In the News Archive 2013
- Modern caterpillars feed at higher temperatures in response to climate change (December 19, 2013)
- NC steps into uncharted waters with Jordan Lake experiment (December 19, 2013)
- UNC awarded $1.5M grant for biofuel feedstock research (December 16, 2013)
- Bottled water not worth cost to you, the environment (December 12, 2013)
- Chemist DeSimone named to National Academy of Inventors (December 12, 2013)
- Seeing green over mortgages (December 09, 2013)
- New UNC mapping tool could help state officials plan for the future (November 27, 2013)
- 780 million people in world exposed to unsafe drinking water (November 18, 2013)
- Campus Sustainability Report available online (November 18, 2013)
- IMS professor to talk algae work (November 18, 2013)
- Those emerald shores just might be toxic (November 04, 2013)
- Climate Change Aids Toxic Slime’s Advance NPR (Science Friday) (November 01, 2013)
- UNC researcher finds weather affects work productivity (October 31, 2013)
- Sobseys simpler water test is a driver for change (October 31, 2013)
- Crab pot reefs are a big success (October 28, 2013)
- Word spreads about women in STEM (October 28, 2013)
- Discovery at UNC points to possible environmental cause of autism (October 21, 2013)
- NC should invest in water, the new oil (October 18, 2013)
- ‘Water in Our World’ theme extended into 2014-15 (October 16, 2013)
- Whats My Story: Fisheries Ecologist (October 10, 2013) Notes: Carolina environmental faculty member and fisheries ecologist Joel Fodrie, talks to UNC-TV about his research.
- IE Board of Visitors Member Todd Miller Receives UNC Honor (October 10, 2013)
- UNC-Chapel Hill recognized for improving clean water access with Procter & Gamble Sustainability Partner Award (October 07, 2013)
- Want To Save A Million Lives In The Next 50 Years? Just Clean Up The Air (September 26, 2013) Notes: UNC research suggests that cleaning up CO2 pollution could save a million lives by 2050.
- Green energy pays for itself in lives saved from smog (September 23, 2013) Notes: UNC’s Jason West, Assistant Professor in Environmental Sciences and Engineering, led the analysis.
- GREEN TECH | 8/16/2013 @ 11:57AM |3,044 views Lessons From A Drying River (September 20, 2013)
- Changes could be coming for oyster harvesting (September 20, 2013)
- Big Bucks for NextGen Aviation and Alternative Jet Fuels (September 20, 2013)
- New X PRIZE to Help Track Increasing Ocean Acidity (September 11, 2013)
- Stewart: More students than ever are choosing geology (September 11, 2013)
- Pollutants from incense smoke cause human lung-cell inflammation (September 09, 2013)
- Water batteries: With the right rate structure, water utilities can back-up the electricity grid (September 03, 2013) Notes: Mary Kay, COO of the Environmental Finance Center at UNC, wrote this piece about the benefits of reforming utility rate structure.
- Conservationists’ report links NC pellet mills with wetland clear-cutting (August 28, 2013)
- Surging Water Warnings (August 28, 2013)
- Water monitoring report indicates high levels of bacteria in New Hanover Co. creeks (August 26, 2013)
- The Fiery Origins of Carolina Bays (August 26, 2013)
- New test aims for quicker notice of beach water bacteria levels (August 26, 2013)
- Institute for the Environment graduate students, summer workshop in University Gazette (August 21, 2013)
- Study examines Hatteras Islands value to the OBX (August 13, 2013)
- Sharks spotted close to shore in Carteret County during summer (August 07, 2013) Notes: Carolina environmental faculty, Joel Fodrie, a fisheries ecologist, comments on the presence of sharks near NC’s shores.
- 100 Gallons nominated for Emmy (August 06, 2013) Notes: UNC Students produced this documentary– it can be viewed here.
- A dark slog for frog data (August 06, 2013) Notes: Cricket frogs disappearing from the region is an indicator of the impacts humans are having on the environment.
- A techie marathon: RENCI hosts Hackathon to improve water science software (August 06, 2013)
- Dirty Air Didn’t Kill My Dog (August 05, 2013) Notes: Forbes blogger cites a recent pollution study from Carolina.
- A Sense of Mystery (August 05, 2013) Notes: Carolina environmental faculty Ken Lohmann, a neurobiologist, studies the navigational abilities of sea turtles and other marine animals.
