Dr. John Bruno, Professor in the Department of Biology at UNC, is the co-author of a recent publication looking into pencil sea urchin populations in Galapagos and how they adapt to their local temperature. Lead author and GSC researcher Isabel … Read more

There are so many reasons to love the Galapagos. Hear from some of our students and researchers why they love these precious islands and can’t wait to get back to the Galapagos to continue their research and adventures! “Rameses loves … Read more

UNC researchers Scott Gifford, Harvey Seim and Adrian Marchetti as well as MS candidate Liang Zhao have recently published in Frontiers in Microbiology in a paper titled “Microbial Niche Diversification in the Galapagos Archipelago and Its response to El Niño.” … Read more

UNC undergraduate Mia Colloredo-Mansfeld, UNC PhD candidate Francisco Laso and UNC researcher Javier Arce-Nazario have engaged farmers in mapping their own land and shared aerial images with them in order to further the sharing of agricultural knowledge. This latest publication … Read more

Last year, on July 13th 2019, the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) hosted their Annual Shark Day in the warm sun, with approximately 150 local community members in attendance. Shark Day provides the community with a variety of activities focused on … Read more