Name: Forest Schweitzer Major: Environmental Studies Expected Graduation Date: May 2019 Why did you want to go to the the Highlands? I was interested in immersing myself in an environment that challenged me both intellectually and physically, and which I thought would … Read more
The 2017-2018 ExPLORE NC program kicked off July 17 with a four-day-long retreat in Morehead City, NC. ExPLORE NC, which stands for Experiencing Place-based Learning Outdoors in Rivers and Ecosystems of North Carolina, helps elementary school teachers develop creative and … Read more
IE’s interim director, David B. Peden, MD, MS, is a co-principal investigator of a new study that will use precision medicine and “big data” analysis to identify more effective treatments for asthma attacks. The five-year study is being led by Anastasia … Read more
Lindsay Dubbs, research assistant professor and co-director of the Outer Banks Field Site recently hired two research technicians to assist with her part of the NC Renewable Ocean Energy Program grant. Ted West III and Claire Johnson will help with data collection … Read more
By Heather Payne Assistant Director for the Center for Climate, Energy, Environment, and Economics (CE3), and Adjunct Professor at UNC School of Law In late June as the legislative session was winding down, the North Carolina General Assembly approved a … Read more
Name: Steven Tulevech Hometown: Morehead City High School: North Carolina School of Science/Math Major: Environmental Science Minor(s): Information Science (and maybe English!) Expected Graduation: May 2019 What drew you to your major? I started at UNC with plenty of issues … Read more
Under a sunny sky on the freshman hill at East Chapel Hill High, students gathered to celebrate the hard work and risk-taking by four of their fellow Wildcats. The Solar Kickoff on Wednesday, September 13 represented the official announcement of … Read more
Joseph DeSimone, the Chancellor’s Eminent Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering at North Carolina State University, and former board member of the Institute … Read more
The 3rd annual CMAS South America Conference was held Aug. 28 to 31 in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. The conference explored micro and meso-scale air quality modeling applications in the southern hemisphere and was organized by the Federal University of Espírito Santo … Read more
CGTN’s Rachelle Akuffo speaks to IE’s Greg Characklis, Philip C. Singer Distinguished Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, at UNC-Chapel Hill, about the future of hydropower. Characklis is featured in the second video. Read the full story below. … Read more
