Name: Caroline Hall Hometown: Oak Ridge, NC High School: Northwest Guilford High School Major(s)/Minor(s): B.S. Environmental Sciences | Minors: Geographic Information Systems and Information Sciences Expected Graduation: May 2017 University highlights, achievements, awards: Deans List I chose to attend … Read more
by Cinnamon Moore Jason West, an associate professor in UNC-Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health, studied civil and environmental engineering as an undergraduate, but it wasn’t until he was a graduate student that he found his passion—climate change. … Read more
Air quality analysis center receives contract worth up to $10.2 million to continue, expand operations (Chapel Hill, N.C. – Oct. 20, 2016) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute for the Environment has been awarded a seven-year … Read more
Over the summer, twenty-one local high school students completed a weeklong field camp immersion, through the UNC Institute for the Environment’s IDEA High School Program (IDEA), where they conducted stream sampling at local creeks, toured a wastewater treatment plant, learned … Read more
Name Hannah Lee Slep Major Environmental Science (BS) Expected graduation May 2018 Hometown Matthews, NC Why did you want to go to the Morehead City Field Site? I wanted an opportunity to get more hands-on experience and physical involvement in … Read more
By Cinnamon Moore During a field trip in elementary school to the Newark Watershed in New Jersey, Regina Hill was struck by the beauty and wonder of nature and instantly developed a love and appreciation for the environment. For Hill, … Read more
Hometown: Greensboro, NC High School: Grimsley Senior High School Major(s)/Minor(s): Environmental Science Major, Computer Science Minor Expected Graduation: May 2017 University highlights, achievements, awards: Buckley Public Service Scholar, Phillips Ambassador, Pate Scholar, Gilman International Scholar, Bonner Leader I became an … Read more
The UNC Institute for the Environment will host middle and high school science and technology teachers from N.C.’s western region at a day-long professional development workshop on October 3, 2016 at The Collider in Asheville. This interactive teacher professional development … Read more
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded nearly $3 million to an interdisciplinary team led by UNC-Chapel Hill’s Greg Characklis to examine the interdependence of the systems that supply food, energy and water. Characklis, director of the UNC Institute for the Environment’s … Read more
By Cinnamon Moore Twenty-eight high school students from Durham and Orange counties recently spent a week learning about the connections between climate and energy at the Climate Leadership and Energy Awareness Program (Climate LEAP) summer institute as part of a … Read more
