News & Announcements

Sister Cities: Chapel Hill & San Cristobal

Chapel Hill mayor Mark Kleinschmidt participates in a "sister city" ceremony inaugurating the relationship between Chapel Hill and Isla San Cristobal.

Chancellor, UNC delegation in Galapagos

UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp leads a delegation to San Cristobal for the dedication of the Galapagos Science Center

Unique UNC presence in Galapagos helps inform conservation debate

A UNC Campus Update story describes Carolina's Galapagos initiative

Hennessy awarded SSRC and NSF funding

Liz Hennessy has been awarded dissertation funding from both the SSRC and NSF

Hopping awarded NSF graduate research fellowship

Beth Hopping has been awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship by the National Science Foundation.

New blog: SeaMonster

Bruno and colleagues start SeaMonster, a blog about ocean science, sports and discovery

Fall 2010 course: Human-Environment Interactions in the Galapagos Islands

CGS Director Steve Walsh will teach a course in Geography on human-environment interactions in the Galapagos.

News & Observer article on John Bruno's "mission to heal the oceans"

 

Bruno publishes article on climate change and marine ecosystems in Science

 

CGS doctoral student Kim Engie awarded Tinker dissertation grant

Kim Engie has been awarded a Tinker Pre-dissertation Field Research Travel Grant.

Walsh hosts UNC alumni group in the Galapagos

 

2010 Center for Galapagos Studies Seed Grants Awarded

Four proposals from UNC researchers have been awarded seed grant funds for research and proposal development.

Call for Proposals: UNC Galapagos Seed Grants

The Center for Galapagos Studies announces its 2010 seed grant program for UNC faculty.

(October 14) Presentation & Reception - "Galapagos: A Science and Education Partnership"

A public presentation and reception will be held to announce the Galapagos Initiative being jointly developed the the Unversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito.

(October 14) Seminar - "Galapagos in Crisis: Challenges for Science"

Diego Quiroga and Carlos Mena will lead a seminar and discussion, “Galapagos in Crisis: Challenges for Science.”

UNC scientist John Bruno working with Galapagos coral monitoring team

John Bruno worked this summer with Universidad de San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) colleague Judith Denkinger and officials at the Galapagos National Park to establish a coral monitoring program in the Galapagos Islands.

2nd World Summit on Evolution: August 2009

The Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) and its Galapagos Institute for the Arts and Sciences (GAIAS) will host the “Second World Summit on Evolution” between 22 and 26 August to commemorate the Charles Darwin bicentenary.

WWF Galapagos: June 2009 Newsletter

The World Wildlife Fund Galapagos Program's June 2009 biannual newsletter is available.

Climate Change Conference: April 2009

A workshop on Climate Change in the Galapagos Islands, sponsored by Conservation International and the World Wildlife Fund is scheduled for April 21-23 on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.