- The Apocalypse Of The Cricket Frogs (August 05, 2013) Notes: Visiting UNC lecturer Jonathan Micancin discusses the implications of massive disappearance of amphibians. Amphibians are considered to be the canary in the coal mine as an indicator of environmental problems.
- Pollutants from incense smoke cause human lung-cell inflammation (August 02, 2013)
- Graduate students propose Duke/UNC project as innovative idea, win NSF award (August 02, 2013) Notes: UNC Marine Science graduate students win award to collaborate with Duke students on science communications
- Save Caribbean snorkeling and ‘eat a lion,’ conservationists say. (July 30, 2013)
- Beach bacteria (July 30, 2013) Notes: Spotlight Story about IE’s Rachel Noble, Professor at the Institute of Marine Sciences
- Assessment measures economic impact of Hatteras Island (July 26, 2013)
- Historic lawsuit seeks billions in damages from oil, gas, pipeline industries for wetlands losses (July 26, 2013)
- NC budget aims $1.7M to sole vendor for cleanup (July 26, 2013)
- Faculty research funding increases to $777.8 million, up nearly $11 million (July 26, 2013) Notes: IE’s large Duke Energy Progress grant to study energy and environment is discussed as a top research funding item.
- Science ‘Classroom Without Walls’ Replete with Snapping Turtles, Snakes (July 26, 2013)
- Food Waste Reduction (July 24, 2013) Notes: Glenn Lippig – Economics & Food Studies Major at UNC-Chapel Hill, Sustainable Food Blogger for the Motley Fool are interviewed about food waste and UNC campuses efforts to reduce it.
- Teachers link environmental and human health (July 23, 2013) Notes: Hosted in partnership with the UNC Superfund Research Program and the UNC Institute for the Environment, Environment and Health was the tenth consecutive institute for which APNEP has provided support.
- Graduate students propose Duke/UNC project as innovative idea, win NSF award (July 23, 2013) Notes: lare Fieseler and Justin Ridge, ecology and marine sciences graduate students at Carolina, received a NSF award for their “Scientists with Stories” project collaboration with students at Duke University.
- CATAWBA RIVERKEEPER FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES SAM PERKINS APPOINTED RIVERKEEPER (July 23, 2013) Notes: Sam Perkins is a Carolina alum with degress from both the College of Arts and Sciences’ Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He also holds a Master of Science degree from UNC.
- Powering the classroom: NC teachers discuss energy and water (July 22, 2013) Notes: IE’s Dana Haines discusses her workshop, funded by Duke Energy Progress.
- Surf’s Up for Pathogenic Viruses and Bacteria, Too (July 16, 2013) Notes: IE faculty and marine scientist Rachel Noble and environmental medicine researcher Samuel Dorevitch discuss what’s being done to limit swimmers’ exposure to disease-causing microbes in ocean waters.
- Even sharks are no match for invasive lionfish (July 15, 2013) Notes: John Bruno, professor of biology in UNCs College of Arts and Sciences, studies ways to reduce numbers of the invasive lionfish.
- UNC Computer System Lets The Coast Know When High Waters Are Coming (July 15, 2013) Notes: IE collaborates with RENCI and UNC IMS Director Rick Luettich on storm surge prediction and warnings.
- Caribbeans native predators unable to stop aggressive lionfish population growth (July 15, 2013) Notes: John Bruno, professor of biology in UNCs College of Arts and Sciences, studies ways to reduce numbers of the invasive lionfish.
- NC agency move would allow 9 times more arsenic in our air (July 15, 2013) Notes: Written by Lawrence W. Raymond, M.D., a professor of family medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill, and chairman of Medical Advocates for Healthy Air.
- Hurricane warning system gets boost from UNC-Chapel Hill computer center (July 15, 2013) Notes: IMS Director Rick Luettich’s cutting-edge hurricane modeling work with RENCI and IE’s Jessica Losego are discussed.
- Invading Fish: How to deal with an invasive species that looks pretty but threatens other fish. (July 15, 2013) Notes: 5 minute BBC radio program on UNC’s work on impacts and control of invasive lionfish.
- Study: Air pollution causes over 2 million deaths a year (July 15, 2013) Notes: This research was led by Jason West, an assistant professor of environmental science at the University of North Carolina.
