Spartans serve

For more than a century, one idea has been at the heart of UNC Greensboro’s mission as both an institution of learning and a force for positive change in North Carolina and beyond. “Service,” the University motto, is more than a slogan. It’s a charge given to every student, past and present, to make a meaningful …

Methodist, UNCP partner to encourage diversity in health professions

Methodist University’s Physician Assistant Program has entered into an articulation agreement with The University of North Carolina at Pembroke designed to strengthen the program’s goal of encouraging diversity in the health professions programs. “This agreement that promotes American Indians to pursue a PA degree couldn’t come at a better time for UNC Pembroke and Robeson …

UNCP, Lumbee Tribe build on shared vision

UNC Pembroke and the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina value the importance of collaboration. “UNCP has remained deeply connected to the Lumbee Tribe since being established in 1887,” said Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings. “Our collaborations impact the students, community and region—from teaming up for campus events and summer camps to scholarship and grant opportunities, we …

UNCG research examines role of urban parks

For most of us, a day at the park means a picnic with family, live music, or a Friday night movie on the lawn. For UNC Greensboro’s Dr. Benjamin Hickerson, it means data collection, critical analysis, and an exploration of the role of parks in communities. Hickerson, an associate professor in UNC Greensboro’s Department of Community …

App State and community partner to strengthen K–12 science education

In the 2018–19 academic year, the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences (GES) at Appalachian State University — with assistance from over 50 undergraduate students — reached over 5,000 schoolchildren at more than 34 High Country schools and organizations through outreach events. The department has been awarded five outreach-specific grants ranging from $1,500–$62,000, with a predicted total …

First cohort of NCSSM Entrepreneurship Fellows spends the summer at Triangle startups

Tucked away in a couple of nondescript offices in downtown Durham’s South Bank building, three NCSSM student interns work intently on projects that may one day propel the startups for which they work into multi-million dollar corporations. They are among eight total NCSSM students, from both the residential and online programs, who are participating in …

¡Vamos! Program Brings Latinx High School Students to Campus and Beyond

The students staying in UNC Asheville’s residence halls for a few nights this summer were decidedly younger than usual. Nine Latinx students from Asheville High School and Erwin High School in UNC Asheville’s iVamos! program got to experience college life, from hanging out and sleeping in the residence halls to eating in the cafeteria to …

University-Community Partnership Will Address Medicaid Transformation Plan

The College of Health and Human Services at the University of North Carolina Wilmington is pleased to announce that their Center for Healthy Communities has received grant funding from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. This funding, totaling $583,000, will support rural health departments …

Who Edits Wikipedia Articles?

Imagine you’re talking with friends or colleagues and someone mentions an obscure thing like “biorefinery.” You think to yourself, “What in the world is that?” So you do what most of us would do: you Google it.  Sure enough, one of the first results you see is a Wikipedia article giving you the facts you …

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