The UNC Center for Galapagos Studies and the Universidad San Francisco de Quito hosted the World Summit on Island Sustainability in June to bring together voices from all over the world to discuss and share various issues and best practices related to island conservation and sustainability.
Through efforts coordinated by the Carolina Asia Center, the grant will grow UNC-Chapel Hill’s work on Southeast Asia and enhance the University’s ability to serve as the hub for Asian studies in the Southeast region of the U.S.
This spring, Carolina students participated in a new hybrid course model as part of BUSI 201, “Business in Europe,” in which they engaged first virtually and then in-person, traveling to Hungary to co-present projects with students from Corvinus University in Budapest.
This year’s recipients represent graduating seniors to doctoral candidates in interdisciplinary fields, including English, biology, public health and political science.