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  • A blue-footed booby poses on a rock.

    Galápagos: A gateway for global research

    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 to use their own experiences from the islands to expand its reach and grow its reputation as a world-renowned research institution.

  • Jake Mendys on the basketball court surrounded by chilren.

    Taking hoops journey to Rwanda to make lives better

    Carolina alumnus Jake Mendys ’16 uses basketball and business to change lives from Rwanda to the NBA.

  • Will Larsen standing in front of a volcano.

    How one Tar Heel merged science with the great outdoors in the Galapagos

    Will Larsen's love of science and the outdoors — combined with initiative and perseverance — led the Tar Heel to the UNC Center for Galapagos Studies and fieldwork on the remote islands.

  • Whitmore directs her team of researchers.

    A project of her own

    Most UNC-Chapel Hill Ph.D. students oversee their own research projects for their dissertations. But Kriddie Whitmore did it in a foreign country — and with the added challenges of a language barrier, bad weather and limited equipment. This past summer, Whitmore traveled to Ecuador's Andes Mountains, tackling their demands with incredible tenacity and creativity.

  • Tessa Davis and Liz Farquhar measure water levels

    Perseverance in the páramo

    This summer, UNC-Chapel Hill research technicians Liz Farquhar and Tessa Davis traveled to the Andes Mountains in Ecuador for a project in the páramo, a beautiful but challenging ecosystem. While the high altitude and unpredictable weather took time to adjust to, they discovered that the resilience they gained during the pandemic aided them in all the obstacles they faced.

  • A person diving in the ocean.

    Turning COVID-19 challenges into opportunities

    Meet Esteban Agudo and Savannah Ryburn, two doctoral students who turned obstacles into opportunities to further their research in the Galápagos during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • People getting on a plane

    The triple trauma of refugees

    What have Afghan refugees gone through, what do they face and how can we support them? Josh Hinson, director of the UNC Refugee Mental Health and Wellness Initiative, answers these questions and more.

  • Dennis C. Blair

    9/11’s legacy

    Two decades after the terrorist attacks, the country is dealing with the aftermath of two wars and a squandered opportunity for unity, says former Director of National Intelligence and professor of the practice Admiral Dennis Blair.