UNC Pembroke News

UNCP REACH Fellow Christopher Green stands with his research presentation at UNC Pembroke
December 01

REACH Fellows gain exposure by presenting at national conferences

Christopher Green’s passion for history and sports inspired the UNC Pembroke senior to dive deeply into minor league baseball logos.

Rizihery Saenz speaks during the Veterans Honor Wreath Ceremony
November 09

UNCP honors student veterans, active-duty members

Native New Yorkers, like Rizihery Saenz, will forever be impacted by 9/11. Shortly after the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil, Saenz relocated with his family to North Carolina.

Madison Deese and Sean Musselwhite
November 09

UNCP selects first Early Assurance scholars at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy

UNC Pembroke’s Sean Musselwhite and Madison Deese are the first-ever recipients of the Early Assurance Partnership with UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, which guarantees the junior duo admission to the nation’s top-ranked pharmacy program.

Conservation Biology students and TNC staff member Sarah Hecocks (first row, wearing a hat)
November 09

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.

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October 06

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.

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October 06

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.

Brittany Best and Nyah Sykes
September 13

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.

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.