Between May 22-25, 2022, UNC Center for Galapagos Studies researchers Corbin Jones and Alan Jones, alongside Universidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ) colleagues Maria de Lourdes Torres and Hugo Valdebenito, hosted the first of two workshops to teach participants how … 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

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 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and all the experiences he had that … 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

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador and its communities have been especially impacted through the complete loss of the tourism industry. With nearly 80% of the Galapagos population involved in tourism, the economic impacts are severe and … Read more

The Galápagos Islands are remote and so ecologically unique that vast species of wildlife, including microorganisms, coexist within a range of diversity that is truly extraordinary for the islands’ scope. This, said Adrian Marchetti, associate professor of marine sciences and … Read more