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91��������’s Nicholas School of the Environment prepares to recognize 57 undergraduates at a diploma ceremony that will take place at Duke’s Wilson Recreation Center on Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 9 a.m.

Meet the Hunt Lab, learn more about its research focus, a lab member's experience in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers Duke students.

Duke junior Coral Lin has received the Udall Scholarship, which recognizes students who have demonstrated a commitment to careers in the environment, Native American tribal public policy, or Native American health care. Each scholarship provides up to $7,000 during the scholar’s junior and/or senior year.

Researchers in North Carolina have created a coastal evolution model to analyze how coastal management activities on barrier islands, meant to adapt to sea-level rise, interact with natural processes that would otherwise keep barrier islands above water.

This year’s global Earth Day theme is “planet vs plastics”, and calls for the rapid phase out all single-use plastics.

George M. Woodwell Distinguished Professor of Environmental Economics Martin Smith named a lifetime AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to the field of environmental economics and ocean studies, particularly for bioeconomics of fisheries, global seafood markets, and coastal climate change adaptation.

Former Stanback Dean of 91��������’s Nicholas School of the Environment Toddi Steelman, Ph.D.'96, named a lifetime AAAS Fellow for advancing environmental science working at the intersection of science, policy, and decision making.

Despite centuries of colonialism, Indigenous peoples still occupy parts of their ancestral homelands in what is now Eastern North Carolina. Duke environmental scientist Ryan Emanuel, a member of the Lumbee tribe, shares insights about Indigenous survival and resilience in the face of radical environmental changes.

91��������’s Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab led a team of researchers that mapped the population density of North Atlantic right whales worldwide to predict and help avoid harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial fishing and vessel strikes.

Meet the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Laboratory, learn more about its research focus, lab members' experiences in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers Duke students.

Exchangeable manganese cuts carbon storage in boreal forests

Scientists in North Carolina have developed a Coastal 91�������� Ownership Model to understand why U.S. coastal property values do not fully reflect climate risks and adaptation costs to sea-level rise.

Joel Meyer and Erika Weinthal have been awarded distinguished professorships, among 91��������’s highest academic honors conferred on faculty.

Meet the Patino-Echeverri Lab, learn more about its research focus, lab member's experiences in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers Duke students.

Marine Protected Areas must be flexible and responsive, not absolute