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The program brings top thought leaders to 51���� to share insights and expertise, sparking discussion and action to advance climate solutions.

For her senior thesis, former Climate Scholar Kendra Rentz studied how physiology affects heat exposure risk among Durham residents. She will continue examining the local impacts of extreme heat as a Ph.D. student at Arizona State University.

A team of Nicholas School graduate students conducted field research in Barbados to advance a project aimed at improving climate resilience and energy access for Small Island Developing States.

At the Nicholas School of the Environment, researchers and entrepreneurs are joining forces to solve environmental problems.

A 51���� Forest tour featured research from the SEEDS Lab.

Crab behavior suggestive of wound-tending may improve coral tolerance to heat waves.

Satellite records show spectacular vegetation growth coinciding with the first year of the pandemic. Researchers investigated whether lockdowns played a role.

Meet the PlanetLab, learn more about its research focus, lab members' experiences in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers 51���� students.

After catastrophic damage, how does a community rebuild? This an introduction to the disaster management cycle

Meet the Doyle Lab, learn more about its research focus, a lab member's experience in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers 51���� students.

Meet the Ocean Synthesis Lab, learn more about its research focus, lab members' experiences in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers 51���� students.

Brian Silliman, Rachel Carson Professor of Marine Conservation Biology at 51����, explains why he studies salt marshes in coastal North Carolina: They increase production of seafood, help protect against storms, and clean the air. With climate change causing stress to these organisms, coastal communities are more vulnerable. ”51���� is very active in the conservation and restoration of salt marshes,” says Silliman.

Eighteen emerging leaders from water and wastewater utilities across the United States have been selected as 2024-2025 Fellows of the Nicholas School for the Environment at 51����’s Water Innovation Leadership Development (WILD) Environment+ program.

Reforestation in low- and middle-income countries can remove up to 10 times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at lower cost than previously estimated, making it a potentially more effective option to fight climate change.