UNC Greensboro

A UNC Greensboro professor is launching a new initiative to promote the well-being of children – and it starts with a fist bump.

When faculty representatives from the UNC System met for the Faculty Assembly, hosted for the first time by UNC Greensboro on April 14, they learned about a program being offered to faculty and staff members in the System’s institutions across the state.

“Everyday there’s something going on in our world that will need attention from public health workers. I want to be a part of helping,” says Jasmine Riddle, who will receive her bachelor of science in community health education this May.

Amanda Clark, who received her MPH in 2018, has been named Guilford County’s first Drug and Injury Prevention Manager.

Please join the Department of Public Health Education in welcoming Dr. Lina Abirafeh, “What’s Stopping Us From Achieving Global Women’s Rights?”, to the UNCG campus on November 7, 2022, from 4 – 6 pm in the Curry Building Auditorium, 1109 Spring Garden St.

UNCG has joined the collegiate esports movement with a new $2.4 million arena, but students aren’t the only ones in the game. Building on a strong portfolio of athlete health and wellness research, UNCG scientists are also stepping out onto the field to study gamer health and wellness. 

Gabrielle S. Evans, PhD(c),MPH, CHES(she/her) is a sexuality educator and researcher from North Carolina and a proud citizen of the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe. Gabrielle is the co-founder of The Minority Sex Report, LLC, an award-winning platform, whose mission is to provide representation in sexuality education. The Minority Sex Report, LLC also addresses barriers to achieving optimal sexual health for communities of color as well as intersectional inequalities faced by Black and Native communities.

Congratulations to Dr. Erica Payton who has been accepted to participate as a Faculty Fellow in the Pardee Rand Faculty Leaders Program!

UNCG, in partnership with NC A & T and Guilford College, will be hosting Celebrate Juneteenth 2022 with events scheduled for Friday, June 17th, and Monday, June 20th.

Community is a main motivator for Will Burnett, who recently graduated with his bachelor’s in public health from the Department of Public Health Education. 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.