CPES Focus Area: Water
Water
Focus on Water
Water quantity and quality are crucial to ecological and community health. We work with researchers and communities to develop programs and materials that help North Carolinians protect and improve their water resources. We conduct a variety of water-related outreach and education activities for communities, local organizations, and government agencies throughout the state.Projects
GEO Explorers
A one-week geoscience-focused summer institute during which middle and high school youth explore the hydrology of Eastern North Carolina from local river basins to the ocean, learning about climate impacts and solutions in their local community and investigating geoscience careers along the way.
Geoscience Teaching Outdoors in NC
Geoscience Teaching Outdoors in NC is designed to engage middle and high school STEM teachers and their students in hands-on, inquiry-based activities to support student learning about earth and environmental science.
IDEA Learners Teaching Fellowship
Iterative Design to Engage All (IDEA) Learners Fellowship Program is a long-duration teacher professional development program for grades 9-12 life science teachers to incorporate the science of PFAS into life science instruction.
Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists & Satellites (LOCSS)
We are enlisting citizen scientists to collect lake height measurements all over the world. These measurements, paired with satellite imagery of lake area, are helping us learn how water storage varies regionally.
Nutrient Management Study
As part of the Jordan Lake Nutrient Management Study, the Center for Public Engagement with Science (CPES) engaged key stakeholders.
Summer Geoscience Expeditions & Internships
This high school student science enrichment program is a partnership between the UNC-Chapel Hill Institute for the Environment, UNC-Pembroke, and Robeson Early College High School. This program is free for students; financial support is provided by Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
Superfund Research Program
With leading roles in the Community Engagement Core (CEC) and Research Translation (RT) team for the UNC Superfund Research Program (SRP), CPES increases understanding of harmful environmental exposures such as inorganic arsenic and develop solutions to prevent exposure to these contaminants in well water.
Water Resources
- Biodiversity Soup! A Look at Lake Ecology (PDF)
- Black Ice-A Slippery Arctic Road (PDF)
- Examining Sea Level Rise & Differential Shoreline Response (PDF)
- Exploring the Geographical Region and Ecosystems of the Tar-Pamlico Watershed (PDF)
- PFAS Graphics (External Link)
- Using Remote Sensing Data to Evaluate Water Resources in NC (PDF)
- Who’s in the Water? A Stream Study (PDF)