UNC Greensboro stands out for its commitment to undergraduate research. Students build close relationships with faculty and work alongside them in their labs, in the field, or in archives. It’s a transformative experience that opens up countless opportunities. Just ask Aran Garnett-Deakin.
We interviewed Laci Gray, a graduating senior who majored in psychology with minors in Spanish and creative writing. Along with her research mentors Dr. Rosemery Nelson-Gray and Dr. Peter Delaney, Laci examined the cognitive symptoms believed to be associated with borderline personality disorder. Interview conducted in May 2021. Borderline personality… Continue reading…
Melika Osareh is a junior majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry. Along with her research mentor Dr. John Z. Kiss and project collaborators Dr. Tatsiana Shymanovich, Alena Jones, Alex Settle, Noah McMurry, and Kelsey Taylor, Melika is investigating how plants might grow in space. Learn more about her project… Continue reading…
Jacquelyn Whiteside is a senior majoring in drama, minoring in musical and technical theatre. Along with her research mentor Deborah Bell from the Department of Theatre, Jacquelyn designed the costumes for the UNCG mainstage theatre production of Pippin. My project. The goal of this project was designing costumes for the… Continue reading…
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic our campus has faced. In early 1918, influenza made its way to North Carolina and hit what was then called State Normal and Industrial College. Of the 1,164 students enrolled for the 1918-1919 academic year, about 200 students contracted the flu. Remarkably, no students… Continue reading…
Alex Stewart is a junior majoring in music performance with a concentration in woodwinds; his instrument is the oboe. Along with his collaborator EJ Jones and faculty mentor Dr. Ashley Barret, Alex has been working to manufacture a functional reed for the bombarde, a Celtic wind instrument. Describe your project…. Continue reading…
Recent graduate Dahlia Alharoon – who earned a degree in psychology with a minor in Spanish – used fMRI to investigate the ways different functional networks in the brain relate to different styles of daydreaming. She presented her undergraduate research project “Daydreaming Styles and Brain Functional Connectivity” at the 2018… Continue reading…
Maura Bourne graduated in May 2019 with a BA in psychology and a minor in sociology. During her time as an undergraduate at UNCG, she conducted research under the guidance of Dr. Susan Keane, a professor in the Department of Psychology and the Director of Clinical Training. Her project was… Continue reading…
Kali Cox graduated in May 2019 with a degree in biology. She and her collaborator Jake Herman completed the project below with guidance from faculty mentor Dr. Olav Rueppell. Describe your project. I wanted to know what impact honeybee body size has on the number of ovarioles present or produced… Continue reading…
Minerva Magazine offers a sample of projects by sophomore, emerging researchers in the Residential Colleges. Articles are written by students in the Capstone Courses of the Ashby and Strong Residential Colleges. Below is a repost from Minerva Magazine 2018. Imagine this: You’re going to die. It’s not going to be… Continue reading…