- N.C.s Southern Cricket Frog populations declining (July 15, 2013)
- A New Look at Old Rock (July 09, 2013)
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind (July 09, 2013) Notes: The Titanic was an unsinkable ship; Deepwater Horizon was a safe oil rig: a psychology lesson in human hubris.
- N.C. science teachers to explore future of electricity, role of water July 16-18 (July 05, 2013)
- Carolina Inn completes four and a half years of renovations, goes “green” (July 02, 2013)
- The Value of Restored Oyster Reefs (July 02, 2013)
- Yosemite’s Iconic El Capitan Mapped in High-Res 3-D (July 01, 2013)
- UNC tapped for national AAU project to transform STEM education (June 26, 2013)
- IE’s Morehead City Field Site students present water quality Capstone Project to residents, town leadership in Pine Knoll Shores (June 20, 2013)
- IMS graduate students film, “Saving North Carolina’s Reefs”, wins award (June 20, 2013)
- IE/IMS faculty Rachel Noble’s workshop trains faculty, students in rapid water quality testing methods (June 20, 2013)
- Institute of Marine Science graduate students receive Impact Awards (June 20, 2013)
- Graduation photos: Class of 2013! (June 18, 2013) Notes: Curriculum for the Environment / Institute for the Environment 2013 graduates celebrate at the North Carolina Botanical Garden with speaker Doug Rader, Chief Oceans Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund.
- Surfing Snake Invasion Feared with New Canal (June 18, 2013) Notes: Frank Schwartz, a marine zoologist at Carolina, discusses canal construction’s minimal potential impacts on sharks.
- Breathing Easier: How Houston Is Working To Clean Up Its Air (June 18, 2013) Notes: UNC’s Harvey Jeffries is an public health / ozone expert in the Gillings School of Public Health.
- Clean Energy for When the Cows Come Home (June 17, 2013) Notes: UNC Environmental Studies major, Ann Soltan, gives farmers reason to think big with solar power.
- Support local food (June 17, 2013) Notes: Sustainability Studies Minor Amelia Fisher writes a letter to the editor about lack of local food on college campuses.
- Roses and Raspberries, June 12 (June 13, 2013)
- Clean Energy for When the Cows Come Home (June 10, 2013)
- Enhanced lighting, energy efficiency on display at Ackland Art Museum open house (June 07, 2013)
- Prepare before the storm Hurricane Season officially starts June 1st (May 29, 2013)
- Generator at Carolina North now producing electricity from landfill methane gas (May 28, 2013)
- UNC to add electric vehicle parking spaces (May 23, 2013)
- State suing Duke Energy over Mount Holly steam station (May 23, 2013)
- Cosmic map reveals first evidence of other universes (May 22, 2013)
- After Oklahoma Tornado, To Rebuild Or Not To Rebuild (May 22, 2013)
- UNC, Orange County collaborate on energy project (May 22, 2013)
- Historic Inn Going Green (May 15, 2013)
- Peach awarded grant to develop course on communicating about climate change (May 07, 2013) Notes: IE will be a partner in the development of this course.
- Three UNC professors honored with Lambeth Chair (April 30, 2013) Notes: Gary Nelson, one of the honoress, is an environmental faculty at Carolina who studies Sustainable Development; Organizational and Community Change; Social Gerontology; and Self-Evaluation
- Fracking North Carolina: What Do We Do With The Waste? (April 30, 2013)
- 48 new Morehead Cain Scholars Named (April 29, 2013) Notes: Many of Carolina’s new Morehead Cain Scholars have been involved in enviromental organizations during high school.
- Setbacks for coal industry; rulings for EPA, new health studies (April 29, 2013) Notes: Carolina environmental faculty Steve Wing is part of a panel of scientist weighing in on proposed legislation that would roll back EPA regulations on mountaintop removal coal mining.
- Researchers pinpoint how trees play role in smog production (April 26, 2013)
- New federal map rates wind turbine risks to birds (April 26, 2013)
- Energy efficiency means lower utility bills, less mortgage risk (April 26, 2013)
- Texas asks Supreme Court to block climate rules (April 23, 2013) Notes: Victor Flatt, a UNC environmental law professor, was interviewed for this story.
- UNC junior awarded 2013 Udall Scholarship (April 23, 2013) Notes: Jariwala is an environmental studies and business administration double-major, who has spent much of his time outside the classroom on campus sutainability efforts.
