Tap Into Our Expertise

 When you become a Nicholas Fellow, you gain access to the researchers and research facilities at one of the world’s premier schools for environmental science and policy.

With about 50 core faculty members, the Nicholas School is small enough to be a friendly, close-working community of scholars – a place where researchers will know who you are and will be glad to make time for your questions and interviews. Yet our research and policy expertise is among the broadest you’ll find at any environmental school in North America.

The scientists, social scientists, economists, policy analysts and environmental law experts on our faculty will help you gain a fuller, more balanced understanding of environmental issues in the news today and the basic science underlying them, including:

• Global climate change • Environmental toxins and public health • Biodiversity and endangered species • Land use and sprawl • Environmental law and policy • Marine depletion • Air quality

• Water quality • Forest management • Fisheries management • Genetically modified organisms • Invasive species • Deforestation • Wildfire management

At your Fellowship’s end, you’ll return to your beat with the knowledge you need to bring a new clarity, accuracy and depth to your reporting.