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
In recognition of the superb research presentation delivered at 2016 SACNAS: The National Diversity in STEM Conference in Long Beach, CA, the judges chose Zachary Locklear’s work, titled “Rockfish-Habitat Suitabilitiy Modeling in an Oregon Marine Reserve,” as a standout among … Read more
How my summer fieldwork propelled my dissertation… This past summer (2016), I started the fieldwork component of my dissertation research on coral reef ecology with Dr. John Bruno by conducting research in Belize and Mexico. In May, I traveled to … Read more
Each week during the year UNC Research publication Endeavors, chooses a female undergrad, PhD candidate, or full professor to highlight with a short Women in Science Wednesday Q&A. On August 31st, 2016 Curriculum in Environment and Ecology PhD student Kaylyn … Read more
Environment and Ecology graduate student, Colleen Bove, presented at the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) in Honolulu, Hawai’i, as part of her research advisor’s lab group. The Coral Ecophysiology Lab led by Dr. Karl Castillo attended the largest coral … Read more
UNC Curriculum in Environment and Ecology Ph.D. candidate Sierra Woodruff co-authored a paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change, on U.S. climate-adaptation plans and spoke to TakePart (also featured on Yahoo News) about how research finds “that while many municipalities have … Read more
