UNCP students attended the American Society of Microbiologists state meeting at North Carolina State University on October 21st. Accompanied by Devang Upadhyay, six students in Dr. Holmes’ Lab presented one oral presentation and two posters.
Terence Dollard (Mass Communication) was among 25 professors selected from colleges and universities nationwide to participate in the Television Academy Foundation’s 2017 Faculty Seminar Program. During a week long seminar in Southern California (Nov.
Jose D’Arruda presented “Solar System and the Universe” at the Marlboro Academy on Friday, October 6th to middle and high school students. He talked about the history of astronomy and the universe, covering such topics as black holes, gravity, and the size of the universe.&n
University of North Carolina at Pembroke will host an event commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Matthew on October 5, 2017, 6-8 p.m. in the University Center Annex.
Information Technology majors Cori McMonagle and William Schiegeraht began internships this fall with the Lumbee River Electric Membership Coorporation. Working in the IT Department will provide the seniors with valuable work experience and mentoring.
Professor Patricia Sellers’ (Biology) research on mercury contamination has helped spur the Canadian government into addressing a long-overdue environmental injustice.
Veronica Hardy (Social Work) was recently appointed by Governor Cooper to the North Carolina Social Work Certification and Licensure Board. Dr. Hardy is a licensed clinical social worker and associate professor in the Department of Social Work.
Visitors to campus during Family Weekend were treated to a carnival-style Science EXPO on Saturday, Sept. 23rd. The event was a collaboration between the College of Arts & Sciences and the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center’s Impacts Program.
Dean Frederick welcomed boy scouts on Saturday, Sept. 23rd, to the inaugural Boy Scout Merit Badge College at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Nancy Strickland Fields, director of the Museum of the Southeast American Indian, discusses her ties to Robeson County in an Our State Magazine article by Elizabeth Leland. Fields joined the museum in J