Born and raised in the Galapagos, I have plenty of reasons to love this place. Not only this is where most of my greatest childhood memories are but is also the place that inspired me to become what I am … Read more

Esteban Agudo is a 3rd year PhD student in UNC Chapel Hill’s Biology department. For Valentine’s Day this year, Esteban shares why he loves the Galapagos Islands.  Conducting science in Galapagos is – of course – the dream for any … Read more

Dr. Stephen J. Walsh is a Distinguished Emeritus Professor and Research Professor of Geography at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as well as the founding Emeritus Director of the Center for Galapagos Studies and the Galapagos Science … Read more

For more than 10 years, the UNC Center for Galápagos Studies has been a hub of collaborative research activity spanning many disciplines, with the potential to impact the globe. Diego Riveros-Iregui and Amanda Thompson, the center’s new interim co-directors, strive … Read more

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