May 18, 2022 Environmental sciences and engineering researchers at the Gillings School have been awarded nearly $800,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop new analytical methods that can improve the detection of emerging air pollutants like PFAS.
May 11, 2022 Dr. Aaron Salzberg, director of The UNC Water Institute, is one of three Carolina faculty to receive the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs’ inaugural Faculty Award for Global Excellence in recognition of his contributions to advance global partnerships, education and research at UNC.
May 5, 2022 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected Dr. Courtney Woods to serve on the Social and Community Science subcommittee of the EPA Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC). This new subcommittee will lend expertise in support of the agency’s commitment to supporting communities and community science.
April 26, 2022 Carolina’s Phi Beta Kappa chapter, Alpha of North Carolina, was founded in 1904.
April 25, 2022 New honors for faculty and staff and new research on COVID-19 transmission in schools during the spring of 2021.
April 21, 2022 UNC researchers across disciplines are harnessing the power of a new plastic to remove pollutants from drinking water. Their work just got a significant boost from the state legislature.
April 18, 2022 Students at the Gillings School have selected six faculty members to honor for teaching innovation in the classroom, including Jennifer Medearis Costello and Drs. Jamie Crandell, Brian Wells Pence, Julia Rager, Patsy Polston, and Katie Meyer.
April 5, 2022 The need to invest in large and expensive new water infrastructure represents a significant challenge for water providers, especially given ongoing water affordability issues and the uncertainties associated with future demands and climate change.
March 23, 2022 The community at the Gillings School remembers the life of Dr. Fred Pfaender, emeritus professor of environmental sciences and engineering, who passed away on March 9 at the age of 78.
March 14, 2022 Remembering Dr. Theran Riedel and honoring the outstanding achievements of faculty and alumni.
