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

Bull Fertility Research in the Biology Department at UNCP

April 28, 2023
| Biology

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. The projects, led by Dr.

Blossom (Chinemerem) Edoh

Blossom Edoh accepted to Duke University’s clinical research gap program

April 23, 2023
| Biology

Senior Biology student Blossom (Chinemerem) Edoh will be heading to Duke University shortly after the conclusion of the spring semester.

Sydney Allen (right) at the ASB conference

Biology students present research at regional science conference

April 22, 2023
| Biology

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

ADRC SLAM-DUNC at UNC Pembroke

UNCP to host SLAM-DUNC 2023 Conference

March 26, 2023
| Biology

As part of North Carolina’s dedication to Alzheimer’s disease research, the Duke-UNC ADRC (

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

Biomedical scientist completes doctoral research at UNCP

March 15, 2023
| News

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.

Faculty mentors for the Kids in the Garden Program (left to right): Drs. Rita Hagevik, Kaitlin Campbell, and Martin Farley

Hagevik, Campbell and Farley are featured in Brave Minutes podcast

February 25, 2023
| Biology

Biology professors Rita Hagevik and Kaitlin Campbell and Geology professor Martin Farley talk about their Kids in the Garden Program during a 30 Brave Minutes podcast.

Shortness of breath cartoon

Faculty launch patient-reported outcome study

February 24, 2023
| Biology

Researchers led by Dr. Silvia Smith of the UNCP Biology Department have launched a three-year study to better understand shortness of breath in dysautonomia patients. In addition to Dr. Smith (Principal Investigator), research team members include Co-Investigators Drs.

Flyer announcing SPIRE postdoctoral seminars on February 14th

SPIRE Postdocs to give science seminar on February 14th

February 11, 2023
| Biology

Postdoctoral Fellows in the SPIRE program at UNC-Chapel Hill will present their research at 12:30 PM on Tuesday, February 14th, in UNCP's Old Main (Museum of the Southeast American Indian).

Dr. Tonya Holy Elk Locklear

Tonya Holy Elk Locklear's creative works to appear in NC Literary Review

February 10, 2023
| Biology

Tonya Holy Elk Locklear's creative works will be featured in the July issue of North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR).  Dr.

Riley Fox

Brewington, Fox named Maynor Honors Scholars at UNCP

February 2, 2023
| News

Justus Brewington and Riley Fox exemplify all the qualities that UNC Pembroke values in the Esther G. Maynor Honors College, which is designed to attract top students.