- Carolina Recognized as “Green College” by Princeton Review (April 23, 2013)
- In research and administration, new UNC chancellor accustomed to problems (April 22, 2013)
- UNC-CH names Carol Folt first female chancellor (April 15, 2013) Notes: Dr. Carol folt is an environmental scientist and has had a 30 year career at Dartmouth College.
- Nothing Could Be Finer (April 15, 2013) Notes: Carol L. Folt, interim president at Dartmouth College and an internationally recognized environmental scientist, will become the first woman to lead Carolina.
- Where Can You Watch A Trash Bin Explode With Ping Pong Balls? (April 12, 2013) Notes: The North Carolina Science Festival arrives at UNC.
- Supersized crabs could upset Chesapeake ecosystem (April 10, 2013)
- Water chronicler: Spotlight story on UNC’s author and naturalist, Bland Simpson. (April 04, 2013)
- Statewide Science Festival Kicks Off Friday (April 04, 2013) Notes: UNC’s Institute for the Environment’s Environmental Resource Program will offer information and activities again this year.
- Allergy season will be even worse this year (April 04, 2013) Notes: UNC’s David Peden discusses the environment and allergies this season.
- Sludge: Is It Really Safe for Fields? (March 21, 2013)
- Fran DiGiano cleans up Jordan Lake, but he has a bigger goal (March 19, 2013)
- Owners of energy-efficient homes are less likely to default on mortgages (March 19, 2013)
- Can a divestment campaign move the fossil fuel industry? (March 19, 2013) Notes: Article mentions UNC-Chapel Hill and Harvard’s high percentage of campus support for divestment in fossil fuels
- S.C. residents raising a stink over Charlottes sewage sludge (March 19, 2013)
- UNC report supports York Co. residents’ sludge concerns (March 19, 2013)
- Plant sale to help fund donation of botanical book (March 13, 2013) Notes: lan S. Weakley, curator of the herbarium and an adjunct professor of biology at UNC, is co-author of this 1,554 page botany textbook.
- Behold the Mighty Water Bear (March 13, 2013) Notes: Biologist Bob Goldstein, of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, studies these millimeter-long creatures.
- Animal Factory forum to examine river water quality issues (March 13, 2013)
- Cape Fear Community College buying deep-water research vessel (March 13, 2013) Notes: The vessel was previously owned by the Duke/UNC Oceanographic Consortium, and has served Carolina’s scientists in their research for decades.
- A lakes tale of a trail of trash (March 13, 2013)
- Fracking health study results likely years off (March 13, 2013) Notes: IE’s Environmental Resource Program director Katheleen Gray will conduct UNC-Chapel Hill’s portion of the study.
- Student Congress at UNC supports divestment in coal (March 11, 2013)
- Study: U.S. Water Utility Revenue Growth Slows Down in Recent Years (March 11, 2013) Notes: Carolina’s Environmental Finance Center’s research is discussed.
- 2013 Water and Health Conference now accepting abstract submissions (March 05, 2013) Notes: Visit the link for details.
- The Return of FerryMon (March 04, 2013)
- Chapel Hill Transit dedicates 15 new hybrid buses (March 04, 2013)
- Sequestration could cost UNC $28 million in federal funding (March 04, 2013)
- more UNC to show reconstruction of prehistoric reptile (March 04, 2013)
- Report: New Sanitation Figures Compete with UN Statistics for Meeting Millennium Development Goals (March 04, 2013) Notes: Official United Nations figures claim that 2.5 billion people lack access to adequate sanitation. But new research from the University of North Carolina puts the total at more than 4.1 billion people.
- Water Quality Expert Kenneth Hudnell Calling for Shift in Policy and Treatment Strategies to Make Near Term Impact on Impaired Water Bodies (March 04, 2013)
- Mentoring helps faculty aim for spectacular (March 04, 2013)
- Classic tale lands chemist on Forbes 30 under 30 (February 27, 2013) Notes: Carolina environmental faculty Alex Miller Miller was selected for Forbes’ 30 under 30 list for his research on novel catalysts for use in the sustainable manufacture of next-generation fuels.
- Put Your Money Where Your Future Is: College Students Lead the Way on Fossil Fuel Divestment (February 27, 2013)
- Two students receive Luce scholarships (February 27, 2013) Notes: Environmental studies major and student body president Will Leimenstoll was awarded a Luce Scholarship.
- WSJ- $1 million grant for Pa. gas drilling health study (February 27, 2013) Notes: UNC-Chapel Hill is part of a national effort to study the health effects of fracking.
