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IE’s IDEA program featured at AGU

January 8, 2017

By Alexandra Grant IE’s IDEA Program (Increasing Diversity and Enhancing Academia) was well-represented at the 2016 American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall meeting in San Francisco. This NSF-funded program provides undergraduate research experiences to underrepresented minority students in the geosciences through … Read more

Student Profile: Michael Muoio

January 7, 2017

Name: Michael Muoio Hometown: Cary, NC High School: Green Hope High School Major(s)/Minor(s): B.S. Environmental Science: Concentration in Renewable Energy, Business Minor, Chemistry Minor Expected Graduation: 2017 University highlights, achievements, awards: Dean’s List, 2015 NextEra Energy Resources Fellow, 2015 National … Read more

IE forges joint venture with U.S. Forest Service

December 23, 2016

By Cinnamon Moore UNC’s Institute for the Environment recently joined up with the U.S. Forest Service to initiate a renewable five-year joint venture, based in IE’s headquarters in Chapel Hill. The goal of the newly established relationship is to foster … Read more

Taking a classroom beyond the stone walls

November 30, 2016

Canoeing down the banks of the Coharie River recently as part of a Capstone Course, UNC-Chapel Hill senior Daniel Barnes-Batista said, was the kind of educational experience he could never get at a desk.  Capstone courses at Carolina, which can be major-specific … Read more

Characklis named Singer Distinguished Professor

November 23, 2016

Gregory Characklis, professor of environmental sciences and engineering at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and director of the Center for Watershed Science and Management in the UNC Institute for the Environment, has been named the Phillip C. … Read more