Susan C Kirby-Smith, Author at UNCG Magazine

Banking on mother’s milk

Written by Susan C Kirby-Smith on September 20, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

Best-case scenario, says Dr. Maryanne Perrin, a baby drinks its mother’s milk. But that’s not always possible, especially for preemies, because the mother’s mammary glands don’t fully develop until...

Insight on cardiac care

Written by Susan C Kirby-Smith on September 20, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

Kayla Martin’s mother told her as a child that she was born with a hole in her heart. Neither of them fully understood what that meant at the time. “I kind of thought it was cool, and I would tell my...

Spartan dogs have their day

Written by Susan C Kirby-Smith on September 20, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

What could be more lovable than a Spartan pup? How about dozens of them posing in favorite spots all over UNCG’s beautiful campus? Enjoy these great photos and video. And watch for more photos on social...

Watch that frog

Written by Susan C Kirby-Smith on September 20, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

This year, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission unveiled a newly designed wildlife conservation license plate, and UNCG faculty and alumni are the initiators behind the design. In 2014, Ann Somers...

Zadie Smith’s other lives

Written by Susan C Kirby-Smith on September 20, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

In May, UNCG University Libraries hosted bestselling author Zadie Smith for a reading and public conversation. The event in Cone Ballroom, attended by 500 community members, was one of the two largest...

Dive in! Ann Berry Somers’ scuba adventure

Written by Susan C Kirby-Smith on September 19, 2019. Posted in Fall 2019, News Front.

“Fresh out of the swimming pool, into the ocean we go,” says Ann Berry Somers in describing her 2019 summer study abroad course – the first at UNCG that has involved scuba diving. A passionate conservationist...