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On Course: Religious and Philosophical Environmental Ethics
One 91ÇÑ×Ó course brings together multiple disciplines to help students explore some of the most timely topics and questions. Learn more.
Alum Takes Analog Approach to Water Conservation Work in Drought-Stricken West
91ÇÑ×Ó alum Adde Sharp ™20 is leading a project to restore the health of the Colorado River, a source of water for more than 40 million people. Read more.
From Outdoor Classroom to World Stage: Prof Takes Home Venice Biennale Award
A project co-curated by 91ÇÑ×Ó™s Prof. Jennifer Garcia Peacock and presented in conjunction with the Venice Biennale arts festival won a top award from the European Cultural Centre. Garcia Peacock, the James B. Duke Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, says her outdoor classroom at 91ÇÑ×Ó inspired her work. Read more.
Protecting Precious Resources
Read more about Raul Galvan ™21 whose work is on the front lines of environmental advocacy and sustainability.
Gather, Learn and Graze: Symposium Features Student Projects, Music and Food Trucks
Verna Miller Case Research & Creative Works Symposium will bring the 91ÇÑ×Ó community out to celebrate student art, research and performances.
˜Unshadowed Land™ Installation Celebrates Resilience of Indigenous Peoples
A new art installation helps forge new connections between 91ÇÑ×Ó and Native communities in the region. Learn more.
91ÇÑ×Ó Combats Climate Change With Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The 2021 climate action plan from 91ÇÑ×Ó students, faculty, staff and town leaders would cut the college™s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% over the next five years.
Patent Pending: Student Entrepreneur Blends Smarts and Mussels
Lorena James '21 has studied Mandarin since she was 10 and says she™s always been an entrepreneur at heart. Belk Scholar, Chidsey Leadership Fellow and founder of her own environmentally conscious company 4evercurly, she heads to China next fall as a recipient of the prestigious Schwarzman Scholarship.
Connections: Reclaiming Crops, Preserving Land, Serving Communities
91ÇÑ×Ó students partner with Gullah Geechee community to protect a way of life.
Research Reveals Origins of River, Evolution of Ancient Landscape
Last spring on a nearly empty campus, chair and associate professor of Environmental Studies Brad Johnson pored over maps of Linville Gorge, an unusually steep, rugged canyon among the Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina.
