News & Events from Around the College

Harley

Alumnus Harley Locklear admitted to counseling doctoral program at N.C. State University

March 31, 2021
| News

Harley Locklear, a Fall 2020 graduate of the professional school counseling program at UNC Pembroke, will continue his studies in the doctoral program at N.C. State University this fall.

Third annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning shines spotlight on UNCP faculty

March 30, 2021
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UNCP faculty embrace the role they play in students’ lives–they welcome students into challenging disciplines of study, they mentor and advise students toward their professional goals and they connect students to community and professional networks.

Bryant Reed

UNCP alum Bryant Reed joins Pittsburgh TV station news team

March 24, 2021
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Bryant Reed, a mass communication graduate from Charlotte, recently joined the newsroom at KDKA, a CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh.

Cover of Ecosphere (Photo credit: John Roe)

Biology professor John Roe’s landmark study of Box Turtles makes cover of Ecosphere Journal

March 9, 2021
| Biology

John Roe has a long history of mentoring undergraduate students in box turtle research.  So it may come as no surprise that his long-term study of Eastern box turtles has made the cover of Ecosphere, a

Lead author Michael Almeida (left) and Dr. Ben Bahr of the William C. Friday Laboratory & Alzheimer's Disease Research Laboratory

Bahr Lab’s Paper on Traumatic Brain Injury Makes Headline News

March 8, 2021
| Biology

Ben Bahr’s lab has made dramatic and award-winning progress in understanding and addressing the underlying causes and risk factors with regard to Alzheimer’s disease.  In collaboration with researchers at the U.S.

Dr. Devon Mihesuah

16th annual Southeast Indian Studies Conference set for March 18-19

March 5, 2021
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The American Indian Studies Department at UNC Pembroke will host the 16th annual Southeast Indian Studies Conference March 18-19.

Ann Berry Somers on site at a HERP Project herpetology camp, where high school students learn to become citizen-scientists, collecting real world data.

Dr. John Roe, UNCG professor publishes paper on eastern box turtles

February 24, 2021
| Biology

The article below is from UNCG News:

ANN SOMERS PUBLISHES GROUNDBREAKING PAPER ON EASTERN BOX TURTLES

Posted 16 February 2021

Justin Villanueva

Alumnus Justin Villanueva admitted to pharmacy program at UNC Chapel Hill

February 24, 2021
| News

Justin Villanueva, a recent UNC Pembroke graduate, has been accepted into the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is located at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 

Social Justice

UNCP to host Social Justice Symposium March 1-4

February 18, 2021
| News

UNC Pembroke’s Office of Student Inclusion and Diversity and the Social Justice Symposium Committee recently announced events for the annual Social Justice Symposium to be held virtually March 1-4.