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Our degrees offer a dual focus on practicality and specificity, which will empower you with the skills necessary to effect change, spur innovation and inspire others. 

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Duke Environment prides itself on its world-renowned faculty, whose expertise spans 45 environmental sectors, ranging from air quality to climate change and population growth. Explore our research>

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April 8, 2024 | Ecology & Conservation, Technology

NSOE Lab of the Month: Marine Robotics & Remote Sensing Lab

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November 1, 2023

What We're Studying: NSOE Faculty Research Symposium Highlights

Pat Halpin
January 3, 2024 | Oceans, Technology

New Map Casts Light on Massive Scope of ‘Hidden’ Human Activity on the Oceans

US Troops in the Persian Gulf War (1991) – U.S. Department of Defense
November 1, 2023 | Environmental Health, Toxicology

Gulf War Illness Significantly Reduces White Blood Cells’ Ability to Make Energy

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Martin Smith
April 18, 2024

AAAS Selects Environmental Economist Martin Smith as Lifetime Fellow

Toddi Steelman
April 18, 2024

Nicholas School’s Toddi Steelman Honored as 2023 AAAS Fellow

Great Coharie River
April 15, 2024 | Economics, Policy & Governance

On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice

Larch trees in Daxing’an Mountains, China
March 28, 2024 | Climate Change, Forests

Manganese's Surprising Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration

Erika Weinthal and Joel Meyer
March 20, 2024

Duke Announces Two New Nicholas School Distinguished Professorships

marsh grass at edge of water
February 14, 2024 | Climate Change, Ecology & Conservation

Restoring Hope: Innovating Conservation for a Sustainable Tomorrow

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April 12, 2024 | Climate Change, Oceans

Where Have All the Right Whales Gone?

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March 20, 2024 | Climate Change, Economics, Policy & Governance

Why Coastal Property Values Grow Despite Climate Risks

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Ivonne Higuero
Ivonne Higuero
Secretary-General
United Nations’ Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

MEM '91

Sid McLaurin
Sid McLaurin
Regional General Manager
Lime

MEM/MBA'17

Julia Grant
Julia Kertz Grant
Founder
Natural Asset Advisors LLC
Master of Forestry

MF and MEM '98

Taylor Price
Taylor Price
Senior Manager, Global Sustainability, AptarGroup, Inc.

MEM'18

Robert McDonald
Robert McDonald
Lead Scientist
The Nature Conservancy
University Program in Ecology (UPE)

PhD'04

Kristen Bremer
Kristen Bremer
Policy and Communications Analyst
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Duke Environmental Leadership Master of Environmental Management

DEL-MEM'13

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Naomi Tsurumi
Environmental Specialist
City of Portland Bureau of Environmental Services

MEM '02

Dika Kuoh
Dika Kuoh
Deputy Branch Chief
Georgia Environmental Protection Division – Air Protection
Duke Environmental Leadership Master of Environmental Management

DEL-MEM'13

Corinne Walden
Corinne Walden
Chemist
Wacker Chemical Corporation

T'12, B.S., Environmental Science & Earth and Ocean Sciences

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