As extreme weather events become more often and intensify, the number of people and places exposed to flooding events is likely to grow. But until now, surprisingly little was known about how floodplain development patterns vary across communities. A new … Read more

The Well featured Michael Kunz (E3P, Ph.D. & conservation ecologist with the North Carolina Botanical Garden) hits the beaches to preserve endangered plants like the seabeach amaranth. The ongoing project began five years ago in order to re-establish seabeach amaranth … Read more

Eric Scheier, E3P Master’s student who recently graduated in Aug ’21, published his research regarding household energy inequity in Nature Communications on January 12th 2022. Eric worked with Dr. Noah Kittner for his master’s research. To read more, follow the … Read more

Caela O’Connell, E3P Joint Faculty & Assistant Professor in the Anthropology Department, was featured on UNC’s The Well in an article about how Hurricane Thomas impacted her dissertation plans in 2010. The article also explores how the hurricane has had … Read more

WUNC featured Jeff Plumlee (E3P, Ph.D. candidate) and Dr. Fodrie (EMES, Biology) in an article as they celebrated the 50th anniversary of shark research with UNC’s Institute of Marine Sciences. Researchers tag sharks off the coast of Shackleford Banks to … Read more

Three E3P students have been awarded the Richard (“Pete”) Andrews Fellow in Environmental Policy. The Andrews Fellowship will be awarded to a rising senior majoring in public policy, environmental studies, environmental sciences or environmental health sciences with a demonstrated interest … Read more

E3P and Food Studies co-sponsored an event, “La oss lage mat!”, on Norwegian cooking on April 13th. Elisabeth and Victoria Bergquist, a cooking duo from Fredrikstad Norway, walked attendants through how to make the original and vegetarian versions of “Kjøttkaker,” traditional … Read more

Each year, we make a number of awards to senior E3P students in recognition of significant accomplishments. Those for the 2019-2020 academic year are:   Emerging Scholar Award Emi Mcgeady  Midway through her Junior year, Emi shifted her focus to … Read more

E3P faculty member Michael F. Piehler works as UNC’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Sustainability, and Director of the Institute for the Environment (IE). Piehler helped detail Carolina’s new Climate Action Plan, which sets strategic initiatives … Read more

Ph. D. Student Diamond Ebanks Holloman has been awarded a 2021 Impact Award. Her award-winning work is titled: ‘I Didn’t Want to Be a Victim’: Examining Grassroots, Long-Term Hurricane Recovery For more information on Holloman’s research and the other award … Read more