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The UNC Institute for the Environment is leading UNC's world-renowned environmental community.
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Our latest blog: From the classroom to the community, see how UNC’s EcoStudio is empowering students to address real-world sustainability challenges — and preparing them for life after Carolina 🌍

Read it here 🔽
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November 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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TODAY: Join us at 4:30 p.m. to learn about field site opportunities!
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Thinking about a semester at one of Carolina’s N.C. field sites? 🌿

Join us Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. on Zoom to meet the field site directors and hear what’s planned for fall 2026.

Find full details and the Zoom link on our website: ie.unc.edu/event/field-...
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Watch @unc-ie.bsky.social's Rada Petric talk to CBS Evening News about saving North Carolina's bats.

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"White nose syndrome" killing millions of bats in North America
A deadly fungal disease called "white nose syndrome" is sweeping across North America, wiping out millions of bats. Dave Malkoff goes underground in North Carolina as scientists race to save these vit...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Thinking about a semester at one of Carolina’s N.C. field sites? 🌿

Join us Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. on Zoom to meet the field site directors and hear what’s planned for fall 2026.

Find full details and the Zoom link on our website: ie.unc.edu/event/field-...
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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🌊 Spots are still available for @unc-ie.bsky.social's upcoming Lunch & Learn: Blue Technology—An Emerging Career Opportunity in N.C.

📅 Nov. 17
🕛 12 p.m.
📍 Carolina Square Room 2002
💻 Webinar option
🌟CLE credit for students

Registration is required. Full details ⬇️
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November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Our friends from NC Sea Grant and WRRI visited UNC to share information about funding opportunities for graduate students, faculty and community groups.

The deadline to apply for funding is Nov. 17.

Watch the information session ⬇️
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NC Sea Grant/NC WRRI Informational Session
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November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Nearly 2,000 chimney swifts made a pit stop at UNC's Davie Poplar this fall on their journey to South America!

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A dramatic pit stop: Chimney swifts visit Carolina on their way south  - UNC Institute for the Environment
Thousands of chimney swifts roost in the Davie Poplar.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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@unc-ie.bsky.social's Sarav Arunachalam talks to WRAL about air quality concerns after the plane crash in Louisville earlier this week.

Read the full story 🔽
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Louisville UPS plane crash claims 12 lives; fuel and debris pose ongoing hazards
NTSB officials confirmed the UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky, claimed 12 lives.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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🚨 TOMORROW 🚨

Join us for the Environmental Networking Event, where you can connect with professionals from fields like renewable energy, consulting, green finance, environmental health, and more.

Full details: heellife.unc.edu/event/117425...
November 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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"Despite misconceptions that bats are scary or dangerous, they are actually very beneficial to our ecosystems." -Rada Petric, director of Carolina's Highlands Field Site and assistant professor at @unc-ie.bsky.social.

Read more about our work with N.C.'s bats 🦇
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October 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Have you heard the buzz? @unc-ie.bsky.social Director @mpiehler.bsky.social and IE BOV Member/President of the Carolina's Beekeeping Club Nathan Halsey talk about Carolina's bees.

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Have you heard the buzz? | UNC-Chapel Hill
The Carolina Beekeeping Club allows students to learn about sustainability and protecting honeybees.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Over the summer, three UNC-Chapel Hill undergraduates conducted research as the second cohort of recipients of the @unc-ie.bsky.social's Summer Research Assistantship Awards.

Read more about their adventures and see their final presentations ⬇️

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Summer undergraduate research assistants share their research, lessons - UNC Institute for the Environment
Over the summer, three UNC undergraduates conducted research at the field sites.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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On the last day of #UNCResearchWeek, we celebrate all of the great accomplishments of our colleagues and collaborators across campus and our faculty, students and staff at the @unc-ie.bsky.social. Enjoy some of the highlights from the week in photos.

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October 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Join us at the Research & Discovery Fair — your chance to explore 25+ research projects, meet faculty and student researchers, and get inspired by the incredible work happening across campus.

📅 Wed., Oct. 22
🕚 11 AM – 2 PM
📍 FPG Student Union, Great Hall

#UNCResearchWeek
October 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Today's #UNCResearchWeek events!

9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Sustainable Labs Webinar

1-2 p.m.
When the waters rise: Using data science to prepare N.C. for future floods

2-3 p.m.
Hettleman Talk featuring Angel Hsu

Full details: ie.unc.edu/news/univers...
October 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Join us TODAY for the Inaugural Environmental Research Fair at Carolina Square!

12-3 p.m.
3rd Floor of Carolina Square

Full details: researchweek.unc.edu/events/environ
October 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Mark your calendar for some great events next week as we celebrate “UNC Research is North Carolina!” See all of the ways our research benefits our state.

Full details: ie.unc.edu/news/univers...
October 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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Congratulations to @unc-ie.bsky.social Board of Visitors Member Marcus Ginyard! Excited to have you back at Carolina!

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Marcus Ginyard Named UNC Director Of Special Projects - University of North Carolina Athletics
Marcus Ginyard was recently named Director of Special Projects at UNC, a role jointly supporting leadership in the Offices of Public Affairs and Finance and ...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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NEXT WEEK: In celebration of #UNCResearchWeek, join @unc-ie.bsky.social and UNC SDSS for a panel discussion featuring the leading experts on using data science to prepare N.C. for future floods.

🗓️ Oct. 21
🕐 1 p.m.
📍Pleasants Room, Wilson Library

Full details: go.unc.edu/waters-rise
October 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Just announced I’m the cover of UNC Research’s magazine!

Check out the full issue (and my story) here: research.unc.edu/story/unc-re...

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September 26, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Carolina students benefit from the UNC's robust environmental science offerings and reinvest their knowledge into North Carolina.

Read more about the many excellent paths 🔽

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'So many paths you can take' in environmental studies at Carolina - College of Arts and Sciences
From the mountains to the sea, on campus and abroad, students benefit from the University’s robust environmental science offerings and reinvest their knowledge into North Carolina.
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October 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Meet Gavendra Pandey, a research associate at @unc-ie.bsky.social's Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development. His work is improving how we model aircraft emissions — helping shape cleaner skies and smarter air quality policy. 🌎✈️

Read his Q+A ⬇️

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Five Questions with Gavendra Pandey - UNC Institute for the Environment
Meet research associate Gavendra Pandey!
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October 10, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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All in-game, halftime and hype videos, photos, and art in one spot. Relive the Champion @sustainable-unc.bsky.social Game here ⬇️

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Champion Sustainability football game celebrates transportation at Carolina - UNC Institute for the Environment
On September 13, Carolina hosted the third annual Champion Sustainability Game.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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It doesn’t get much wilder than the world’s largest rain forest. See how nine Tar Heels used a trekking classroom experience this summer to learn about remote sensing with drones in the Amazon and Galápagos.

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Stitching a jungle: Ecuador field study uses drone imagery to investigate the tropics  - UNC Institute for the Environment
It doesn’t get much wilder than the world’s largest rainforest.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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See what our Pavel Molchanov Scholars were up to over the summer in this Q+A with the 2025 recipients.

Read it here ⬇️

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Meet the 2025 Pavel Molchanov Scholars - UNC Institute for the Environment
This summer, seven undergraduate students were paired with environmentally focused internships.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM