Written by UNC Center for Galapagos Studies Intern Molly Herring, Class of 2023. As a large public university, UNC Chapel Hill has many opportunities for students to get involved in research, but it is not every day that an undergraduate … Read more
The Galapagos Science Center (GSC) and the Galapagos National Park (GNPD) will be collaborating to create an operative and sustainable program of wildlife veterinary and management. As a first step towards this partnership, the GSC and the TUERI Veterinary Hospital … Read more
Written by UNC Center for Galapagos Studies Intern Molly Herring, Class of 2023 When Jack Leland opened his letter of acceptance to UNC Medical School’s Class of 2026, he thought back to his time as an undergrad in Chapel Hill … Read more
Hear Carson Mays, UNC Chapel Hill ’21 graduate, explain how studying abroad in Ecuador and specifically the Galapagos changed his perspective for the better. After 2 1/2 years studying Environmental Science at UNC, I was growing a bit fatigued. I … Read more
Shortly after graduating from Florida State University, Macarena Morillo returned to her home country of Ecuador and started doing what most college graduates do: hunting for a job. But when her job search led Morillo and her sister to begin chasing a lifelong … Read more
Written by Kelly Weaver, Director of External Affairs & Communications at UNC Center for Galapagos Studies In late September 2021, Galapagos Science Center researcher Dani Alarcón set off on an excursion to attempt something that had not been done before … Read more
Researchers at the Galapagos Science Center have been working tirelessly for months as part of a multi-national and multi-institutional team, to provide technical input to increase protection around the Galapagos Marine Reserve. The President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, made an ambitious declaration … Read more
Meet Esteban Agudo Esteban Agudo recently started the 3rd year of his PhD and feels fortunate to be in the Galapagos to conduct his research. He is a marine ecologist pursuing his degree in Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology (EEOB) … Read more
