Approximately 4.2 million premature deaths occur globally each year due to outdoor air pollution. Sources of air pollutants can be man-made, such as vehicle exhaust and other industrial sources like power plants, or natural in origin, such as smoke from … Continued

WHAT: The $10,000 Strata Clean Tech Award WHY: To advance clean-energy technologies and to support and encourage those individuals and institutions that are challenging traditional approaches to our energy ecosystem WHO: Students, advisors, faculty, staff, and administrators at accredited colleges … Continued

Continuing its pursuit of understanding water volume fluctuations in Earth’s natural lakes, the Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists and Satellites (LOCSS) project is finishing its first year of worldwide data collection following its recent funding renewal from the National Aeronautics … Continued

Humans have been manipulating the flow of rivers for millennia. From the earliest known dam built on the Nile by the Ancient Egyptians to modern engineering projects like the Hoover Dam, altering and controlling waterways is one of the defining … Continued

The Carolina community has long been comprised of a diverse body of bright, driven thinkers whose rich blend of academic and social interests lay the foundation of their professional aspirations. With access to a vast selection of resources designed to … Continued

In a three-week long program this summer as part of Honors Carolina’s Burch Field Research Seminar, 22 undergraduate students traveled to China and South Korea to learn about the rise of clean technology and renewable energy in Asia. “The green … Continued

Responding to the challenge of developing resilient communities as the world faces more frequent and severe extreme weather events, Kathleen Gray and Dana Haine of the UNC Institute for the Environment’s Center for Public Engagement with Science were recently awarded … Continued

Coming Full Circle On the morning of Friday, September 13, The Great Hall in the Frank Porter Graham Student Union was abuzz with excitement as students gathered to learn more about the Circular Economy. The Institute for the Environment and … Continued

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute for the Environment is hosting its 18th annual Community Modeling and Analysis System (CMAS) Conference Oct. 21-23 at the university’s Friday Center. The annual conference has become an international hub and … Continued

The G. Timothy (’80) and Jessica Hope (’07) Pate Environmental Science Field Program Scholarships, or simply the Pate Scholars Program, recently received a renewal in its funding. The Pate Scholars Program is a need-based scholarship opportunity that helps reduce the … Continued