UNC Center for Galapagos Studies is excited to be collaborating with Morehead Planetarium and Science Center on its first ever Virtual Science Expo as part of UNC Science Week! UNC Science Week will run from April 12 – 17 as … Read more
This last year has shown the importance and power of community. Through funds raised during GiveUNC 2020, UNC Center for Galapagos Studies partnered with Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) as well as the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) to create REACCT (Re-Activating … Read more
The Galapagos Islands are facing increasing danger. Local and global forces – including tourism … Read more
The donation of PCR equipment and medical supplies will build detection and testing capacity for COVID-19 at Oskar Jandl Hospital in San Cristobal Island, Galapagos On Wednesday, September 30th, the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), the University of North … Read more
After receiving 28 diverse project proposals written by members of the community of San Cristobal Island in the Galapagos Archipelago of Ecuador, the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) is proud to have selected seven of the most deserving projects to be funded … Read more
The most ambitious citizen science project to document biological life in Galapagos The Galapagos Science Center (GSC), a joint initiative between Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), will help run … Read more
COVID -19 has impacted us all. If we have learned anything through this pandemic, it is that we are stronger together, and above all, community matters. During these difficult times, the Galapagos Islands and its communities have been especially impacted … Read more
We are excited to announce that our newest book, Land Cover and Land Use Change on Islands – Social and Ecological Threats to Sustainability, is now published. This book is a part of our edited book series entitled Social and Ecological … Read more
