Read the article on Dr. Valdivia’s research in WCHL Chapelboro http://chapelboro.com/news/unc/unc-professor-studies-impact-of-crude-oil-on-ecuador-town

Dr. Olson featured in UNC Endeavors Magazine’s ‘Women in Science’ series http://endeavors.unc.edu/elizabeth_olson

UNC Geography’s Rebecca Chaisson and recent graduate James Ellsmoor are on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia this week promoting the use of solar energy. The project is part of an initiative by the nonprofit Solar Head of State, and is designed … Read more

Find the coverage of Dr. Erika from this link: http://endeavors.unc.edu/erika_wise

Graduate student Mark Ortiz recently traveled to Houston, Texas to attend the Climate Reality Project’s Leadership Corps Training. The Climate Reality Project was founded in 2006 by Nobel Laureate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore to take the climate … Read more

Graduate student Tong Qiu won the best student paper at the 2nd Congress of the Society for Urban Ecology which was hosted by East China Normal University and the Society for Urban Ecology in Shanghai during July 8-10, 2016. Tong’s … Read more

Sara Smith (Principal Investigator). “Impacts of Education-Driven Urban Migration on Youth Aspirations and Identity” National Science Foundation Geography and Spatial Science Program Grant, BCS-1561072, ($250,000)2016-2019. Around the world, young individuals, especially those who are rural, first generation, indigenous, and racialized … Read more

Dr. Elizabeth Havice and colleague Dr. Liam Campling (Queen Mary, University of London) have recently returned from the Solomon Islands where they offered a week-long training on trade and fisheries, hosted by the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA). Twenty-four … Read more

Dr. Olson (PI), with collaborator Martin Hunicutt (co-I), has been awarded a ‘pipeline to proposal’ grant from the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), to establish the foundation of community-centered research on the needs of youth caregivers and older adults. … Read more

Graduate student Mark Ortiz, along with 23 other students from 6 countries, recently visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a Summer School sponsored by Wisconsin’s Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies. The summer school was part of a Holtz … Read more