Environment, Ecology, Energy Program
Our mission is to understand and provide solutions to the most challenging resource issues facing our planet.
Academic Programs
We offer undergraduate degrees (BA, BS) in environmental sciences and environmental studies and graduate degrees (MA, MS, PhD) in ecology. We collaborate with professional schools at UNC to create career pathways for our students.
Recent E3P News
Student researchers map heat on campus
Working with the Sustainable Triangle Field Site, they gather data to provide potential solutions to hotspots. Carolina students are taking the lead on key research to document urban heat islands. . .
Coastal Studies Institute teaches environmental stewardship
Outer Banks Field Site director Lindsay Dubbs conducts research to better understand and protect marine ecosystems. By Megan Mendenhall, UNC Research, Friday, July 19th, 2024 Lindsay Dubbs is the director. . .
Antonia Sebastian, Miyuki Hino, and Todd BenDor study that new housing construction in flood-prone areas has contributed to increasing risk across North Carolina
As extreme weather events become more often and intensify, the number of people and places exposed to flooding events is likely to grow. But until now, surprisingly little was known. . .