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A matching gift program that runs through June of this year lets Nicholas School donors double the support they provide for cutting-edge research on the most pressing environmental challenges of our time.

In the ten years since the Nicholas School ventured into the world of high-tech innovation and impact investing, efforts have funded numerous student-led start-ups and created new internship and networking opportunities for students.

Before deep-sea mining begins on the seafloor in international waters of the Atlantic Basin, a group of scholars is advocating that a portion of the seabed there be recognized as a virtual memorial to victims of the slave trade.

Recent Duke grad Alexandra DiGiacomo (BS ’20) is using drones to better understand how rising seas, warming waters and rapid development are killing protective saltmarshes at our coast, and what can be done to reverse the losses.

February storm exposed flaws in laissez-faire electricity system; fixes promise to be complex and costly

Women face greater risk of obesity, earlier menstruation and possibly breast cancer if their grandmothers were exposed to DDT during pregnancy, researchers say.

Many of you head to the coast during the summer months, and perhaps you have noticed a lot of dead trees as you get closer to the coast. Researchers at ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ have now tied what they call these "ghost forests" to climate change.

Levels of radioactive cesium aren’t concerning, but study shows how they persist in food products

Deborah Gallagher, professor of the practice of resource and environmental policy, is the recipient of the 2021 Lynn Maguire Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Professional ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½s.

Ecosystems can draw down carbon and buffer us from the worst effects of climate change — but only if we protect them.