Past Events

PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

Friday, February 9, 12-1 pm, Graham 421. RSVPs are required, using this link. Please RSVP by Monday, February 5. The RISE Network’s first official event of the Spring 2024 semester is a lunch workshop focused on forming teams and developing proposal ideas for one or more specific interdisciplinary STEM or STEM education grants from NSF or other agencies.

Dr. Adriana Martinez, RISE Speaker Series 2023

Dr. Adriana Martinez, Department of Geography and GIS and Department of Environmental Science, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville “Passport to scientific identity: Fostering underrepresented students’ self-efficacy through research, travel, and co-curricular activities” Friday November 3, 2023  Room 212 Graham 

Prof. Esther Ngumbi, Steven Nils Ulosevich Speaker for 2023

Steven Nils Ulosevich Speaker Series Prof. Esther Ngumbi, Department of Entomology, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana:“Harnessing soil microbiome to nourish the soil and provide food security for a growing population” See video from this event: Prof. Ngumbi from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign discusses her research on chemical communication between the plants, soil microbes, and insects. Her

Science Everywhere 2023

Returning again this year is one of UNCG’s biggest STEM events and, Science Everywhere! After two years of virtual events, Science Everywhere will be returning to campus. As part of the North Carolina Science Festival, UNCG is excited to host a unique gathering of community members, professionals, and students.

2022-2023 Events

November 7: Networking Meeting- Updates on NSF and NIH Requirements November 16: Jennifer Raff “Communicating Science to a Diverse Audience” “Chronicling the genetic histories of the First Peoples of the Americas” /2021-2022 EVENTS FEBRUARY February 4: Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) conference February 21: RISE Speaker Series – Savannah Martin – Washington University in St. Louis February

Dr. Steven Nils Ulosevich RISE Speaker Series

We are proud to announce the establishment of the Dr. Steven Nils Ulosevich RISE Speaker Series, which will kick off Science Everywhere beginning in 2022. Dr. Ulosevich, better known as Steve, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2020. Steve had an abiding love for learning, especially for all things science; a profound commitment to education

RISE Speaker Series Recordings

RISE Speaker Series – Joe Palca

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RISE Speaker Series – Jerrod Henderson

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RISE Speaker Series

The goal of the RISE Speaker Series is to bring nationally recognized experts in STEM research and instruction to UNCG. The Speaker Series helps stimulate conversations and generate new ideas at UNCG. The Speaker Series reaches a broad audience, including UNCG faculty, postdocs, administrators, staff, graduate students, and community members. The Speaker Series is supported