As seen in The Herald Sun: As a group of high school students looked on from the river bank, professor Brent McKee stuck a tool into the bottom of the Neuse River to collect sand, leaves, sticks and dirt. Then … Read more
In partnership with Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, the Community Outreach and Engagement Core (COEC) of the UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility developed a new environmental health focused program for Morehead’s SciVentures summer camp for middle school students. … Read more
ERP staff held the inaugural EGRET Fellows Summer Institute from June 24th to 26th in which 25 fifth grade teachers participated in a three-day workshop at Goose Creek State Park in Washington, NC. During the workshop, teachers interacted with scientists, … Read more
We are pleased to announce that the North Carolina Healthy Homes website is “live” and ready for use. The site, which is partially funded through a NIEHS grant, has been redesigned by ERP staff in collaboration with the Guilford County … Read more
May was National Asthma Awareness Month and Neasha Graves and Megan Hughes, Community Outreach and Engagement Core (COEC) educators, were busy conducting several NIEHS-funded asthma and healthy homes activities and trainings around the region. On May 7, the COEC presented … Read more
Dana Haine, Program Director for IE’s Climate Leadership and Energy Awareness Program, gave a virtual presentation titled Empowering Pre-college Students to Engage in Climate Change Solutions to members of the Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness (CLEAN) Network, an informal group … Read more
On Saturday, March 15, the IDEA High School Geoscience Students traveled to Newport News, VA to visit the Virginia Living Museum. Students learned about the hydrology and geology of the Chesapeake Bay, the Appalachian Mountains, and the Virginia Coastal Plain. … Read more
The UNC Institute for the Environment—jointly with the UNC Superfund Research Program, Duke Superfund Research Center and the Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources (IJNR)—is hosting 18 journalists from around the country March 3-8 on a learning expedition to explore … Read more
On February 22, 2014 IDEA High School Geoscience students attended Saturday Academy 3. We were joined by IE’s Dr. Lindsay Dubbs for marine science exploration at Nags Head, NC. We also worked with Beky Branagan, from Outdoor Afro, who led … Read more
Dana Haine, ERP’s K-12 Science Education Manager, presented a session titled “Utilizing partnerships with scientists to enhance teacher capacity to address the Next Generation Science Standards” at the Fall 2013 AGU meeting in San Francisco. This presentation featured ERP’s work … Read more
