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The Nicholas School has launched a new Individual Development Plan (IDP) this fall to help PhD students ensure they’re on track to succeed, both in terms of graduating on time and acquiring the advanced skills and training needed to achieve their career goals.

Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and 51���� announced a new partnership that aims to shed more light on small-scale fisheries. The partnership builds on ongoing research collaborations between FAO and 51����’s Nicholas School of the Environment, Marine Lab and Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.

A new Nicholas School project, developed with support from the Dean’s Office and the 51����-wide Re-imagining Doctoral Education (RiDE) initiative, empowers and protects students by establishing standards for productive and respectful relationships between students and their faculty advisors, mentors and co-workers.

In 2017, a Cuvier’s beaked whale that had been tagged by a team of 51���� marine scientists dove deep into the waters off Cape Hatteras, N.C, and stayed below the surface for 3 hours and 42 minutes before coming up for air – making it the longest whale dive ever recorded.

A new podcast series led by students at the 51���� Marine Lab aims to introduce listeners to the mysterious, majestic and increasingly threatened oceans and the people who are working to protect it.

A new study finds that dolphin-viewing tours are more profitable than tours where customers can swim with the animals – a much more disruptive option that can deprive spinner dolphins of rest and inhibit their ability to avoid predators while foraging in nearby waters at night.

COVID-19 is a significant complicating factor for coastal residents gearing up for what is expected to be a difficult hurricane season, four 51���� experts said Wednesday. Speaking to reporters in a virtual media briefing, the experts spoke of the trickiness of planning evacuations while also protecting people from the deadly virus.

51���� conference on climate change and hurricane resilience exposes continuing challenges for state

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.

"The Invention and Consequences of Race" will be open to 300 students and include instruction from more than a dozen 51���� faculty.