The Daily Advance quotes Institute of Marine Sciences Research Assistant Professor Nathan Hall from the “Harmful Algal Blooms in the Chowan River and Albemarle Sound” forum held at the College of The Albemarle’s Edenton campus last Saturday.

Institute of Marine Sciences Ph.D. student Amy Yarnalll talks about current University research in Carteret County with bay scallops.  

Gillings School of Global Public Health and UNC School of Medicine Professor Rachel Noble talks about why there has been an increase in Vibrio infections.

Gillings School of Global Public Health Professor and Water Institute Director at UNC Aaron Salzberg talks about how water allocation can become political in some parts of the world.

In 2016, a group of North Carolina researchers published evidence of high rates of PFAS in the Cape Fear River basin. While this unregulated family of chemicals is used in the production of everyday goods, its impact on human health … Read more

View slideshow Over the past year, the Institute for the Environment’s Center for Public Engagement with Science (CPES) has teamed up with teachers from Northside Elementary School to create a curriculum that will engage third through fifth grade students with … Read more

This fall, eight UNC faculty members will participate in a five-day intensive course that will explore the operation, safety, federal regulations and data collection capabilities of drones for environmental research. Susan Cohen, associate director for UNC’s Institute for the Environment … Read more

Cassidy Harding has known she wanted to be an environmental scientist since taking an AP class in high school. “I wanted to do something with my life that made a difference and tackle urgent issues,” she said. “What I learned … Read more

Experiential learning is an important way for students to gain hands-on experience in their chosen fields. This summer, budding musicians, environmental researchers, public servants, journalists and more are jumping headfirst into internships and programs. Working with the Environmental Defense Fund … Read more

Environmental education and research have deep roots at Carolina, but a lot has changed since the natural sciences came to campus almost 200 years ago. From the creation of a sanitary engineering department to relationships stoked by the internet, environmental … Read more