Conservation students join Nature Conservancy in collecting wiregrass seed
Students experienced hands-on learning when they assisted The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in collecting wiregrass seeds in Calloway Community Nature Park.
UNCP alumnus Capt. Scottie Chavis graduates from FBI Academy
UNC Pembroke alumnus Scottie Chavis has joined an elite group of the country’s law enforcement officers after graduating from the FBI National Academy.
UNCP animal science professor attends Biltmore Estate Fall Field Day
Dr. Nicolas “Nico” Negrin Pereira, assistant professor of biology at UNC Pembroke, attended the Angus Cattle and Dorper Sheep Sale and Field Day at Biltmore Estate on September 30. The event––hosted by the Angus Cattle Breeders Society of North Carolina–– featured several speakers and information about cattle and sheep production. There was also an auction of yearling bulls, elite females and pairs and white dorper sheep.
UNCP alumnae selected as Lead for North Carolina Fellows
UNC Pembroke alumnae Brittany Best and Nyah Sykes have been selected for the Lead for North Carolina at the UNC School of Government fellowship program. The program recruits, trains and places young leaders in paid one-year fellowships to strengthen local governments across the state and cultivate a new generation of public service leaders.
Biology undergrad Martina Van Etten immersed in deepwater research
Martina Van Etten spent much of the summer months on the campus of East Carolina University, where she learned to map the feeding regions of deepwater sablefish in the Pacific Ocean. The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation STEM Summer Immersion Program at East Carolina University had placed her in the lab of oceanographer Dr. Rebecca Asch.
UNCP student gains invaluable experience from University of Bath internship
Kimberly Yard, a senior chemistry major at UNC Pembroke, recently returned from the United Kingdom, where she participated in a nine-week research internship at the University of Bath. Yard was among seven college students nationwide selected for the International Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program funded by the National Science Foundation.
UNCP biology student excels in summer research
UNC Pembroke molecular biology student Martina Van Etten spent her summer as a member of the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation STEM Summer Immersion Program at East Carolina University.
UNCP’s Joseph Van Hassel performs percussion concert in Japan
UNC Pembroke music faculty member Joseph Van Hassel traveled to Japan this summer to perform percussion as a soloist and ensemble member.
UNCP student’s research featured in WRAL documentary
A WRAL documentary series that examines the contamination of private water wells in communities near the Cumberland-Bladen county line features Ashley Cashwell Barez, a geo-environmental student at UNC Pembroke.
Senior Alexis Jones featured in Golden LEAF scholar spotlight
Alexis Jones is currently a senior at The University of North Carolina at Pembroke. She is studying biology with an interest in being a physician assistant.