Environmental Sciences and Engineering Research
11 Gillings School experts named to Clarivate's 2024 Highly Cited Researchers List
November 26, 2024 Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research and have greatly extended the frontiers of knowledge to make the world healthier, more sustainable and more secure.
Two-way water transfers can ensure reliability, save money for urban and agricultural users during drought in Western US, new study shows
November 22, 2024 The proposed two-way leasing contracts would coordinate agricultural-to-urban leasing during periods of drought and urban-to-agricultural leasing during wet periods, benefiting both urban and agricultural water users, according to Gillings School researchers.
New white paper on private wells offers policy recommendations to protect clean drinking water in North Carolina
November 6, 2024 A new white paper by researchers at the UNC Institute for the Environment, in partnership with the UNC Superfund Research Program in the Gillings School and the Well Water Pro Bono Project at the UNC School of Law, offers three policy recommendations to protect community members who rely on private wells for drinking water and addresses policy gaps contributing to health inequalities across the state.
Gillings lab uses AI to predict local air quality
October 24, 2024 Unlike current models, the DeepCTM bot shows the impact of proposed development at the neighborhood level.
NIEHS highlights outstanding environmental health career of Fry
September 27, 2024 Dr. Fry collaborated with researchers in Thailand to investigate how in utero exposure to arsenic from abandoned tin mines affects gene activity in infants.
Seed grants tackle key environmental health challenges
September 20, 2024The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and Triangle-area nonprofit research organization RTI International leveraged their shared expertise to tackle important challenges related to health and the environment.
Breakthrough membrane technology could make dialysis portable
September 4, 2024 A multidisciplinary team of researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill is developing a membrane technology that has the potential to significantly miniaturize dialysis equipment, with the goal of providing convenient and effective treatment for millions of patients worldwide.
Researchers find e-cigarette use disrupts nasal microbiome
August 27, 2024 A new study led by Drs. Elise Hickman and Ilona Jaspers at the UNC Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma, and Lung Biology suggests that e-cigarette and cigarette use changes the microbiome in the nose and makes users more susceptible to respiratory diseases and infections.
A new method for measuring airborne “forever chemicals”
August 16, 2024 New research from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has developed a new method for measuring "forever chemicals" in real-time, directly from the air.
