The Burch Smart Cities and Renewable Energies 2017 Honors Carolina Program in Germany and the Netherlands is a summer experiential learning opportunity for ENEC undergraduates. This past summer, students were able to gain knowledge on renewable energies in modern landscapes … Read more

It may come as a surprise to many, but the military is one of the country’s strongest advocates for wildlife and plant conservation. In the case of Fort Bragg, two-thirds of this 500-square-mile installation act as training grounds that sit on a … Read more

This summer, as part of the UNC-Chapel Hill IDEA 2.0 program, ENEC undergraduate Savannah Swinea is working with ENEC Ph.D. candidate Kaylyn Gootman on a research project investigating how fine particles, such as clay and coal ash, can clog streambeds.  … Read more

Summary: This summer I am asking, “Do fragmented seagrass landscapes exhibit lower predation rates than continuous seagrass landscapes?” Predation rate is one way in which scientists can measure how fragmentation changes the way in which animals use their habitat. When … Read more

Catie Alves, a second-year PhD student in Dr. John Bruno’s lab, was recently awarded a Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The prestigious fellowship provides financial support for graduate students pursuing masters and doctoral degrees in science, … Read more

Colleen – I am a second year Ph.D. student in CEE and member of the Castillo lab. I received my B.S. in Marine Biology with a minor in Chemistry from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. I am currently interested … Read more

Curriculum in Environment and Ecology (ENEC) graduate students Bianca Lopez and Adam Gold as well as recent doctoral graduate Sierra Woodruff have been selected as recipients of 2017 GEAB Impact Awards.  The award recognizes excellent graduate research that is of … Read more

Shelby Ziegler is a 2nd year Ph.D. student in Dr. Joel Fodrie’s lab at the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences. Before coming to UNC, Shelby worked as a research technician with Dr. Emmett Duffy at the Virginia Institute of Marine … Read more

For photos of the 2017 Environment and Ecology Commencement Ceremony please visit the Flickr site for ENEC (UNC’s Curriculum in Environment & Ecology) The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Curriculum in Environment and Ecology along with the Institute … Read more

This post was originally posted to UnderTheC, the UNC-CH Marine Sciences graduate student blog site under the title: “A summer pondering the stormwater ponds“.  Adam Gold is a second-year master’s student in UNC’s Curriculum in Environment and Ecology (ENEC) who … Read more