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A new name to reflect an expanding mission

On August 1, 2017, the Office of Innovation Commercialization officially became the UNCG Innovation Partnership Services Office. The name change reflects the office’s evolving role on campus and the valuable services it provides to faculty, staff, students, and external partners. As in the past, IPSO will offer patent, licensing, and … Continued


UNCG, NC A&T selected as NSF I-Corps site

Repost from UNCGNow The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) have been awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish Greensboro as an Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site. NSF I-Corps is a federally funded program … Continued


Nanoscientist has big hopes for tiny heart monitor

Repost from UNCG NOW Imagine a device so small it can be embedded in your t-shirt — a device that non-invasively and painlessly monitors your heart’s electrical signals, predicting dangerous cardiac arrhythmias. Dr. Joseph Starobin did. Starobin, associate professor of nanoscience in UNCG and NC A&T’s Joint School of Nanoscience and … Continued


Embrace Inventorship

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, said, “Research is creating new knowledge.” However, creating knowledge is just the first step. For research to become truly transformative, we must go further. One of the most effective ways to translate research into impact is to use research-generated knowledge … Continued