The Carolina Beekeeping Club allows students to learn about sustainability and protecting honeybees.

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“If you think you are too small to make a difference, you’ve never met a honey bee.”

Experts weigh in on what risk the sewage overflows pose to the environment.

After nearly 50 years at Carolina, Hans W. Paerl set aside his beakers of slimy, green algae water.

Check out three projects on water quality, lithium mining and marsh restoration that are protecting the state and its residents.

Story by Nicky Coursey, our summer 2025 traveling intern.

Researchers are testing drinking water, mold and assessing water security in Buncombe County homes.

MegaMove paper identifies top-priority ocean areas for whales, sharks, turtles & more. Protection still lags.

Piehler is a renowned leader in coastal environmental science.

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Energy modeling course students visited the former Horace Williams Airport to learn about the University's first ground-mounted solar field.

Mia Hamm, James Lowe Peacock III, Scott Sanders, Frances Jane Seymour, Dhiren Thakker and Robert J. Wittman will be recognized at Spring Commencement.

For the first time ever, the Institute will host the Collegiate Drone Racing Assoc. Drone Racing Championship.

The UNC IE Board of Visitors External Relations Committee Presents The Future of the AI Boom Lunch and Learn AI is one of the megatrends of our time, and one of its effects is growth in electricity de...

Click to Section Water Sustainability Progress Goals  Strategies Acknowledgements Water Sustainability: A Growing Challenge Sustaining water quantity and quality for people and the environment is a gr...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has worked for decades to integrate sustainability into its culture.

Appalachian Energy Center generates research and provides education and outreach services to prepare North Carolina’s communities for tomorrow’s clean energy economy.

Integrating engineered solutions — exploring the relationships between nutrient overload, water quality, and ecosystem health — helps to maintain coastal resilience and protect local economies. For an...

Heterotrophic bacteria fix N2 in more diverse environments than previously thought, critical for the oceanic nitrogen cycle.

The University ranked second highest in the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System.

UNC-Chapel Hill is the first R1 university to receive a Gold rating under AASHE STARS 3.0.

Despite increased interest in and funding for coastal resilience, Great Lakes coastal managers have not been able to keep pace with community needs, a…