- Changing the World through Innovation is topic of March 4 talk (February 26, 2013)
- Christie won’t consider climate change in rebuilding after Sandy; scientists say he should (February 26, 2013)
- Permafrost metling rate could be faster and worse than we thought, new study finds (February 26, 2013)
- Changing the World through Innovation is topic of March 4 talk (February 20, 2013) Notes: Speaker Gary White is co- founder and CEO of Water.org
- EDUCATION: Science bus gives students glimpse of biotechnology (February 20, 2013)
- Duke Forest hunt takes 75 deer (February 14, 2013)
- Referendum on coal a success at UNC (February 14, 2013)
- NY Health Chief: Longer Gas-Drilling Study Needed (February 14, 2013)
- Melting arctic tundra releases a new climate change threat, UNC says (February 14, 2013)
- Arctic sunshine revs up greenhouse gases (February 12, 2013)
- Salmon use Earths magnetic field to find their way home (February 11, 2013)
- TEDxManhattan’s ‘Changing the Way We Eat’ live stream (February 11, 2013)
- Meyer to discuss challenges over growing energy needs (February 11, 2013) Notes: IE and Institute for Advanced Materials will host this Energy and Environment Lunch Tuesday.
- How a Kitty Walked 200 Miles Home: The Science of Your Cats Inner Compass (February 11, 2013)
- PLANETS portable planetarium to visit Bertie, Halifax, Randolph and Warren counties (February 11, 2013)
- DESTINY science bus to visit Cumberland County next week (February 11, 2013)
- Father-daughter gift provides environmental field study opportunities for UNC students (February 05, 2013)
- Salt-water fishing licenses fund activities (February 01, 2013) Notes: Eight of the habitat focus grants went to the UNC Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Science. The largest, $143,742, went to FerryMon, the state department of transportation-based automated monitoring of water quality in the Pamlico Sound.
- UNC wins energy award (February 01, 2013) Notes: The Association of Energy Engineers 2012 Region II Energy Award honored the achievements of the Universitys Energy Conservation Measures (ECM) program.
- Water rights and wrongs (February 01, 2013) Notes: Several carolina environmental faculty are quoted including IE’s Larry Band, Greg Characklis, and Rachel Noble.
- Walmart in Boulder: A ‘Faustian bargain’? (January 30, 2013) Notes: Carolina environmental Faculty T. William Lester is co-author of the research discussed in this article.
- Chapel Hill considers revising water protection rules (January 28, 2013) Notes: IE’s Michele Drostin led the panel of experts in discussion.
- Research to examine neighborhoods still dependent on well water (January 28, 2013) Notes: Carolina environmental faculty Jackie McDonald Gibson studies disparities in access to public water and sanitation.
- Universities Team Up to Assess Health Impacts of Gas Drilling (January 22, 2013) Notes: UNC-Chapel Hill is part of a national effort to study the health effects of fracking.
- Research vessels essential part of science, economy (January 18, 2013)
- Conservation areas monitor to be introduced at Carolina North public meeting (January 17, 2013) Notes: Meeting will focus on the conservation areas, tracts outside the Carolina North development area to be preserved for their ecological value. UNC staff will present the land stewardship policy that guides management of the property.
- Salzman to deliver lecture on the history of drinking water Jan. 31 (January 15, 2013)
- UNC to host symposium on water and energy Feb. 6-8 (January 14, 2013)
- Storms and rains held responsible for stomach bugs (January 08, 2013) Notes: UNC’s Mark Sobsey comments on Viroclime project to improve virus tracking in drinking water when torrential rains lead to drain overflows.
- McDonnell to give the 2013 Keohane Lecture (January 07, 2013) Notes: Dr. Jeffrey McDonnell will be visiting UNC at the Insittute for the Environment for the first quarter of 2013.
- Visiting Professor to Address Water Scarcity (January 07, 2013) Notes: Dr. McDonnell will give the Keohane Lecture on water scarcity on January 16th at UNC.
- UNC Graduate student in microbiology studies Arctic, methane consumption, and connecting the public with scientific research (January 04, 2013)
- IE’s Community Modeling and Analysis System Conference offered in Brazil (January 03, 2013) Notes: Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of São Paulo, Brazil will host the conference.
- UNC marine sciences professor Dr. Rick Luettich recieves federal award for storm surge modeling work (January 03, 2013)