Development eNews

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The Environment eNews web pages are hosted by the Office of Development and Alumni Relations (ODAR) at the Nicholas School of the Environment to provide alumni and friends of the school up-to-date on the latest news and events happening at the Nicholas School and across the USA.

EOS Undergrad Featured On TV Show With Phillipe Cousteau, Jr.

Senior Carmen Hoyt was recently featured in an episode of Xploration Awesome Planet alongside Emmy-nominated host Philippe Cousteau. The Earth and Ocean Sciences major traveled to Cancun, Mexico, in June to swim with whale sharks after winning the show’s first #StudentExplorer contest. “Carmen is an incredible champion for conservation and the environment,” […]

Meet Nicolette Cagle, PhD

Each member of the Nicholas School faculty brings a unique element to their role that has a lasting impact on those around them. In the case of Nicolette Cagle, PhD, her powerful impact is being felt around the community by her students, local children, and even local wildlife. On the […]

Financial Support Funds Student’s Work With Aboriginal Communities

Celeste Whitman is a second-year student in the Nicholas School’s Master of Environmental Management program who has made an effort to focus both her coursework and her extracurricular activities on environmental water resource management in underrepresented, minority and indigenous communities. Thanks to the Kuzmier-Lee-Nikitine Internship Fund, David R. Brower Fund, […]

Duke Forward Fundraising Campaign Exceeds Nicholas School Expectations

The university’s Duke Forward comprehensive fundraising campaign officially ended on June 30, 2017. The Nicholas School raised more than $114.9 million over the seven years of the campaign — more than doubling the original goal of $55 million and showing university colleagues that the strength and generosity of the Nicholas […]

Got Earth Day Regrets?

If you didn’t use that opportunity to give to the Nicholas School Annual Fund, don’t worry: There’s still time! Annual Fund contributions are absolutely essential to meet the school’s financial aid needs, and play an integral role in providing field trips, internships and other experiential learning opportunities for our students. […]