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NewsA new Duke University study finds that municipal waste incinerators' legacy of contamination could live on in urban soils.
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NewsRecently, the Duke-affiliated Forest History Society (FHS) announced that its president and CEO, Steve Anderson, will retire Sept. 8 after a quarter century of service.
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NewsAnalysis indicates ingested microplastics migrate into whales’ fat and organs
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NewsThe U.S. municipal bond market does not consider physical climate risks when deciding where to invest, but it generally requires higher interest payments from predominantly Black communities seeking to borrow, according to an analysis published Aug. 9.
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NewsAvner Vengosh has been named Nicholas Chair of Environmental Quality, effective July 1.
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NewsNishad Jayasundara has been named the Juli Plant Grainger Assistant Professor of Global Environmental Health, effective July 1.
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NewsBetsy Albright has been named the Dan and Bunny Gabel Chair of Environmental Ethics and Sustainable Environmental Management, effective July 1.
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NewsGreg Merrill, a PhD student in the University Program in Ecology, recently shared insights into his research focus, the Nowacek Lab, the impacts of his research and what he has learned working in the lab.
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NewsHow well toxic elements leach out of coal ash depends on the ash’s nanoscale composition
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NewsTim Johnson, professor of the practice of energy and the environment, has been named senior associate dean for academic initiatives at the Nicholas School of the Environment.
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NewsDr. Dean Urban, Professor of Environmental Sciences and Policy at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment, gave the 50th Annual Henry J. Oosting Memorial Lecture in Ecology, "Landscape Ecology: A Disciplinary Memoir.”
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NewsBrianna 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.
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NewsJudy Ledlee has been named executive-in-residence at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering and Nicholas School of the Environment.
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NewsThanks for generous funding from The Duke Endowment, the Office of the Provost has selected seven research proposals that engage with “Racial and Social Equity in Local Context.” These projects will be led by Duke faculty members beginning as early as July 1 and ending by June 30, 2025.
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NewsPeople in areas where drinking water is contaminated with PFAS often want to know their PFAS blood levels but have trouble gaining access to reliable testing, which traditionally involves having their blood drawn by a medical professional.