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Dr. Ben Bahr

Dr. Ben Bahr: On the Horizon

June 23, 2021
| Biology

Article written by Mark Locklear

First published in the spring 2021 edition of
UNCP Today

Christian Ryckeley

UNCP graduate Christian Ryckeley begins medical residency at Aventura Hospital

June 22, 2021
| News

Fresh out of medical school, Christian Ryckeley will soon begin a three-year emergency medicine residency at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in Florida.

Ashley Arcara

UNCP alumnae complete Doctor of Pharmacy program at Wingate University

June 22, 2021
| News

Five UNC Pembroke alumnae recently graduated from Wingate University’s Doctor of Pharmacy program.

Alex Miles Locklear, Megan Stevens Kwasnik, Sharon Ayioka, Brooke Chavis and Ashley Arcara were among the Spring 2021 graduating class.

Dr. Karen Farizatto (left) and Jared Tuton review results of protein quantification

Jared Tuton awarded second NC Space Grant

June 16, 2021
| Biology

Biology major Jared Tuton is the recipient of a second North Carolina Space Grant.  Tuton joins a distinguished group of undergraduate and graduate students from across the state whose STEM research for 2021-2022 is funded by space grants.  Tuton's research, which is mentored by Dr

Migrant Education Community Teaching Garden (photo from The Robesonian)

Children learn about plants and more at PSRC’s Migrant Education Community Teaching Garden

June 16, 2021
| Biology

Thanks in part to funding from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, UNC Pembroke faculty and students have partnered with the Migrant Education Program to create a teaching garden in Robeson County for migrant students. 

Dr. Ben Bahr (left) and Ms. Nicole Stumbling Bear

Biology Alumna Awarded Beginning Teacher of the Year

June 6, 2021
| Biology

Biology alumna Nicole Stumbling Bear (class of 2019), was just awarded “Beginning Teacher of the Year” at Gray's Creek Middle School in Hope Mills, North Carolina, where she teaches 7th-grade science. This outstanding achievement comes as no real surprise, given Stumbling Bear’s e

Ebert

UNCP remembers longtime professor Dr. James Ebert

June 4, 2021
| News

PEMBROKE, NC – Former UNC Pembroke professor James Ebert, a staple in the biology department who impacted the lives of countless students during his tenure that spanned nearly five decades, died recently at the age of 96.

Dr. Amber Rock, faculty advisor for TriBeta, addresses the inductees

UNCP’s Psi Lambda Chapter of TriBeta welcomes new members in first-ever outdoor induction ceremony

May 19, 2021
| Biology

The Psi Lambda Chapter of the TriBeta Biology Honor Society welcomed new members during its annual induction ceremony at 6:30 PM on 6 May 2021.

STEM video

UNCP COMPASS2 Program to participate in 2021 STEM for All video showcase

May 7, 2021
| News

The 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase will feature UNC Pembroke’s COMPASS2 scholarship program. The event will be held online May 11-18 at https://stemforall2021.videohall.com/.

Dr. Ben Bahr is recipient of the 2021 Outstanding Mentor Award.

UNCP Research Scientist Ben Bahr Earns Top Mentoring Award

May 6, 2021
| Biology

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center announces that UNC Pembroke neuroscientist Dr.