GEESE ON CAMPUS AND A VIRUS IN THE WILD: A DEEP DIVE INTO MY EXPERIENCE WITH RESEARCH ON BIRD FLU

On any given spring day at UNC Charlotte, one can expect to see around ten to twelve geese on average. In fact, these geese have been so central to the campus landscape that the student body has adopted a goose, known to many as Prospector Goose, as an unofficial mascot.

What may be less well-known about geese like our fellow feathered Niners, however, is the fact that many are susceptible to the H5N1 strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). Read the full story…