Researchers at the Galapagos Science Center are creating a biobank of samples from across the islands to help with the preservation of the archipelago and provide new opportunities for studies…
Bolstering its current research and service in the Galapagos Islands, NC State is joining the International Galapagos Science Consortium, a group of institutions dedicated to studying and preserving the famed archipelago through collaborative, interdisciplinary research…
Carolina’s global research footprint boasts a diverse, innovative, and transformative impact. Our faculty are making exciting discoveries and sharing expertise that transcends geographic boundaries. I had the great fortune to travel with a Carolina delegation to celebrate the 10th anniversary … Read more
Dear Carolina Community, Borders are important. They focus our attention and give us a clear sense of our responsibility. As chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I’m acutely focused on what happens between Murphy and Manteo, … Read more
Sarah Schmitt’s Geography Ph.D. research in the Galapagos is funded by the Geological Society of America and the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Now it’s time to add National Geographic to the list. Schmitt has received a National Geographic … Read more
Ph.D. student Madelyn Percy has been awarded a grant from the NSF Critical Zone Observatory (CZO) Science Across Virtual Institutes (SAVI) Program for her promising work in the Galapagos. That’s an eight-letter acronym – so, what exactly is the CZO-SAVI Program? … Read more
The Geological Society of America has awarded student research grants for work in the Galapagos to UNC Ph.D. students Sarah Schmitt and Madelyn Percy. Schmitt, a first-year graduate student in Geography, will conduct research on “Understanding Spatial and Temporal Patterns … Read more
Kelly Houck, a graduate associate of the Center for Galapagos Studies, was awarded the First Place in the Emerging Leader in Nutritional Immunology Competition by the American Society for Nutrition at the 2015 Experimental Biology Conference. Her presentation on Effects of … Read more
From in September 2014, a multinational team of marine biologists, veterinary health professionals, and Parque Nacional Galápagos (PNG – Galapagos National Park) wildlife officers conducted thorough health assessments of three endemic species on five different islands in the Galápagos archipelago. … Read more
