Thanks to many generous donors, the Nicholas School has several endowments that support scholarships and fellowships to help ease the financial burden for some of our master’s and doctoral students. For instance, we are excited that, with funding from five endowments established by alumni and friends, we will be […]
Daily Archives: February 17, 2016
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Nowhere will innovation drive the future more than in the environmental arena. To encourage Nicholas students’ and faculty’s entrepreneurial bent and give them the tools they’ll need to develop and bring to market creative new approaches to environmental challenges, the Nicholas School launched the Environmental Entrepreneurship & Innovation (EIE) Program […]
Deb Gallagher and her students are helping the United Nations, global companies take the lead to address climate change. Since 2008, Nicholas School associate professor of the practice Deb Gallagher has been deeply involved with the United Nations Global Compact, one of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiatives. […]
Dave Johnston, assistant professor of the practice in marine conservation ecology, is leading a new research and training facility for the use of unmanned aircraft systems – commonly referred to as drones – in marine science and conservation. The Marine Conservation Ecology Unmanned Systems Facility, located at the Duke Marine […]
2016 marks the 25th anniversary of the School of the Environment, and we hope you will join us to celebrate! Check out the “Nic at 25” section of our website for details about upcoming events, photos and stories from the past quarter century, and much more. We will also share […]