When Healthcare and Academia Join Forces for Island Communities
| In 2011, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador jointly established the Galapagos Science Center (GSC) to advance science and conservation in the Galapagos Islands and broaden the global comprehension of island ecosystems and the challenges to their sustainability. Additionally, the Center is a proud founding member of Island Innovation’s Academic Council, and it has been contributing to sharing the latest news and developments in the Center. |
| This summer, UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Nursing sent faculty and students to continue previous research on the professional development needs of nurses in the Galapagos, thanks to funding from the Center for Galapagos Studies’ Seed Grant program.Read morePhoto retrieved from galapagos.unc.eduExcerpt from galapagos.unc.edu |
| A Ph.D. student in the Environment, Ecology and Energy Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, Savannah has dedicated the last five years to researching the diet of juvenile black-tip and scalloped hammerhead sharks in the Galapagos Islands using a cutting-edge technique called metabarcoding.Read morePhoto (retrieved from galapagos.unc.edu): Savannah Ryburn, UNC Ph.D. studentExcerpt from galapagos.unc.edu |
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| Every year, tourists from across the globe flock to the south-west corner of Puerto Rico to witness a phenomenon found in only a few select locations worldwide.Here in the idyllic coastal region of La Parguera in Lajas, the main attraction is a bay by the same name: filled with microscopic plankton that can glow in the dark, the bay turns into a sparkly blue lagoon after sundown. This is one of the only bioluminescent bays in the world; nighttime visitors rush to see it up close, pushing off into the shimmering waters in kayaks.Excerpt from theguardian.comRead more |
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