Life After the Storm: Building Resilience in North Carolina

How do we address extreme environmental events from all perspectives to build resilience in North Carolina? Join Director of the UNC Institute for the Environment Mike Piehler for a conversation with Carolina experts Elizabeth Frankenberg, Diamond Holloman and Greg Characklis. Learn about the impact on health and well-being, economic hardships and environmental harm that communities... Read more »

Airborne feces: Yet another thing to worry about in 2021

1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series, which begins in person on Aug. 25 at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. Joseph Brown presenting “Airborne feces: Yet another thing... Read more »

Mixing it Up: Prenatal Exposure to Metal Mixtures and Placental Gene Expression

1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

September 1, 2021 - Lauren Eaves, PhD Candidate, ESE Mixing it Up: Prenatal Exposure to Metal Mixtures and Placental Gene Expression Topic: Reproductive Toxicology Introduction: Rebecca Fry, Faculty, ESE View the... Read more »

“Well” here we are: How I became a Water Wizard

1301 McGavran-Greenberg Hall (Michel A. Ibrahim Seminar Room) McGavran-Greenberg Hall, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which begins in person on September 8 at 12:20 p.m. with Dr. Crystal Lee Pow Jackson presenting “'Well' here we are: How I became a Water Wizard.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit. For... Read more »

Preserving Life: Climate Change, Water and Diplomacy

Nelson Mandela Auditorium, FedEx Global Education Center 301 Pittsboro St., Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD), in collaboration with the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will host its annual Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum in person in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium on Carolina’s campus at 6 p.m. EDT on Sept. 9, 2021. The event... Read more »

Same Slurry, Different Worry: Assessing Antimicrobial Resistance Over Time in Wastewater Collected During COVID-19 Surveillance

All are invited to the weekly ESE In-House Seminar Series which continues on Sept. 25, 2021, at 12:20 p.m. with doctoral student Connor LaMontagne presenting “Same Slurry, Different Worry: Assessing Antimicrobial Resistance over Time in Wastewater Collected.” The series asks speakers to tailor their presentation for a general audience so that all participants benefit. For... Read more »