The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted a virtual awards ceremony to celebrate teams from the seventh annual Learning Through Languages High School Research Symposium on Dec. 8. This year, world language students from 12 high schools conducted and presented research in their language of study on topics related to the United … Read more

Food, water, and sustainability are crucial issues around the world—and right here in North Carolina. This fall, the UNC-Duke Area Studies Centers and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) provided teacher education on these vital and interconnected issues … Read more

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 student has his own work published in a scientific journal. UNC Alum Will … Read more

Caela O’Connell sat in her apartment, staring at a flickering candle. Her hands gripped the backpack straps on her shoulders. The hills around her, heavy with sudden rains from Hurricane Tomas, groaned. The wind howled. It was strong enough to blow … 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

A creative collaboration between UNC-Chapel Hill’s Galapagos Science Center and sustainable clothing startup Sula means new investments in conservation research and programs for the Galapagos Islands. Shortly after graduating from Florida State University, Macarena Morillo returned to her home country of Ecuador … Read more

Trigger warning: suicide At this point, it’s a well-known story. The pandemic hit the Americas in March 2020 and musicians’ gigs were canceled, quarantine began, and connection to others became more valued than ever before. For jazz professor Stephen Anderson, … Read more