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More than a degree. A purpose.

Study at Duke Environment

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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Research and Impact

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>

Shineng Hu
November 29, 2023 | Climate Change, Oceans

Adding New Depth to What We Know About the Oceans’ Role in Climate Change

Albright, Flowers, Weinthal and Kramer
November 13, 2023 | Economics, Policy & Governance

Community Collaboration Takes Aim at Failing Septic Systems and Environmental Injustice

Yiqun presenting research poster to two people at AGU
November 1, 2023 | Climate Change, Oceans

NSOE Lab of the Month: Hu Climate Dynamics Lab

Catalina Lopez T’24, Olivia Polemeni T’24 and Abby Saks T’25
March 21, 2023 | Climate Change

Video: Undergraduate Students Researching Climate Change at the Duke Marine Lab

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Michael Kipp
November 17, 2023

New Nicholas Researcher Finds Plants That Survived Dinosaur Extinction Pulled Nitrogen from Air

Juliet Wong in marsh
November 16, 2023

Meet Duke’s new climate faculty of 2023

Aboreal crab
November 2, 2023 | Ecology & Conservation

To Restore Ecosystems, Think About Thwarting Hungry Herbivores

Steve Roady
October 26, 2023

Roady testifies before House subcommittee on Endangered Species Act

Danny Collins typing on laptop in library
October 19, 2023

Duke Senior Launches Himself Toward Big Rewards

Sampling well | Credit: Jake Ulrich
October 12, 2023 | Environmental Health, Water

Roundup Ingredient Connected to Epidemic Levels of Chronic Kidney Disease

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

Daniel Richter collects soil sample
September 11, 2023 | Environmental Health, Geosciences, Urban Environment

Urban Parks Built on Former Waste Incineration Sites Could Be Lead Hotspots

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Leading the Charge

You’ll find Nicholas School alums pursuing their passion and making positive impacts worldwide. Our programs give them the foundational knowledge and practical skills to become leaders and innovators in a wide array of fields and sectors. See all alumni profiles

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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