Brianna Elliott, a PhD student in the Marine Science and Conservation program, recently shared insights into her research focus, the Read Lab, the impacts of her research and the most rewarding part of her research experience.

Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment recognized 16 PhD and Master of Science graduates, 272 Master of Environmental Management, Master of Forestry, International Master of Environmental Policy and DEL-MEM graduates, as well as 60 undergraduates.

Twenty Nicholas School of the Environment undergraduate students have earned Graduation with Distinction honors for 2023.

Four Master of Environmental Management (MEM) graduates and one Master of Forestry graduate of Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment shared this year’s Virlis L. Fischer Memorial Award for academic achievement.

The Nicholas School of the Environment and the Duke University Marine Lab honored three outstanding graduating seniors with special awards today during the school’s graduation recognition event for undergraduates.

Researchers at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Pratt School of Engineering are co-leading a new National Science Foundation-funded project that aims to boost economic development and climate resilience in coastal North Carolina through nature-based scientific and technological innovations.

Find details and updates about the Nicholas School of the Environment's recognition ceremonies to honor graduating students in its undergraduate, master's and PhD programs.

Ariella Amarachukwu Chukwuma, a member of Duke’s class of 2024, has received the Udall Scholarship, which recognizes students who have demonstrated a commitment to careers in the environment, health care or Native American tribal public policy or health care.

Toddi Steelman, the Stanback Dean of Duke’s Nicholas School of the Environment, has been appointed to a new leadership position overseeing the Duke Climate Commitment, President Vincent Price announced Friday. She will conclude her service as Stanback Dean of the Nicholas School of the Environment to assume the new role, which begins July 1.

The new Climate Research Innovation Seed Program (CRISP) announces its first round of awards

More than 250 guests gathered at the Duke Marine Lab on Friday, April 28, to celebrate the life and career of the late, great Joe Bonaventura and dedicate a grove of trees in his honor.

Juliet Wong will join the faculty at Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment as assistant professor of coastal and marine climate change, effective July 1. Wong’s research focuses on how impacts from climate change, such as ocean acidification and warming, affect marine invertebrates.

Levasseur, a fifth-year Environmental Health doctoral student in Heather Stapleton’s lab, and Elliott, a fourth-year Marine Science & Conservation doctoral student in Andrew Read’s lab, each will receive a $1,000 cash award and a framed certificate.

Earth is awash in plastic. It litters our landscapes, fouls our oceans and rivers, poses risks to wildlife, and is increasingly turning up everywhere, including in our bodies. And because most plastic is made using fossil fuels, it’s also a significant driver of climate change. The Duke Plastic Pollution Working Group is working to find solutions, through innovative technologies, practices and policies that can help curb plastic waste, reduce its harmful impacts, and make Earth a greener, healthier home for us all.

Richard Barber, whose pioneering studies on ocean biogeochemistry contributed much to what we know about the ocean’s role in storing climate-warming greenhouse gases, has died.