The Center for Public Engagement with Science (CPES) at the UNC Institute for the Environment, in partnership with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) – Whiteville will host a three-day summer institute June 8-10 for youth enrolled in … Read more
We talk to Sarav Arunachalam, Deputy Director at the Institute for the Environment and Acting Director for the Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about about his early work in … Read more
The departments of geological sciences and marine sciences, together with the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences, will merge into a single academic unit within the College of Arts & Sciences on July 1, becoming the new Department of Earth, Marine … Read more
Jana Haddad is a coastal and physical oceanography PhD student at UNC studying how waves crash along our coast. “It might look like nothing out there but there’s actually a lot of energy. It doesn’t show up until the waves … Read more
Waves crashing, we can hear the welcoming sounds of summer and scientists in North Carolina are hard at work to keep our coastal waters clean.Waves crashing, we can hear the welcoming sounds of summer and scientists in North Carolina are … Read more
For the seventh year in a row, hurricane season in the Atlantic has begun before the official start date on June First, after subtropical storm Ana formed over the weekend. WITN Meteorologist Phillip Williams explained, “Ana formed over the weekend, … Read more
Decades of beach nourishment have significantly altered the habitat, numbers and distribution of large and small animals on Bogue Banks, but it’s too soon to determine whether the long-term impacts will be positive, negative or neutral.
Coastal seagrass beds are critical parts of ecosystem function. Seagrasses are a foundation species, providing essential habitat for fish and birds, protecting against erosion and improving water quality.
Mark your calendars! The UNC Cleantech Summit will be held on March 29th and 30th, 2022! Please reach out to cleantech@unc.edu with any speaker or sponsorship questions. Have you missed any Cleantech Corner webinars? Watch our on-demand series. https://ie.unc.edu/clean-tech-corner/webinar-series/ Recent webinars … Read more
On Mar. 20, the UNC Institute for the Environment’s Center for Public Engagement with Science in collaboration with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) conducted a half-day virtual academy on the topic of climate change and forests for … Read more
