World Region: Latin America and the Caribbean
Rotary Peace Fellow Gabriel Bernardo da Silva
For Gabriel Bernardo da Silva, opportunities to serve feel almost limitless. He is driven by a passion for human and international rights and international law. The native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, who already has earned multiple degrees, including in social … Read more
Carolina Wins Grant for Undergraduate Climate Change Research in Ecuador
UNC-Chapel Hill has been selected to receive a grant from the 100,000 Strong in the Americas Fund as part of the 2022 U.S.-Andean Innovation Fund Grant Competition co-sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. With this … Read more
‘Over Land, Under Sea’ Photo Exhibit Celebrates 10 Years in the Galápagos
Over land, under sea and everywhere in between, the FedEx Global Education Center’s 2022 photo exhibition presents a vibrant snapshot of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s activity in the Galápagos Islands of Ecuador. Over Land, Under Sea: 10 … Read more
Summers Abroad Expand Perspectives
With thousands of Tar Heels in every major traveling the globe through study abroad every year, Carolina is fulfilling its Global Guarantee — our promise that a global education is promised to all our students. This summer, study abroad was back in … Read more
Preserving the Galápagos One Sample at a Time
The Galapagos Science Center — a partnership between UNC-Chapel Hill and Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador — conducts research projects across the Galapagos to preserve the islands for future generations. One of the ways researchers from the two universities are … Read more
The Galapagos Science Center Hosts the World Summit on Island Sustainability to Ensure Healthy Island Ecosystems for Future Generations
The World Summit on Island Sustainability was held from June 26 to 30 in San Cristobal, Galapagos to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Galapagos Science Center, a collaboration between the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Universidad … Read more
New Funding Boosts Support of Building Integrated Communities Program
The Institute for the Study of the Americas at UNC-Chapel Hill was awarded $1.55 million from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation. The funding will support Building Integrated Communities, a planning and leadership initiative of the Latino Migration Project that partners … Read more