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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’re 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’s Madeleine Meinhold BS ’19, MS ’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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CSD Hosted Unique Camp for Children with Communications Disorders
UNC Greensboro’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) hosted a new summer camp this June for children at Piney Lake. The camp was the first of its kind in North Carolina. Six graduate clinicians and one CSD faculty member conducted therapy activities with children aged 7 to 11 who have stutters.
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A Calling in Life and a Passion for Social Work
Todd Perry has spent much of his life in long-term recovery, using his experience to help others through substance abuse and mental health battles by drawing upon his own experiences.
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Success Fits Nick Lyerly to a Tee
By its very nature, golf is a game that challenges the mind as much as the body. Sure, there’s plenty of physical skill involved in a good golf swing. Everything works in unison: hands, wrists, shoulders, torso, legs – all flowing through a synchronized, graceful movement.
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CSD Student Studies Abroad in Denmark
Spring 2022 Communication Sciences and Disorders graduate Briana Green knew that UNC Greensboro was the best school for her because of her passion to have a career as an audiologist (AuD), servicing the geriatric population, specializing in tinnitus patients. She knew she would gain valuable knowledge and skills in UNCG’s … Continued
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Dr. Etnier on the Benefits of Exercise on the Brain
Mental Activity
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Nutrition’s Dr. Perrin on Human Milk Banking
In early 2022, one of the three major infant formula producers in the United States stopped production at a plant because of possible bacterial contamination that may have caused several infant deaths. Compounded with the ongoing global supply chain crisis, the shutdown caused a severe shortage of infant formula.
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Q&A on the Russia-Ukraine Conflict with Dr. Ali Askerov of Peace and Conflict Studies
When Russia invaded the country of Ukraine in February of this year, many were shocked by the Russian invasion in the United States and elsewhere. In this Q&A, Dr. Ali Askerov shares his insight into this on-going conflict.
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‘Something Greater’ For 91
From working as a field data collector with the Center for Housing and Community Studies (CHCS) to interning with the New Arrival Institute, Burnett applied public health principles to make real-world impact in the community — all while maintaining a 3.9 GPA.
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Commencement – 2022
Congratulations to all HHS graduates!
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A MISSION TO SERVE AND A COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE
This peace and conflict studies graduate student is well on her way. One look at her seven-page curriculum vitae full of accolades, service, and global experience, and you would know that this Spartan is a leader in the making.
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MEET PHD STUDENT, BUSINESS OWNER, AND DIETITIAN BASHEERAH ENAHORA
In the early 2000s, Basheerah Enahora was living in Chicago and had a successful career in food marketing. She had worked for top companies, including Kraft Foods, and risen to the rank of senior brand manager at Golden County Foods. Still, something was missing from her professional pursuits.
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HOW PUBERTY CAN IMPACT TEENS’ KNEES
Puberty may evoke a range of memories, from acne to awkward moments. But chances are, this uncomfortable time period may not make you think immediately of your knees. Maybe it should. Research suggests that some of the physical changes females first experience during puberty may contribute to their risk of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
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Alumni Spotlight: Physical Education Class of 1975
If you’ve 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 ’75, ’82 MEd, ’97 EdD
“Highly effective, risk-taking women principals” was the description Donna Cox Peters ’80 MS, ’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’s College, now UNC Greensboro, Lois Lee ’65 remembers the people first. “There were so many people who helped me find out who I was supposed to be,” 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 ’60S…
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Betty M. Flinchum ’57, ’62 MEd
Studying abroad seems like an obvious choice for many undergraduate students. The opportunity to travel promises new experiences, increased resilience, and greater independence for these young adults. It is an opportunity Dr. Betty M. Flinchum ’57, ’63 MED wants students around the world to take advantage of. When she graduated…
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Melinda Hamrick ’69
When Melinda Hamrick ’69 arrived on UNC Greensboro’s campus in 1965, she didn’t plan on staying. Her heart was set on UNC-Chapel Hill, and she planned to transfer after her first year. “My mother had graduated from UNCG’s commercial program in the 1930s,” reflects Hamrick. “I fully intended to transfer…
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PHE Alum Selected as New Brunswick County Health Director
Brunswick County is pleased to welcome David Howard as the next director of its Health Services department this month. “I’m thoroughly delighted to join the Brunswick County team and I’m honored to serve as their next Health Services director.”
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KIN Professor Weighs In on Water Consumption
“If we drink low amounts of water, we have an increase in secretion of a hormone called arginine vasopressin from the brain that acts on the kidney to reabsorb as much water as possible.”
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Kinesiology Professor Dr. Reifsteck Promotes Student Athlete Wellbeing After Sports
“There’s an assumption that athletes by nature of being athletes know how to be active, but training for a sport isn’t the same thing as exercise for health.”
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PHE Professor Dr. Wyrick Weighs in on Athletes’ Use of Alcohol
Pain control is one of three primary reasons athletes report using alcohol. Though, when it comes to pain, “there’s no evidence that alcohol has medicinal benefits.”
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Dr. Morrison’s Collaborative Research With Refugee Communities
At the beginning of the COVID pandemic, Morrison and her graduate students collaborated with Montagnard leaders and youth to build systems that would help their community weather the storm.
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Maryanne Perrin selected by WHO to help create guidelines for donor human milk banking
Maryanne Perrin is one of 16 people worldwide selected by the World Health Organization to serve on the first Guidelines Development Group to help create global guidelines for human milk banking.
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KIN Department Chair Touts Benefits of Movement for the Mind
“Our data clearly shows that physical activity benefits cognition across the lifespan, just getting up and moving is enough to see the benefit,”
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Associate Professor Despard signs U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Social Work Associate Professor Dr. Mathieu Despard was one of 11 people associated with a university or policy institute who signed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, supporting the appeal of President Joe Biden’s Administration to lift an injunction issued by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals. The…