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The research team records data from the marsh of the Currituck Sound.

Institute for the Environment

Welcome to the UNC Institute for the Environment (IE).

IE fosters and conducts collaborations with faculty, students and staff across the university to identify and solve the world’s environmental challenges and sustain and improve the environment.

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Two people embrace near flooded buildings.

Western North Carolina was hailed as a ‘climate haven.’ Hurricane Helene shows it’s not so simple. (The Hill | Oct. 3, 2024)

Phil Berke talks to The Hill about the conditions that led to the devastation in N.C. from Helene.

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Five Questions with Kati McArdle

Meet new Center for Public Engagement with Science project coordinator Kati McArdle.

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Jeanette's Pier wave energy test center.

Unlocking ocean power: $3.6M for community-centric wave energy converters

Lindsay Dubbs leads the project’s environmental risk assessments.

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Our vision is to become a global leader in catalyzing innovative environmental research and harnessing the research output to educate tomorrow’s leaders, engage communities and meet environmental, energy and development challenges.
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Inclusive Excellence

The UNC Institute for the Environment is committed to inclusive excellence within our organization and our disciplines. We recognize that diverse perspectives strengthen groups and know that environmental challenges and solutions do not affect people equally. We value the knowledge and resources that all communities bring to understanding and sustaining the environment. 

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Geo Science interns in the creek.

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STFS students engage around a research poster.

Student researchers map heat on campus

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River and bridge.

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Students with environmental monitors.

Creating Climate-Resilient Communities

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