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2012
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- DeSimone elected into National Academy of Sciences (May 15, 2012)
- Bartram named to roundtable on environmental health sciences (May 15, 2012)
- Culturally sensitive research in United Arab Emirates pinpoints indoor air quality risks (May 10, 2012) Notes: Dr. Yeats, a Principal Investigator of this research, frequently collaborates with the Institute for the Environment.
- DeSimone elected into National Academy of Sciences (May 02, 2012) Notes: Dr. Joseph D. Simone, former Institute for the Environment Board of Visitors member and an environmental faculty at Carolina, has been elected to National Academy of Sciences.
- Study Sheds Light on How Birds Navigate by Magnetic Field (May 01, 2012) Notes: Kenneth Lohmann is the Charles P. Postelle, Jr. Dist Professor in UNC's Department of Biology.
- Chemist to receive Porter Medal (May 01, 2012) Notes: Meyer is the Arey Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences and directs the UNC Energy Frontier Research Center, which conducts research on solar fuels and is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energys Office of Scien
- Erin Hiatt receives 2012 Edward Kidder Graham Award (April 25, 2012)
- Marine scientists urge government to reassess oil spill response following Deepwater Horizon disaster (April 24, 2012) Notes: The lead author of this study is UNC's Charles "Pete" Peterson, Professor in the Department of Marine Science and the Department of Biology, and Distinguished Professor at UNC's Institute of Marine Sciences.
- NC governor hopefuls weigh in on Alcoa dam dispute NC governor hopefuls weigh in on ALCOA dam dispute (April 23, 2012) Notes: UNC School Of Goverment and Institute for the Environment and faculty Richard Whisnant is interviewed.
- NBC Local Report: UNC Research Associate Jessica Losego interviewed about new severe weather warning systems (April 17, 2012)
- New tornado warnings to pinpoint storm's severity (April 17, 2012) Notes: UNC Researchers, including IE's Jessica Losego and RENCI Meteorologist Ken Galluppi, are researching new warning strategies for severe weather.
- 66 students honored for academic, service leadership (April 17, 2012)
- Going Green: MBA Sustainability Programs (April 17, 2012) Notes: Sustainable Enterprise Concentration at UNC Kenan-Flagler is noted in this article. 30% of 2012 Kenan-Flagler MBA graduates earned the Sustainability Concentration.
- Six UNC students awarded Class of 1938 travel fellowships (April 09, 2012)
- Science Expo and spring football come to campus Saturday April 14 (April 09, 2012)
- It's your water they're talking about (April 05, 2012)
- Science and the doubting conservatives: New research finds that among conservatives with college degrees, trust in science declined more over time than it did for conservatives with only a high school degree. (April 02, 2012)
- Last phase of UNC-Orange County landfill gas project to begin next week (March 29, 2012)
- Chapel Hill Town Council hosts public hearings on fracking (March 27, 2012)
- New endowed professorship supports initiatives to improve world water, sanitation (March 27, 2012)
- UN hits water target, but 1.8 billion people still drinking unsafe water, study shows (March 27, 2012)
- UNC part of new US effort to tackle critical global water problems (March 23, 2012)
- New endowed professorship supports initiatives to improve world water, sanitation (March 23, 2012)
- Editorial: Leaders must decide if fracking is worth the risk (March 23, 2012) Notes: Recent editorial in the Winston-Salem Journal.
- UNC-Chapel Hill's pharmacy, public health schools receive large gifts (March 23, 2012) Notes: The UNC School of Public Health, which houses the Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, is the recipient of a large gift to create a distinguished professorship.
- N&O: Water will be a topic of emphasis at UNC-Chapel Hill (March 23, 2012)
- IE Board of Visitors Member Mike Leonard interviewed in the Financial Times of London (March 23, 2012)
- The Story: To Climb a Tree (March 23, 2012) Notes: William Hubbard, 78, has tended the trees on UNC's campus for decades.
- On World Water Day, UNC to launch academic theme focusing on water (March 22, 2012)
- Multiple UNC graduate programs ranked by U.S. News & World Report (March 16, 2012) Notes: UNC Graduate programs in Environmental/Environmental Health, Environmental Policy and Management ranked as some of the best in the country.
- Conference addresses global challenges in the Arctic on March 28 (March 16, 2012)
- Jordan Lake a key backup water source for southern Orange County (March 16, 2012)
- Rising ocean temperatures harm protected coral reefs (March 16, 2012)
- Climate change, increasing temperatures alter bird migration patterns (February 23, 2012)
- Reports identify, prioritize environmental health risks in fast-growing United Arab Emirates (February 23, 2012)
- Reports identify, prioritize environmental health risks in fast-growing United Arab Emirates (February 22, 2012)
- Local high school students attend UNC workshop on energy, climate policy-making (February 21, 2012)
- It all goes back to the land- Shared Tables Symposium at UNC Chapel Hill, Duke (February 15, 2012)
- UNC IE, Friends of Bolin Creek hold summit to call discuss water quality in Bolin Creek, Morgan Creek (February 15, 2012)
- UNC environment institute to host public talk on fracking (January 24, 2012)
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