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Tory Strider awarded the 2015 Lilian Nile Undergraduate Research Assistantship
Posted on February 19, 2016
Tory Strider, a BS Biochemistry major, was awarded the 2015 Lilian Nile Undergraduate Research Assistantship this summer. She used the assistantship to participate in…
Conquering a Hidden Kingdom
Posted on February 3, 2016
Huzefa Raja and Nick Oberlies are, to borrow a biological term, symbionts. Raja, a mycologist, and Oberlies, a natural products chemist, depend on…
Natural Science
Posted on February 3, 2016
Growing up, Dr. Nadja Cech was always around herbs on her family’s farm. Lavender.Echinacea. Comfrey. Calendula. Black cohosh. Through the years, she…
Tyra Callaway: Going Global with Research
Posted on February 3, 2016
As a junior in high school, Tyra Callaway began her college search with one non-negotiable requirement in mind: undergraduate research. She didn’t…
UNCG Graduate Students Bring Computers to Kenya
Posted on July 23, 2015
For over 6 years, graduate students in the UNCG Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have participated in the National Science Foundation-Sponsored GK12…
Dr. Nick Oberlies has been awarded a UNCG Research Excellence Award
Posted on July 22, 2015
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies is the 2014-15 Junior Research Excellence Award winner. He receives the award for his research on biologically active compounds…
Ghina’a Abu Deiab and Manahil Abdalhameed awarded at graduate poster presentations
Posted on July 22, 2015
Ghina’a Abu Deiab and Manahil Abdalhameed received the 1st and 2nd place prize for graduate poster presentations at the recent North Carolina…
Derek Shore was awarded the Peoples Choice Award
Posted on July 22, 2015
Ph.D. student, Derek Shore (back, right) was awarded the Peoples Choice Award in the Graduate School Three Minute Thesis Competition.
Laura Johnson and Taylor Grubbs awarded scholarships from the Piedmont Society for Coatings Technology
Posted on July 22, 2015
Laura Johnson and Taylor Grubbs were awarded $1000 scholarships from the Piedmont Society for Coatings Technology at the Wood Coatings and Substrates…
Miranda Weavil awarded the second Lilian Nile Undergraduate Research Assistantship
Posted on July 22, 2015
Miranda Weavil, a Biochemistry major, was awarded the second Lilian Nile Undergraduate Research Assistant-ship this summer. She used the assistantship to participate…
Mary Katsikas was honored by the College of Arts and Sciences
Posted on July 22, 2015
Mary Katsikas was honored by the College of Arts and Sciences at the College Beginning of the Year meeting for 50 Years…
Derek Shore received the award for Outstanding PhD Student Presentation
Posted on July 22, 2015
Derek Shore received the award for Outstanding PhD Student Presentation at the International Cannabinoid Research Society Meeting in Baveno, Italy this summer.
Dr. Kim Petersen has received grant funding from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
Posted on July 22, 2015
Dr. Kim Petersen has received grant funding from the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for her project entitled,”Regio and Enantioselective Trifluoromethylation…
Dr. Oberlies and a team of colleagues just renewed their Program Project grant
Posted on July 22, 2015
Dr. Oberlies and a team of colleagues, led by Dr. A. Douglas Kinghorn at Ohio State University, just renewed their Program Project…
Dr. Mitch Croatt received a North Carolina Biotechnology Center Biotechnology Research Grant
Posted on July 22, 2015
Dr. Mitch Croatt received a North Carolina Biotechnology Center Biotechnology Research Grant entitled, “Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Potent Neuroprotective Agents.”
Dr. Mitch Croatt received an NSF CAREER Award
Posted on July 22, 2015
Dr. Mitch Croatt received an NSF CAREER Award entitled, “Generation of Cyanocarbenes from Alkynes and Azides”
Dr. Mitch Croatt received a Teaching Excellence Award
Posted on July 22, 2015
Dr. Mitch Croatt received a Teaching Excellence Award from the College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Mitch Croatt has received a Candace Bernard-Robert Glickman Dean’s Professorship
Posted on July 22, 2015
Dr. Mitch Croatt has received a Candace Bernard-Robert Glickman Dean’s Professorship from the College of Arts and Sciences. This professorship honors junior…
ACS Poster-Vendor Night, Student Awardees
Posted on July 22, 2015
Back Row From Left to Right: Natalie Hage, Undergraduate 2nd Place, David Zich, Undergraduate 3rd Place, Joseph Egan, Undergraduate 1st Place, Daniel…
Dr. Terry Nile received UNCG’s first Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Posted on July 22, 2015
Dr. Terry Nile received UNCG’s first Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
