nicholas school news

November 19, 2009 - Monitoring Needed for Earth’s Critical Zone Below Ground
November 15, 2009 - Report Reviews Options for Integrating Biofuels More Efficiently into Climate Policy
November 6, 2009 - Duke Trustees Approve Creation of Ph.D. Program in Environmental Policy
November 2, 2009 - Researchers to Study Effects of “Dead Zone” on Gulf Shrimp Fishery
November 2, 2009 - CO2 Emissions from Forest Loss
October 29, 2009 - Amory Lovins, One of Time’s “Heroes for Our Planet,” to Speak at Duke Nov. 4
October 28, 2009 - Wilderness Historian Roderick Nash to Speak at Duke on Nov. 10
October 22, 2009 - Nicholas School Student Organizes Turtle Relocation in Duke Gardens
October 22, 2009 - Fixing a Critical Climate Accounting Error
October 21, 2009 - Forestry Students Hold Christmas Tree Sale to Raise Money for Organic Tree Farm
October 20, 2009 - Eye on the Amazon
October 20, 2009 - Duke Student’s Organization Launches Online ‘Green’ College Directory
October 19, 2009 - Winds Strengthened by Global Warming May Disperse Seeds, Pollen Farther
October 19, 2009 - Children’s Blood Lead Levels Linked to Lower Scores on End-of-Grade Tests
October 18, 2009 - Amory Lovins to Speak at Duke, Nov. 4
October 1, 2009 - Duke University Marine Lab Director Receives Inaugural Mines Medal
October 1, 2009 - Making the Case for More Science in U.N. Efforts to Combat Global Desertification
September 30, 2009 - Peer Pressure Trumps Financial Assistance in Latrine Building
September 29, 2009 - Reckhow Named Chair of National Academies Panel on Water Quality in Chesapeake Bay
September 28, 2009 - Free Public Screening of “Recipes for Disaster” Set for Oct. 7
September 22, 2009 - Manipulation, Distortion and the Role of Belief-Based Decision Making in U.S. Energy Policy
September 15, 2009 - Results from Study of Community Views on Down East Development to be Presented
September 11, 2009 - Nicholas School Volunteer Day Set for Sept. 19
September 11, 2009 - Nicholas School of the Environment Adds Six New Faculty Members
September 8, 2009 - Larger Seasonal Speed Zones Could Save Whales
August 31, 2009 - Bill Chameides Talks Climate and Environment in Online “Office Hours”
August 31, 2009 - New Paper Explores Policy Options for Expanding U.S. Power Grid
August 27, 2009 - Students’ Initiative with N.C. Fishermen Spawns Region’s First Community-Supported Fishery
August 26, 2009 - Will Rising Seas Scuttle Beach Development?
August 17, 2009 - Toxics in coal ash from TVA Ash Spill May Pose Risks to the Environment
August 7, 2009 - Assessing the Pros and Cons of Geoengineering to Fight Climate Change
August 3, 2009 - Higher Carbon Dioxide May Give Pine Trees a Competitive Edge
August 3, 2009 - NPR interviews Chameides
July 7, 2009 - Forty Nicholas School Faculty and Students to Present at 2009 ESA Meeting
June 22, 2009 - Chameides quoted in Newsweek
June 17, 2009 - Nicholas Graduate Blogs from AAAS Fellowship
June 11, 2009 - Nicholas School Art Exhibit
May 27, 2009 - World Governments Not on Track to Meet 2010 Biodiversity Target
May 18, 2009 - New study in Nature, co-authored by Susan Lozier, finds that currents' mysterious path will complicate climate change modeling.
