Both state and federal policymakers and managers are using doctoral student Rachel Gittman’s dissertation research as they address coastal management challenges.  “The policy implications of her rigorous and inspired research on how to minimize loss of coastal marsh ecosystem services … Read more

Danielle Keller, a graduate student in the Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to pursue her studies under the direction of her faculty advisor, Dr. F. Joel Fodrie.   Danielle … Read more

101   Spring (82) and Summer (19) Graduates 39     Students studied abroad 26     Double Majors – 25% of the graduating class! 17     Countries visited during their studies 14     Senior Honors Theses – 17% is incredible! 8       … Read more

Chris Hakkenberg, a doctoral candidate in the Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology, has been awarded a three-year NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowship (NESSF) for his dissertation project entitled: “Understanding the Impact of Land Cover/Land Use Change on Plant … Read more

Each fall for more than a decade, undergraduates have relocated to the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) and UNC Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) to participate in the field sites in Morehead City and Wanchese, NC. Among the five classes … Read more

Sophomore Carrie Hamilton loves science. Which is a good thing, since she spends the majority of each day immersed in it. From early morning field work to regularly scheduled classes to late nights in the lab — Hamilton devotes most … Read more

Every fall students from Environment and Ecology spend a semester doing research and taking classes at the Highlands Biological Station in Highlands, NC.  These students enjoy the low student:faculty ratio, hands on research, a capstone project, and courses taught by … Read more

According to China’s State Forestry Administration, China increased its forest cover from 8.6% to 20.36% between 1949 and 2008. Driving this trend are reforestation programs like the Natural Forest Protection Program (NFPP), established in 1998 to control soil erosion after … Read more