Building Resilience: Environmental Research and Policy in North Carolina
By Rose Houck Rose Houck is a rising senior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Biology and Applied Data Science. For the past three semesters Rose has worked with the North Carolina Collaboratory as an Environmental Policy Intern. Applying Science to … Read more
Sustainable Triangle Field Site 2024: Investigating the Urban Heat Island Effect at UNC-Chapel Hill
Krystal Lacayo is a graduating senior (Fall 2024) at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Studies on the Sustainability Track with a minor in Urban Studies and Planning. By Krystal Lacayo The Field Site The Sustainable Triangle Field Site is … Read more
Learning About Clean Energy Through a Case Competition at UNC
By Nicole Coursey Nicole Coursey is a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Studies on the Sustainability track and minoring in Data Science and Pre-Business. She chose to participate in UNC’s first Clean Energy Case Competition due to her … Read more
Marsh Matters: Fieldwork Reflections from North Carolina’s Currituck Sound
Alexia Civit is a sophomore at UNC Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Studies and Music with a minor in urban planning. She currently interns with the North Carolina Collaboratory as an Environmental Policy Intern. After half a semester’s worth of … Read more
Welcome to the Club: Introducing UNC’s Newest Urban Planning Organization
By Anthony Buckley Anthony Buckley is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Science on the Quantitative Energy Systems track. He is also a UNC Cleantech Summit intern, member of the Carolina Sustainability Council, vice-president of BuildUP, and a … Read more
Exploring a Growing Electric Vehicle Battery Supply Chain in N.C.
By Sarah Masters Sarah Masters is a junior at UNC studying environmental science with minors in data science and philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE). Sarah has been working with the North Carolina Collaboratory since the spring semester of 2023 as … Read more
As Managing Access to Clean Water Becomes More Complex, Falls Lake Offers Solutions
By Megan Doherty Megan Doherty is a project analyst with the UNC Environmental Finance Center. Megan graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2022 with a B.S. in Biology with minors in Environmental Sciences and Mandarin Chinese. Editor’s note: The UNC Falls … Read more
Networking and Exploring Career Paths in the Environmental Sector
By Abigail Keller Abigail Keller is a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media and is working as a communications intern with the Institute for the Environment during the 2023 fall semester. Abigail is a member of … Read more
Green in Kenan Brings Sustainability to the Stadium
By Abigail Brewer Abigail Brewer is a communications and engagement specialist for Sustainable Carolina, within the UNC Institute for the Environment. Abigail is a double Tar Heel. In 2014, she received a B.A. in biology and journalism. She went on … Read more
Experiential Learning and the Pavel Molchanov Scholars Program
By Anna Coley Anna Coley is a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Environmental Sciences. This past summer, Anna interned with the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association as part of the Institute for the Environment’s Pavel Molchanov Scholars Program. What … Read more