Category: News
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Marsh Madness
North Carolina’s marshes continue to fragment every day. Carolina Ph.D. student Shelby Ziegler attempts to rebuild them by gathering data from the healthy wetlands that remain — a feat she […]
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Here’s What It Really Means to Become a National Geographic Explorer
Environment and ecology graduate student Erin Spencer shares her experience as a National Geographic Explorer. Spencer has recently received her third grant from the National Geographic Society to look into […]
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Michael Piehler New Director of UNC Institute for the Environment
“I am very pleased to announce that Michael Piehler, MSPH, PhD, has been named director of the UNC Institute for the Environment (IE) and will begin serving in that role […]
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Study: Stormwater Ponds Can Add Nitrogen
Institute of Marine Sciences graduate student Adam Gold and professor Mike Piehler discuss research that is directly measuring nitrogen cycling in stormwater ponds in the coastal Southeast. https://www.coastalreview.org/2018/03/study-stormwater-ponds-can-add-nitrogen/
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Grad Student Ziegler Compares Gulf and East Coast Ecosystems for Predicting Saltmarsh Food Web Responses to Disturbances
Ecology Ph.D. student Shelby Ziegler talks about her research on saltmarsh predator-prey interactions. http://gulfresearchinitiative.org/grad-student-ziegler-compares-gulf-east-coast-ecosystems-predicting-saltmarsh-food-web-responses-disturbances/
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Venus Fly Traps Don’t Eat Their Pollinators
Coastal Review Online writes about research done in part by NC Botanical Garden conservation ecologist Michael Kunz on the habits of Venus flytraps. https://www.coastalreview.org/2018/02/venus-flytraps-dont-eat-pollinators/
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship awarded to Catie Alves
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 […]
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ENEC graduate students receive UNC GEAB Impact Awards
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 […]
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Not all marshes are created equal
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 […]
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ENEC students and faculty instrumental in Battle Grove Restoration Project
The Curriculum in Environment and Ecology’s Dr. Geoffrey Bell and several students from his fall 2016 Restoration Ecology class (ENEC 304) were essential to the Battle Grove Restoration project. The focus […]