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Ryan Emanuel, associate professor of hydrology, and Alexander Glass, senior lecturer in earth and climate sciences, have been selected as members of 91��������’s first cohort of Climate Change Faculty Fellows.

John Fay, an instructor in the Nicholas School of the Environment’s geospatial analysis program, is the recipient of the 2022 Lynn Maguire Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Professional Students.

DEL-MEM student Megan Cook used her Master's Project (MP) to examine the International Seabed Authority’s Regional Environmental Management Planning (REMP) efforts for the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge and North West Pacific Ocean.

Narissa Jimenez-Petchumrus, Camila Zárate Ospina and Will Price worked with the Town of Nags Head, North Carolina, on their group Master’s Project (MP) to help develop an electric vehicle (EV) action plan for the Outer Banks town to adopt.

Master of Forestry student Elisabeth McElwee studied the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) as a tool in forest management for her Master's Project (MP). McElwee worked with The Forestland Group to explore how drones could be used as a tool in forest management in the mountainous mixed broadleaf forests of West Virginia.

DEL-MEM student Jennifer Cherry developed a marine debris education and outreach program for sea turtle conservation for Volusia County, Florida, as part of her Master's Project (MP).

Master of Environmental Management student Ruoxue Chen explored current health and environmental disparities related to historical discriminatory, race-based housing practices, known as “redlining,” in Durham, N.C. for their Master's Project (MP).

DEL-MEM student Charles Calvat focused his Master's Project (MP) on assessing the performance of non-governmental organization-corporate coalitions in the food and beverage sector.

Master of Environmental Management students Tay Holliday and Cassidy White worked with the National Parks Service on a regional climate exposure assessment as part of their Master's Project (MP).

Master of Environmental Management student Juliette Lee worked with the Global Alliance for Managing Ocean Noise (GAMeON) to explore data-informed strategies to minimize anthropogenic ocean noise for her Master's Project (MP).

Jamal Adil and Brenda Warger's Master Project (MP) focused on ways to target swift greenhouse gas emissions reductions on North Carolina hog farms.

Janet Bering, a Master of Environmental Management and Juris Doctor concurrent 91�������� student, wanted to pursue a Master's Project (MP) that gave her the opportunity to get hands-on experience analyzing a complex dataset. Her project looked at the spatial extent of commercial fisheries in two ecosystems on the high seas.

Dale Threatt-Taylor, executive director for The Nature Conservancy in South Carolina, will address 2022 graduates of 91��������’s Nicholas School of the Environment at the school’s Recognition Ceremony at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 7.

The provost of 91�������� conducts regular reviews of all deans, vice provosts, senior staff, and faculty who have major administrative positions reporting to the provost. Provost Sally Kornbluth has appointed a committee to conduct a review of Toddi Steelman, who is in the fourth year of her five-year term as Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment. The committee invites members of the Duke community to comment on the performance of Steelman or on the scope of her activities by email to NicholasDeanReview@duke.edu

Imagine a forest the size of Raleigh and Durham. Now imagine a forest that size dying every single year. It’s an unfortunate reality that’s happening right now across the North American Coastal Plain, including part of our backyard here in North Carolina.