈥� their sense of self, in part, can be constructed through sport. 鈥� Adam Berg, Kinesiology Associate Professor
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HDFS Professors Study Limited Language, Child Care Subsidies During COVID
Subsidy staff shared that Latino families experienced language barriers, difficulties accessing the internet or other electronic communication channels, and difficulties accessing in-person services.
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Social Work Professor Discusses Lessons from US, UK Pandemic Responses
While uninterrupted attachment to the labor force is a good thing, higher levels of job loss in the US may have benefited economic efficiency as workers had more incentive to consider better job opportunities.
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PHE Alumna Selected as Guilford County’s First Drug and Injury Prevention Manager
Amanda Clark, a 2018 Public Education alumna, was selected as the Guilford County Division of 91暗网’s first Drug and Injury Prevention Manager.
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Tippett Gift Creates Tunstall Scholarship For Adult Students
Deborah Tunstall Tippett 鈥�73, 鈥�81 MS, 鈥�91 PhD has established the Ann Satterwhite Tunstall Scholarship Fund with a planned gift to UNC Greensboro.
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Lindsey D. Sanders, ’12 JMSW, ’21 PhD
Dr. Lindsey Sanders graduated from UNCG in 2012 and 2021. She received her Masters in Social Work and her Doctorate in Community Health Education. Learn how to get and stay involved as we catch up with Lindsey!
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Virginia Hester ’39
L.B. and Virginia Edwards Hester Merit Scholarship Virginia Edwards Hester (1918-2018) came to Woman’s College in 1935 from the small town of Marshville in Union County, North Carolina. She arrived along with seven classmates from her high school, and has many fond memories of being a student. “How happy we…
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Alumni Spotlight: Physical Education Class of 1975
If you鈥檝e ever met a graduate of the Physical Education (P.E.) Class of 1975, consider yourself lucky. Fifty years ago, in the Fall of 1971, a group of women began their first semester of college courses here at UNCG.
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Dr. Deborah E. Jones 鈥�75, 鈥�82 MEd, 鈥�97 EdD
鈥淗ighly effective, risk-taking women principals鈥� was the description Donna Cox Peters 鈥�80 MS, 鈥�99 PhD put forth while seeking subjects for her dissertation. Professional referrals led Donna to Deborah E. Jones, a familiar colleague who would evolve into a lifelong inspiration.
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Ron G. Morrow, ’84 MS, ’00 EdD
In his 27 years of physical education experience, Ron Morrow has directed health, physical education and recreation departments for YMCAs, taught K-6 Physical Education, served as Physical Education Department Chair of Davidson College, and served as adjunct faculty member.
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Charles and Lois Lee ’65
When looking back on her experience at Woman鈥檚 College, now UNC Greensboro, Lois Lee 鈥�65 remembers the people first. 鈥淭here were so many people who helped me find out who I was supposed to be,鈥� says Lee. Among them was Dr. Grace Keziah, her freshman world history professor. Dr. Keziah,…
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Sarah Shoffner ’62, ’64 MS, ’77 PhD
To read more about Sarah, check out the UNCG Magazine article on Woman’s College (WC), As the ’60s Neared and Passing the Torch, on Sarah and her time spent in the School of Health and Environmental Sciences (now School of Health and Human Sciences) at the WC. AS THE 鈥�60S…