May 18, 2009 - Duke Environmental Policy Expert to Take Part in U.N. Panel on May 15
May 6, 2009 - Duke University Economist Richard Newell Nominated for Obama Administration Post
May 6, 2009 - Duke University Wetland Center’s SWAMP Research Site Receives Gold Star Award
April 29, 2009 - MEM ’09 Ben Landis Wins AAAS Mass Media Fellowship
April 28, 2009 - 2009 Nicholas Recognition Ceremony
April 24, 2009 - Marine Lab Director Cindy Van Dover Receives 2009 Meritorious Award
April 14, 2009 - Mangroves Save Lives in Storms, Study of 1999 Super Cyclone Finds
April 14, 2009 - New Marine Lab Web Site Launches
April 14, 2009 - Conservation Biologist Thomas Lovejoy to Speak at Duke April 17
April 9, 2009 - Public Trust Doctrine Could Aid Management of U.S. Oceans
April 3, 2009 - Reserves Found to be “Effective Tool” for Reducing Fires in Brazilian Rainforests
April 3, 2009 - Bringing Ocean Models to the Masses
March 27, 2009 - Untangling the "Molecules to Policy" Pathway
March 26, 2009 - Student Group to Host Two-Day Symposium on Carbon Offsets
March 19, 2009 - Bringing Conservation into Focus: Exploring the Emerging Field of Conservation Photography
March 12, 2009 - Time is Right to Rekindle Wood Energy in America
March 10, 2009 - Environmental Entrepreneur Randy Repass to Speak at 2009 Graduation Recognition Ceremony
March 6, 2009 - Study Reviews Policy Options, Obstacles for Reducing Bycatch in U.S. Fisheries
March 4, 2009 - Wendy Dow Receives Award for Best Student Paper at International Sea Turtle Symposium
March 4, 2009 - Two Nicholas School Faculty Appointed to State Subcommittee on Offshore Energy Exploration
March 2, 2009 - Study Critiques Corn-for-Ethanol's Carbon Footprint
February 27, 2009 - Seven Nicholas School Students Named 2009-10 Doris Duke Conservation Fellows
February 26, 2009 - Robert Redford to Receive Duke LEAF Award
February 25, 2009 - Duke Marine Lab’s Repass Center Wins Green Building Wood Design Award
February 24, 2009 - Radioactivity in Middle East Water Source is Up to 2000% Higher than Safe Standards
February 20, 2009 - Chameides blogs for Popular Science
February 19, 2009 - New Surveys Confirm Presence of Protected Whales and Dolphins in American Samoa
February 18, 2009 - Research Shows Climate Change a “Really Inconvenient Truth” for Marine Protected Areas
February 6, 2009 - Protected Areas Don’t Promote Disproportionate Population Growth Nearby, Study Finds
February 6, 2009 - Tropical Ecologist William Laurance to Speak at Duke Feb. 19
February 2, 2009 - Halpin's Expertise Helps Google Earth Incorporate Oceans
January 29, 2009 - Pat Halpin and Ari Friedlaender Featured on National Geographic TV’s "Wild Chronicles"
January 28, 2009 - Analysis Shows Exposure to Ash from TVA Spill Could Have "Severe Health Implications"
January 26, 2009 - Policy Brief Highlights Options for Energy Storage of Low-carbon Electricity
January 26, 2009 - Connor Coleman Named Co-President of SAFE
January 23, 2009 - National Geographic honors Pimm
January 21, 2009 - Marine Lab weather advisory
January 21, 2009 - Students Take the Lead in Creating New Course on Communicating Science
January 16, 2009 - Four from Nicholas School and Nicholas Institute to Participate in 2009 AAAS Meeting
January 13, 2009 - Duke and UNC to Host Free Seminar Series on Sustainable Food
January 9, 2009 - Memorial Ceremony for Ryan Exline to be Held Jan. 16
December 12, 2008 - When Junipers Invade, Water May Retreat
December 9, 2008 - Plug-In Hybrids No Better Than Regular Hybrids for Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Today
November 24, 2008 - Duke University Marine Lab’s Repass Center Earns Gold by Going Green
November 18, 2008 - Duke University Environmental Dean Appointed to National Climate Change Committee
November 18, 2008 - Fred and Alice Stanback Receive North Carolina’s Highest Civilian Award
November 12, 2008 - Shifts in Soil Bacterial Populations Can Indicate Wetland Restoration Success, Study Shows
November 11, 2008 - The New Environmentalism: After the 2008 Election
October 31, 2008 - Study Sheds Light on Reservoir’s Capacity for Holding Usable Water During Times of Drought
October 31, 2008 - Acoustic Ecologist and Musician Peter Cusack to Speak on Nov. 4
October 31, 2008 - Forestry Students Hold Christmas Tree Sale to Raise Money for Organic Tree Farm
