UNC Pembroke News

Martina Van Etten aboard ECU research vessel
September 02

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.

students sitting atop the wall of The University of Bath in the UK
September 01

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.

Martina Van Etten
August 28

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 student Ashley Cashwell Barez running a water test.
August 21

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.

Ahelayus Oxouzidis
July 13

REACH Fellows at UNC Pembroke outline research proposals

REACH Fellows at UNC Pembroke present diverse research proposals on topics like Indigenous oral histories, child labor, and climate change, showcasing the university's commitment to undergraduate humanities research.

 UNCW student, Alyssa Casillas, presenting at the Duke/UNC SLAM DUNC conference at UNC Pembroke
May 24

UNCP hosts Duke-UNC Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center’s annual symposium

UNC Pembroke hosted the Symposium for Learning about Alzheimer’s disease-related Medical research at Duke and UNC (SLAM-DUNC) on May 18-19. The event attracted professors, researchers, clinicians, and trainees from 10 institutions who spent the day networking, interacting, and sharing ongoing research about the disease that affects nearly six million Americans.

Dr. Nico Negrin Pereira (standing second from left) and his research team
April 28

Bull Fertility Research in the Biology Department at UNCP

The early Friday morning found us this time at Mr. Arrin Baker and son Aaron’s farm in Robeson County. The objective was to castrate a group of four-month-old bull calves as part of a series of research projects on beef bull fertility

Gretchen Gillenwater at the National Weather Center
April 27

UNCP undergraduate student wins NC Academy of Science research award

Gretchen Gillenwater received the John Bowley Derleux Research Award during the 119th North Carolina Academy of Science meeting held April 14-15. The event was held on the campus of East Carolina University.

Sydney Allen (right) at the ASB conference
April 22

Biology students present research at regional science conference

Four UNC Pembroke undergraduates presented research posters during a regional conference — the 84th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB).

Dr. Stephanie Kamel associate professor UNC Wilmington (far left), Dr. Thomas Williamson Yousry Sayed Distinguished Professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences, UNCW, UNCP Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings, Dr. Stephen Kinsey, UNCW professor, Dr. Michael Almeida and Dr. Ben Bahr
March 15

Biomedical scientist completes doctoral research at UNCP

Michael Almeida’s groundbreaking work at the Biotechnology Research and Training Center at UNC Pembroke is further amplifying the university’s advances in Alzheimer’s research.