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RISE coordinators and keynote speaker (from left to right): Prof. Sailaja Vallabha, Dr. Bob Poage, Marsalis Smith (keynote speaker), Dr. Rachel Smith, and Dr. Maria Santisteban

Record Number of Undergraduates Participate in RISE Symposium

August 23, 2019
| Biology

For the second year in a row, the RISE Program’s End-of-Summer (Undergraduate) Research Symposium took place in the University Annex.  A record number of students (more than 40) participated in the program, which ran from 2:00-5:00 PM on Friday, August 23rd, 2019.  

Summer Research photo

Summer research focuses on aging-related disorders

August 13, 2019
| News

A pair of UNC Pembroke biology students spent their summer researching wild plant extracts and its effect on aging.

Dr. Conner Sandefur (center) and some of his undergraduate mentees

Spring Commencement under Cloudy Skies but Sunny Forecast

May 4, 2019
| Biology

Hundreds of families and friends gathered on the quad on Saturday to witness a long anticipated celebration.  Undergraduate commencement exercises were celebrated under warm, muggy conditions and overcast skies, but the mood was upbeat.

Marica Thomas is the first place winner for her poster: Varroa destructor Impact on Temperature Regulation in Apis mellifera Colonies

UNCP Students Present Research at BASF Conference

May 1, 2019
| Biology

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019:  Five undergraduate students from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke were selected to present at BASF in Raleigh for a scientific poster session.

Dr. Velinda Woriax, Chair of the Biology Department

Dr. Velinda Woriax on Communicating Science to the Public

April 30, 2019
| Biology

In UNC Pembroke Podcast 32, Drs. Velinda Woriax (Chair of Biology) and Amy Gross (Geology and Geography) discuss how scientists communicate complex ideas to the general public.

Biology faculty awardees and some of their Department Supporters

Banner Year for Biology Faculty Awards

April 26, 2019
| Biology

Biology faculty took home no fewer than three awards for excellence and outstanding teaching for the 2018-2019 academic year.  Dr. Bob Poage won the Undergraduate Research Mentor Award, and Drs.

Katherine Rentschler, Ronald Long, Karen Farizatto, and Heather Romine of the Ben Bahr Lab

Ben Bahr Lab Publishes in Scientific Reports

April 25, 2019
| Biology

Today, Alzheimer’s-related research led by two UNC Pembroke professors and a former student has published in Scientific Reports. The study, which was funded by the Department of Defense, provides important advancement

Dr. Bob Poage is the winner of the 2019 Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award

Dr. Bob Poage Wins 2019 Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award

April 10, 2019
| Biology

Dr. Bob Poage has been named the winner of the 2019 Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award.  The Pembroke Undergraduate Research and Creativity Center Council (PURCC) announced the award on April 3rd and, one week later, the Council celebrated Dr.

Brandon Herron, Dr. Kaitlin Campbell, and Cody Eubanks (pictured from left to right)

Campus Garden & Apiary Interns Present Research at 2019 PURC

April 10, 2019
| Biology

The conservation of pollinators is an important topic and while participating in the UNCP Campus Garden & Apiary project, we have seen firsthand the benefits of pollinators to the environment.

Students are inducted as Regular Members in the Psi Lambda Chapter of TriBeta

TriBeta Induction Ceremony Well Attended

April 3, 2019
| Biology

The annual induction ceremony for the Psi Lambda Chapter of TriBeta enjoyed a great gathering on 3 April 2019, as family, friends, and faculty joined ~ 20 new inductees in the University Center Annex for their formal initiation.