Environmental Research

Anchoring Communities

June 20, 2024

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

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.

The Known Unknowns

August 6, 2019

In 2016, a group of North Carolina researchers published evidence of high rates of PFAS in the Cape Fear River basin. While this unregulated family of chemicals is used in the production of everyday goods, its impact on human health is largely unknown. For the past year, scientists from UNC-Chapel Hill, five other UNC system universities, and Duke University, have researched these potentially dangerous chemicals found in drinking water sources across the state.