News & Events from Around the College

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Blake, Rowson named 2023 Brody Early Assurance Scholars at UNCP

September 7, 2023
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Freshmen Connor Blake and Angela Rowson are the 2023 Brody Early Assurance Scholars at UNC Pembroke, granting admission to one of the top medical programs in North Carolina.

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UNCP biology student excels in summer research

August 28, 2023
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UNC Pembroke molecular biology student Martina Vanetten spent her summer as a member of the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation STEM Summer Immersion Program at East Carolina University.

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UNCP’s Joseph Van Hassel performs percussion concert in Japan

August 22, 2023
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UNC Pembroke music faculty member Joseph Van Hassel traveled to Japan this summer to perform percussion as a soloist and ensemble member.

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UNCP student’s research featured in WRAL documentary

August 21, 2023
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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.

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UNCP inks academic pathway with ECU School of Dental Medicine

August 14, 2023
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UNC Pembroke has signed an early assurance agreement with East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine.

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UNCP professor Tim Altman leads Italian conservatory masterclass

August 9, 2023
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UNC Pembroke music professor Tim Altman recently returned from Italy, where he performed a solo trumpet recital and led a masterclass at Conservatorio di Musica, Riva del Garda.

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UNCP’s Lindsay Branch motivated by tragedy to become physician

August 8, 2023
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Lindsay Branch and Sophie El-Mahdy shared a passion for medicine at a young age.

After her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, El-Mahdy knew she wanted to become a doctor. Tragically, she never got that chance. She died suddenly from a pulmonary embolism. She was 16.

Blair Fisher (left) Head of School at Fayetteville Academy and Chancellor Robin Gary Cummings sign an agreement establishing the UNCP and Fayetteville Academy Joint Enrollment Partnership

UNCP launches joint enrollment collaboration with Fayetteville Academy

July 28, 2023
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UNC Pembroke faculty will soon be teaching college-credit courses at Fayetteville Academy thanks to a joint enrollment partnership launched this week. The initiative will offer academy students access to select college courses and expand the pipeline to postsecondary education.

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REACH Fellows at UNC Pembroke outline research proposals

July 13, 2023
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UNC Pembroke undergraduates Ahelayus Oxouzidis and Unmai Arokiasamy have been interviewing Lumbee elders this summer as part of a community-driven oral history project they will develop this academic year.

 Strike at the Wind! will be performed at Givens Performing Arts Center on July 21-22, 2023

Strike at the Wind! to perform two shows at Givens Performing Arts Center

June 28, 2023
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Strike at the Wind! ––which tells the story of Henry Berry Lowrie––returns for two shows this summer on the Givens Performing Arts Center (GPAC) stage on the campus of UNC Pembroke.