Hunting for Hemlocks
January 20, 2023
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.
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Desperately Seeking Salamanders
January 18, 2023
Two undergraduates search for salamanders in western North Carolina — and find so much more.
All Creatures Great and Small
January 17, 2023
Rada Petric's love for nature has led her to study how human presence affects the behavior of small mammals like bats and mice.
Surveying the Smalls
November 18, 2022
Local biologists team up to study how wetland mitigation affects small mammals.
Mucking in the Marshes
August 24, 2022
Josh Himmelstein is getting knee-deep in marshes to understand the effects of sea-level rise.
The Sediment Scientist
August 19, 2022
Anne Smiley maps coastal habitats and nitrogen levels to assess water quality and coastal ecosystem health, protecting communities hit by major storms.
Putting Skill to Work
October 18, 2021
Nichola Lowe spotted the gaps in the U.S. workforce long before the pandemic shined a light on them. She’s spent the last 15 years studying how employees develop and use skills at work, and how employers encourage development of those skills. Most recently, she’s written a book on the topic and is using lessons from the pandemic to drive her current research.
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.
Leave It to Beavers
June 17, 2021
As urban regions in the Southeast continue to grow and develop, harmful pollutants enter nearby waterways more frequently. UNC researchers think one of the best solutions to prevent this may be investments in the habitats of the furry neighbors already in our backyards: beavers.