environment

Quenching Curiosities

July 24, 2024

Meet three Carolina researchers studying beverages, from beer to soda, to improve human health and sustainability for all.

Anchoring Communities

June 20, 2024

Lindsay Dubbs conducts research in the Outer Banks to protect marine ecosystems.

Playing for Resilience

January 24, 2024

Undergraduates create an innovative game to help communities plan for and recover from climate change.

All the Light We Cannot See

January 18, 2024

Undergraduates at the UNC Outer Banks Field Site study how artificial light at night affects wildlife and share their results with community members.

Racing Toward Innovation

January 19, 2022

Convergent science is characterized by cross-disciplinary research teams created to tackle big problems and speed the application of new breakthroughs to commercialization. At UNC, the Institute for Convergent Science is at the forefront of this pioneering framework.

In Hot Water

October 12, 2021

Warming ocean waters are one of many climate change consequences, and scientists have observed fish migrating to stay within their preferred temperature range. Janet Nye, a UNC-Chapel Hill marine scientist, wants to understand how a warmer environment will affect these animals to help fisheries better prepare for the future.

Empowering Youth for a Resilient Future

August 11, 2021

As climate change continues to impact daily life, researchers at the UNC Institute for the Environment want to discover the best way to teach the next generation to build a more equitable, resilient society. To do this, they are studying how young people learn about the environment and enact change in their communities.

Building Resilience for Storm-Battered N.C.

January 21, 2021

The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season included 30 storms, and while North Carolina managed to dodge the 12 hurricanes that made landfall, that won’t always be the case in the future. A team of interdisciplinary researchers at UNC is combining their expertise in areas like human health, ecology, and urban planning to create a long-term holistic plan helping vulnerable communities prepare for the next generation of extreme weather events.

Flocking to the Coast

April 9, 2020

Professors Allen Hurlbert and Keith Sockman want their students out of the classroom as much as possible. Every other year, the UNC researchers lead an avian biology course that explores the physiology, anatomy, evolution, and behavior of birds. Throughout the semester, the class visits wildlife reserves across the state to see these lessons in the field.