Powering Progress: How SolarEquity is Lighting the Way Forward
By Macy Floyd Macy is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill from Faison, NC. She is majoring in Global Studies and Political Science with a minor in Spanish for the Professions. Expanding Access to Clean Energy At the University of North … 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
Greening the Hill and Making Friends Along the Way
By Sarah Dean Sarah Ellen Dean is a rising junior at UNC- Chapel Hill and an Environmental Studies and Studio Art student. She spent the 2023 spring semester at the Institute for the Environment’s Sustainable Triangle Field Site, located in … Read more
Get Outside with the Carolina Outing Club
By Lauren Fletcher Lauren Fletcher graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill in May 2023 with a B.S. in quantitative biology and a minor in chemistry. She is currently leading mountain biking and hiking adventures as an activity guide at The Ranch at … Read more
Epsilon Eta: Building a Community for Students with a Passion for Environmental Interests
By Sanjana Venkatraman Sanjana Venkatraman is currently a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill studying Environmental Science (B.S.) on the quantitative energy systems track, and concentrating in energy management. Her current minor is urban planning. She is also involved with Renewable Energy … Read more
Natural Spaces in Urban Places and Their Contribution to Coastal Resilience
By Anne Smiley Anne Smiley is a doctoral student with the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences in the Piehler lab. Her research focuses on ecosystem functions and coastal habitat. Growing up on the coast Growing up in the … Read more
Evaluating North Carolina’s Options to Decarbonize N.C.’s Electricity Sector
By Jonas Monast Jonas Monast is the C. Boyden Gray Distinguished Fellow, Assistant Professor and Director of the Center on Climate, Energy, Environment & Economics (CE3) at the UNC School of Law. Editor’s Note: During the spring of 2020 the … Read more
Writing a Book About Strategic Environmental Communication
By Jessica Reid Jessica Reid is a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in environmental studies and pursuing minors in public policy and media and journalism. She has assured admission for the Environment and Science Communication program within the Environment, Ecology … Read more
Fostering an Appreciation for Agriculture at the Campus Level
By CriShaun Hardy CriShaun Hardy is a senior Environmental Studies Major at UNC-Chapel Hill and the Visual Communications Intern at Edible Campus UNC. Over the course of the spring 2020 semester, I had the opportunity to take on the role … Read more
Coming Full Circle: Accelerating the Circular Economy
By Bailey McNeill Bailey McNeill is a senior Environmental Studies major and Public Policy minor at UNC-Chapel Hill, where she is also a member of Epsilon Eta Environmental Honors Fraternity. Coming Full Circle On the morning of Friday, September 13, … Read more

