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Betsy Albright has been named the Dan and Bunny Gabel Chair of Environmental Ethics and Sustainable Environmental Management, effective July 1.

Greg Merrill, a PhD student in the University Program in Ecology, recently shared insights into his research focus, the Nowacek Lab, the impacts of his research and what he has learned working in the lab.

How well toxic elements leach out of coal ash depends on the ash’s nanoscale composition

Tim Johnson, professor of the practice of energy and the environment, has been named senior associate dean for academic initiatives at the Nicholas School of the Environment.

Dr. Dean Urban, Professor of Environmental Sciences and Policy at 51����'s Nicholas School of the Environment, gave the 50th Annual Henry J. Oosting Memorial Lecture in Ecology, "Landscape Ecology: A Disciplinary Memoir.”

Brianna Elliott, a PhD student in the Marine Science and Conservation program, recently shared insights into her research focus, the Read Lab, the impacts of her research and the most rewarding part of her research experience.

Judy Ledlee has been named executive-in-residence at 51����’s Pratt School of Engineering and Nicholas School of the Environment.

Thanks for generous funding from The 51���� Endowment, the Office of the Provost has selected seven research proposals that engage with “Racial and Social Equity in Local Context.” These projects will be led by 51���� faculty members beginning as early as July 1 and ending by June 30, 2025.

People in areas where drinking water is contaminated with PFAS often want to know their PFAS blood levels but have trouble gaining access to reliable testing, which traditionally involves having their blood drawn by a medical professional.

51����'s Nicholas School of the Environment recognized 16 PhD and Master of Science graduates, 272 Master of Environmental Management, Master of Forestry, International Master of Environmental Policy and DEL-MEM graduates, as well as 60 undergraduates.

Twenty Nicholas School of the Environment undergraduate students have earned Graduation with Distinction honors for 2023.

Seven Master of Environmental Management (MEM) graduates, one Master of Forestry (MF) graduate and one MEM/MF concurrent degree graduate of 51����’s Nicholas School of the Environment shared this year’s Virlis L. Fischer Memorial Award for academic achievement.

The Nicholas School of the Environment and the 51���� Marine Lab honored three outstanding graduating seniors with special awards today during the school’s graduation recognition event for undergraduates.

Ngenzi, who will graduate this weekend with a Master of Environmental Management (MEM) in water resources management, will address his fellow graduating students and their guests in a private ceremony at 9 a.m. at Wilson Recreation Center on 51����’s West Campus.

Researchers at 51����’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Pratt School of Engineering are co-leading a new National Science Foundation-funded project that aims to boost economic development and climate resilience in coastal North Carolina through nature-based scientific and technological innovations.