Research at UNCW

Professional Development Series: SPARC 101
September 23, 2021 - The second offering of the new Professional Development Series will be held via Zoom on Tuesday 5 October at 12:30 PM. Sponsored Programs & Research Compliance assists in all stages of grant development. This session will answer the following...more

AY22 Interdisciplinary Research Seminar Series in Material Culture Hosts First Event
September 20, 2021 - Join UNCW Material Culture for its first event of the year - a Zoom talk, presented by Dr. Courtney Thompson of Mississippi State University, that will explore the construction of race, crime, and violence through material objects...more

Registration Now Open for Randall Library's Scholarly Research Services Fall Workshops
September 20, 2021 - Randall Library's Scholarly Research Services provides guidance and support to UNCW faculty and graduate students who are conducting and disseminating research, scholarship, and creative works. Registration for fall SRS workshops, including video editing, 3D modelling, podcasting,...more

SPARC Update: New NSF Enabled Enhancements for Proposal Submissions
September 17, 2021 - The National Science Foundation (NSF) has enabled a number of enhancements for proposals submitted in Research.gov, FastLane, and Grants.gov. In addition, the updated NSF-approved biographical sketch and current and pending support SciENcv and fillable PDF format that fall under the revised Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guides (PAPPG NSF 22-1) are available for preview...more

UNCW Joins Statewide Consortium to Develop Human Performance Technologies and Services for Nation's Military
September 15, 2021 - UNCW, in collaboration with more than 25 North Carolina-based academic, industry, nonprofit and state government organizations, will join the North Carolina Center for Optimizing Military Performance, a new consortium tasked with developing world-class human performance solutions for the nation's military...more

Internal Funding Opportunities Available
September 14, 2021 - Internal funding is available to support and encourage research, scholarship, and creative proposals. There are current open opportunities with the Office of Applied Learning, the College of Health and Human Services, the Center for the Support of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, and Sustainability. Check the specific call for eligibility and deadlines.

EVS Faculty on Project Team for Recent NASEM Publication
September 13, 2021 - Dr. Christopher Dumas was on the project team that recently authored a study on saltwater recreational fisheries management and was published in the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine…more

UNCW Faculty Honored for Teaching, Scholarship, and Service
September 10, 2021 - UNCW honored faculty for accomplishments in teaching, scholarship, and service during the fall faculty meeting on Sept. 9. The event recognized the dedication and talents of the university’s faculty…more

Wilmington-based Tech Startup SportGait Gains NCYSA Partnership & Launches App
September 10, 2021 - SportGait, a Seahawk Innovation funded startup that provides groundbreaking concussion decision support, is expanding its product to a larger consumer base through a partnership with NC Youth Soccer Association and the launch of a mobile app...more

Work of Assistant Professor of BMB Featured in Smithsonian Magazine Article
September 9, 2021 - Smithsonian Magazine features the work of Dr. Raymond Danner, Assistant Professor of Biology and Marine Biology, in an article titled "Animals Are Changing Shape to Cope with Rising Temperatures" published on ...more

Undergraduate Research Published in Engineering Management Review
September 8, 2021 - Xaver Neumeyer, Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Cameron School of Business, and Mengyang Liu, undergraduate student affiliated with the Beijing Institute of Technology, had their article named "Managerial Competencies and Development in the Digital Age" published in...more

Marine Biology Professor and PhD Student's Research Featured on the Cover of New Phytologist
September 2021 - The work of Professor Alison Taylor and PhD student Erin Meyer on mechanisms of coccolithophore and the role of Si is featured on the front cover of New Phytologist. The paper settles a long-standing question of the cellular origin of haploid coccoliths.

NASA Declares SeaHawk Mission Proves CubeSats Are a Viable Option for Collecting Credible Scientific Data
August 31, 2021 - With its high-resolution HawkEye instrument, SeaHawk has shown CubeSats are an inexpensive and timely way to obtain high-quality ocean color data. After a successful downlink and processing of the first image from the HawkEye imager aboard the UNCW's SeaHawk CubeSat, currently...more

Public Health Assistant Professor Featured in Vaccine Documentary
August 2021 - Dr. Sabrina Cherry, Assistant Professor of Public Health in the School of Health and Applied Human Sciences, is featured in Vaccination from the Misinformation Virus, which aims to help address vaccine concerns by explaining why vaccines are safe, crucial to community health, and save millions of lives...more

Professor Eman Ghoneim Awarded NSF Grant to Unearth Ancient Egyptian Settlements
August 26, 2021 - Eman Ghoneim, Professor in the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences and Director of the Space and Drone Remote Sensing Lab, has been awarded a three-year, $203,874 grant from the National Science Foundation to unveil the ancestral Nile River course and its defunct branches...more

Professional Development Series: Research & Innovation 101
August 24, 2021 - The first session of the new Professional Development Series will be offered via Zoom on Tuesday 7 September at 12:30 PM. Discover how Research and Innovation provides support to achieve research excellence and impact...more

CAB Gallery Presents Donald Furst: Ways
August 24, 2021 - Donald Furst: Ways will show at the Cultural Arts Building Gallery from August 26 to September 24. Furst, Professor of Art, will exhibit new works on paper, featuring soft pastel and monotype...more

UNCW Faculty and Staff Make "Women to Watch" and "40 Under 40" Lists
August 23, 2021 - Each year, WILMA Magazine recognizes "Women to Watch" - women making an impact on the community in the areas of arts, business, education, health, nonprofit/volunteer, public service, and rising stars. The 40 Under 40 Awards, presented by the StarNews and the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, celebrate the young professionals who are scaling businesses to new heights, making decisions that put their organizations on the map, or producing a seemingly infinite stream of impactful work in our community.