Prof. Crystal Dixon co-authored “Using the Environmental Health Disparities Framework to understand Black and Latino perspectives of a local fertilizer plant fire”. One of our ENV affiliated faculty, Prof. Rowie Kirby-Straker, was another co-author.
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Dr. Stephen Smith’s ENV 321(Earth’s Dynamic Surface) class took a trip to Stone Mountain State Park, NC. Apart from about 10 minutes of rain on the summit, they all had a great day!
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We are currently recruiting for two faculty positions. Click on the links below to apply on the HR website: *Associate Professor of Environmental Social Science, Environment and Sustainability Studies Program *Geographic Information Systems Assistant Teaching Professor, Environment and Sustainability Studies Program
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Dr. Ovidiu Csillik, assistant professor in remote sensing in the Environmental Program, will serve as a co-investigator on a new $1 million NASA-funded project to get a more accurate and detailed picture of what is happening with carbon storage over time in tropical forests. See […]
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Dr. Ovidiu Csillik is pleased to share that his recent publication in PNAS has been featured in Reuters, Nature Highlights, and Mongabay. The study provides an in-depth analysis of aboveground carbon losses and gains in the Amazon forest, emphasizing the significant impact of forest […]
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As we wind down the summer and prepare to begin the 2024-2025 academic year, we are happy to welcome three new faculty members to the ENV team and send off Dr. Sames on new adventures. Dr. Leslie Straker has joined us from the WFU Graduate […]
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Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk, Director, Professor & Weigl Fellow of Environment and Sustainability Studies, has published “Looking through the lens of social science approaches: A scoping review of leishmaniases and Chagas disease research” in Science Direct – Acta Tropica
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The ENV Program had multiple students selected to present their research at URECA Day! Luis M. Bou – “Bioregionalism as an alternative way to organize society from the bottom up: A case study in Casa Pueblo” (Mentor: Julie Velásquez Runk) Andrew Calfa – “Soil temperature […]
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Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk and illustrator Frankie Green talk about how they wove and polished the illustrated storybook An Adventure of Wounaan Children and Many Birds with the biocultural team of the Wounaan National Congress and the Foundation for the Development of Wounaan People. Wounaan are an […]
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Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk is an invited panelist at the Sustainability Research and Innovation (SRI) conference in Panama in June. Whilst in Panama, in addition to this conference, Dr Velásquez Runk has spent time researching with the Wounaan National Congress, was an invited participant in […]
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