Thanks to a $20 million gift, the Nicholas School’s Environment Hall has been named Grainger Hall and — equally important — critical

With the start of the Nicholas School’s new academic year came the announcement of a new scholarship program focusing on development of environmental leaders.

The 25 years since the creation of the interdisciplinary School of the Environment at Duke have been filled with momentum and milestones. As founding Dean Norman L. Christensen recounts on page 18, an enduring spirit of inquiry and innovation has led the seeds of this school, planted in the 1930s, to blossom into a multi-faceted program. It is now known globally for preparing graduates for successful careers in a wide range of fields and advancing research that has opened new doors to environmental understanding and stewardship.