Lessons in Field Work
Biology students gain hands-on experience working with a variety of organisms, from butterflies to fish, in the Outer Banks.
Environmental Science
All the Light We Cannot See
Undergraduates at the UNC Outer Banks Field Site study how artificial light at night affects wildlife and share their results with community members.
Creating Climate-Resilient Communities
The Center for Public Engagement with Science partners with the Juntos Program to empower Latino youth in educating their communities about climate change.
Up in the Air
Haley Plaas works with local communities to uncover how algal blooms affect air quality.
RUNC: Wayana Dolan
Wayana Dolan researches water mazes in Arctic deltas.
Hunting for Hemlocks
Ken Donny-Clark spent his last semester at UNC-Chapel Hill in the woods searching for a dwindling population of trees that local wildlife depends on: Carolina hemlocks.
Desperately Seeking Salamanders
Two undergraduates search for salamanders in western North Carolina — and find so much more.
RUNC: Orlando Coronell
Orlando Coronell wants to make clean water and clean energy accessible for everyone.
RUNC: Caela O’Connell
Caela O’Connell studies how people relate to social and environmental problems.
The Storm that Changed Her
A hurricane in 2010 turned Caela O’Connell’s dissertation plans upside down. It continues to affect her and her research 11 years later as a UNC-Chapel Hill anthropology professor.