Junfeng “Jim” Zhang, professor of global and environmental health at Duke University, has received a $2 million grant to lead a four-year study on the effects of early-life and prenatal exposure to air pollution on birth weight and growth. These are two important predictors of childhood obesity.

Duke conference on climate change and hurricane resilience exposes continuing challenges for state

Coal ash solids found in sediments collected from Sutton Lake in 2015 and 2018 suggest the eastern North Carolina lake has been contaminated by multiple coal ash spills, most of them apparently unmonitored and unreported until now.

Children living in homes with all vinyl flooring or flame-retardant chemicals in the sofa have significantly higher concentrations of potentially harmful semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) than children from homes where these materials are not present, according to a new Duke University-led study.

MEM student Gennelle Wilson: Thanks to opportunities provided through the Nicholas School, I do not have to wait until graduation to have an impact. I am already taking a part in implementing Executive Order 80 and am paving the way for a cleaner, more sustainable future for North Carolina.