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Next week when faculty, staff and students walk The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s campus, they will access something new to help them stay safe. UNCG is now on a growing list of...
View ArticleLiving Safer With LiveSafe
An estimated 2,015 UNCG students, faculty and staff have downloaded and are now using the new UNCG LiveSafe personal security app according to the UNCG police department. That’s up from 1,061 within...
View ArticleFun and games
The Fencing Club. Equestrian Club. Quidditch Club. Rugby Club…. At UNCG Fall Kickoff, one table after another of student-led club sports showed off their season ahead and gave students a chance to get...
View ArticleLiveSafe!
By Thursday, August 27 at 5 p.m., UNCG’s new LiveSafe personal security app had been downloaded 2365 times since the app was launched in early August. The LiveSafe app, designed for UNCG students,...
View ArticleUNCG raises awareness with Mental Health Month
Movies about college life show football games, wacky professors and wild parties. They rarely show the hidden struggles that many students face – challenges like depression, anxiety and other mental...
View ArticleCollage of sounds
The big start to UNCG’s musical year will be Saturday, Sept. 12, 7:30 p.m., in Aycock Auditorium. Big is the word. More than 300 students from the UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance will take the...
View ArticleColorful pinwheels on EUC Lawn raise awareness for suicide prevention
As part of UNCG’s Fourth Annual Mental Health Month, a colorful array of pinwheels is being displayed on the Kaplan Commons (EUC Lawn) to symbolize the 1,100 college students across the nation who are...
View ArticleLiveSafe use on the rise
As the school year progresses, the number of UNCG students who download LiveSafe, the university’s new personal security mobile application, is steadily on the rise. As of 4 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2,878 –...
View ArticlePopular Battle Canoes competition returns to campus
Battle Canoes, the thrilling intramural sports competition held at universities across the nation, returns to UNCG on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. at Rosenthal Pool. The high-energy event will feature...
View ArticleSupernatural fun
UNCG is amid a zombie apocalypse with the return of the highly anticipated Humans vs. Zombies (HvZ), a 24/7 game of tag that transports students into an alternate reality of magical creatures, secret...
View ArticleRock the boat
Ain’t That a Ship splashed, paddled and strategized its way to victory Wednesday night, beating Super Splash Bros and two women’s rugby teams to be crowned Fall 2015 Battle Canoes champions. Team...
View ArticleStudents show off design with 8th annual Best Dressed Room Contest
Gone are the days of decorating dorm rooms with a few band posters and a “We’re #1” foam finger. For UNCG students in 2015, creating a space that feels like home is an art form. This fall, 281 students...
View ArticleWinning in 180 seconds: Graduate students to show off their theses in 3MT...
The final round of UNCG’s Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT, competition is Tues., Nov. 17, and you don’t want to miss it! Where else can you learn about rodent behavior, teaching students...
View ArticleDigital Media Commons bridges the gap between technology and success
Did you know that UNCG’s Jackson Library has not one, but two 3-D printers for students to design and create 3-D projects? Navied Alamoudi, a senior majoring in finance and economics, is one of six...
View ArticleHoliday hoops
UNCG’s campus may be slowing down for winter break, but there’s no rest for Coach Wes Miller and company. Spartan hoops is in full swing this holiday season, as the men’s basketball team prepares for...
View ArticleBuilding the best: New rec center to open in August
A 54-foot climbing wall. Seven basketball courts. A mat room for combative arts. And a roof patio for outdoor classes and events. These are just a few reasons why UNCG’s new student recreation center,...
View ArticleDon’t knock this door
For nearly 80 years, the Alumni House has greeted students, guests and alumni alike to UNCG’s campus with its inviting facade, stately front porch and graceful entrance. But that sturdy, walnut door...
View ArticleGlobal UNCG: From Philippines to America, a life of exploration
In the latest installment of #GlobalUNCG, Philippines native Rodell Barrientos shares his story of growing up living the “simple life” in Manila, Philippines, and later pursuing a PhD in medicinal...
View ArticleGlobal UNCG: Shrirang Sahasrabudhe enjoys new access
India native Shrirang Sahasrabudhe shares his story about leaving his life in India to come to the U.S. and attend UNCG. Sahasrabude lost his eyesight on his 13 birthday. While his family was very...
View ArticleGlobal UNCG: A practical education
Germany native Chong Zhang left his hometown of Speyer, in the summer of 2015 to pursue an MBA at UNCG’s Bryan School of Business and Economics. For Zhang, what stood out most about his UNCG experience...
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