UNCG School of Health and Human Sciences

08/31/2026

It's back-to-school season, and your child may be struggling with confidence with so many new changes. UNCG Kinesiology alumna Dr. Cindra Kamphoff talks on Good Morning America about how you can help kids develop confidence with some easy tips.
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Dr. Cindra Kamphoff, professor at Minnesota State University and founder of the Mentally Strong Institute, is here with tips to help your student build confidence for the school year.

08/27/2026

Peace and Conflict Studies professor Dr. Amanda Blewitt was selected as a 2026-27 CFR Education Ambassador to help educate students about global affairs. She is one of only two professors representing higher education in North Carolina. Congratulations!
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08/26/2026

08/25/2026

UNCG SRT Department alumna Belle Downing helps people use their passions at Duke Health in Durham to improve mood, overcome unhealthy habits, and recover from trauma. See how her experiences and the professors at UNC Greensboro helped shape her to be a recreational therapist.

Belle Downing ’21, ’22 MS turns hobbies like gardening, music, and games into trauma-informed therapy that helps behavioral health patients rebuild confidence, connection, and joy.

08/24/2026

It's back to school time for K-12 students, and our UNCG Speech and Hearing Center is staying busy! Last week, professor and Assistant Director of the Speech and Hearing Center, Dr. Lisa Fox-Thomas, went with East Carolina University audiology extern Trenton Barnett to Peck Elementary.
It was part of the Guilford County Schools Healthy Connections for School Readiness events, which brings essential health and school readiness services to families. At this event, the pair conducted hearing screenings for families.

08/21/2026

We hope everyone had a great start to their semester at UNC Greensboro, like these UNCG Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders students, who got a sweet treat of an ice cream social at their department. Happy !

08/20/2026

UNCG's resident table tennis expert, Dr. Alan Chu, is taking a national leadership role in helping shape how sport psychology is researched, taught, and practiced in the years ahead.

08/19/2026

UNCG SRT Department alumna Allie Arpajian is leading Greensboro's historic The Carolina Theatre as it approaches its 100th anniversary.
Drawing on the leadership, inclusive arts, and therapeutic recreation training she gained at UNC Greensboro, Arpajian is bringing people together through the arts and creating joyful experiences for the community.
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Greensboro’s Carolina Theatre, originally a vaudeville theater featuring silent films, has made the city vibrant for a long time. “2027 will be our centennial of the theater,” says Executive Director Allie Arpajian ’18 MS, ’18 PBC. The Spartan double alumna is leading the beautiful theater...

08/18/2026

Happy First Day of Class! Here are a few resources you may need to start the year off.
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Here are a few useful resources you may need:

08/17/2026

Are you ready for your first semester at the G? It's Nav1gate, and we kicked things off right at HHS! Dean Mattacola let students know where they could find resources, encouraged them to get connected to faculty and fellow students, said there were research and internship opportunities available, and of course, the towels! Welcome to UNC Greensboro, we can't wait for the semester to get started.