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  • UNC students participate in a field trip during their study abroad class in the Galapagos Islands on July 2, 2022, in Ecuador.

    Studying abroad in the Galápagos Islands

    A group of Tar Heels studying abroad in the Galápagos Islands this summer had the chance to hike up volcanic craters, snorkel in the ocean, fly drones over the landscape, join a beach cleanup and learn about the unique islands.

  • Seka Shahriar in Costa Rica, Hannah Stroot in South Korea and Ander Naugle in Ireland.

    Summers abroad expand perspectives

    Three students share their summer study abroad experiences in Europe, Central America and Asia.

  • a person putting out a fire

    What you did this summer

    From fighting wildfires in California to unearthing 1,600-year-old mosaics in Israel, Carolina’s faculty, staff and students share snapshots of their recent activities.

  • sea lions on the beach.

    Preserving the Galapagos one sample at a time

    Researchers at the Galapagos Science Center are creating a biobank of samples from across the islands to help with the preservation of the archipelago and provide new opportunities for studies.

  • Simone McFarlane.

    Going beyond the classroom

    As a Global Gap Fellow, Carolina junior Simone McFarlane broke outside of her academic bubble.

  • A person kneeling in a field.

    In the field with Carolina researchers

    Meet Carolina researchers who are conducting their work more than 2,600 miles away from Chapel Hill in the Galapagos Islands.

  • The Singapore skyline.

    Maymester in Singapore

    More than a dozen Tar Heels students spent Maymester in Singapore to learn about the country’s media markets, visit with a range of media professionals, meet with alumni and take in the country’s history and culture.

  • Dredren Smith standing outside.

    An unconventional path

    Dedren Snead '12 is an Innovator-In-Residence at the UNC Shuford Program in Entrepreneurship, but his path to this point in his career has been anything but a linear trajectory. The pivotal point in his journey, he says, was getting a degree from Carolina.