October 27, 2008 - Nov. 11 Lecture to Focus on “The New Environmentalism: After the 2008 Election”
October 22, 2008 - New Paper Compares Protocols for Managing Forests for Carbon Offsets
October 20, 2008 - Partnership Targeting Lead Poisoning in North Carolina Wins EPA Award for Environmental Justice
October 14, 2008 - New York Times Science Writer to Speak at Duke University
October 13, 2008 - Susan Lozier Named Fellow of American Meteorological Society
October 9, 2008 - Smithsonian Exhibit Showcases Work by Marine Lab’s Ari Friedlaender
October 6, 2008 - Bruce Corliss Named Chair-Elect of University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System
October 6, 2008 - PhD Student Erin LaBrecque Named Foster Scholar
October 3, 2008 - Taking the Classroom to Marine Science
October 1, 2008 - Duke Researcher Receives $2.2 Million NIH Grant to Study Children’s Exposure to Flame Retardants
September 29, 2008 - Duke Environment School Launches Blog to Explain Environmental Issues in Everyday Terms
September 25, 2008 - Power, Phone Lines Temporarily Out at Marine Lab
September 22, 2008 - New Executive Director Named to Lead Duke University’s Corporate Sustainability Initiative
September 19, 2008 - President Brodhead Tours Marine Lab, Meets Faculty and Students, Assists in Turtle Release
September 16, 2008 - Nicholas School to Explore Creation of New International Master of Environmental Management Program
September 8, 2008 - “World Without Us” Author to Speak at Duke Sept. 16
September 4, 2008 - Duke Marine Lab Weather Alert
August 27, 2008 - Duke Marine Lab to Host Environmental Sustainability Seminar Series
August 14, 2008 - Duke Students to Conduct Beach Sweep of Carrot Island on Aug. 18 as a Thank-You to Beaufort Community
August 14, 2008 - Hydrogen-powered vehicles fuel discussions at Aug. 15 event
August 13, 2008 - Oil and Gas Projects in Western Amazon Threaten Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples
July 30, 2008 - A Plan for Stopping the Spread of Invasive Plants in Duke Forest
July 21, 2008 - Geographical Ties to 1991 Gulf War ALS Cases Probed
July 15, 2008 - Duke to Offer New Dual Master’s Degree in Environmental and Engineering Management
June 27, 2008 - Orrin Pilkey Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from N.C. Coastal Federation
June 26, 2008 - Toxic Releases Disproportionately Affect Minority and Low-Income Communities
June 26, 2008 - Climate change could shrink range of most of California's endemic plants
June 23, 2008 - From Mountaintops to Mine Shafts, Students Gain New Perspectives on Environmental Management on Western Field Trip
June 20, 2008 - Pat Halpin to Speak at World Wildlife Fund’s Science for Nature Seminar Series
June 19, 2008 - Chameides Appointed to Advisory Commission of N.C. State Museum of Natural Sciences
June 13, 2008 - New Website Aims to Remove A Million Pounds of Carbon Dioxide from Atmosphere – One Bike Spoke at a Time
June 12, 2008 - Controversial Practice of Killing Whales for Research Must Be Halted, Nicholas School’s Andy Read Tells Congress
June 10, 2008 - Duke Researchers Launch Two-Year Study on Perceptions of Development and Change in N.C. Coastal Communities
June 9, 2008 - The Chemistry of Future Water: New Study Predicts Shape of Drops to Come
June 6, 2008 - 22 Faculty and Students Presentations at 2008 ESA Annual Meeting Underscore Nicholas School’s Leadership in Forging a Sustainable Future
May 22, 2008 - Nicholas School Launches “The Green Grok,” a New Blog on the Environment and Sustainability by Dean Bill Chameides
May 14, 2008 - Krithi Karanth Receives First Dean’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper
May 6, 2008 - Paper by Brad Murray Selected as One of Top 20 Most Cited Articles from 2003-2007
April 29, 2008 - Policy And Geography Shape Tropical Parks’ Success in Stemming Deforestation, New Paper Finds
April 28, 2008 - Nine Nicholas School Students Receive Funding for International Research Travel
April 24, 2008 - Following Dan Rittschof in Search of Snails
April 22, 2008 - Comic Relief: Nationally Syndicated Cartoonist Jim Toomey (Del-Mem ’08) Promotes Shark Conservation
April 22, 2008 - New Book by Nicholas School’s Curt Richardson Synthesizes 14 Years of Research in Florida’s Everglades
April 14, 2008 - Nicholas School Appoints Associate Dean for International Programs
April 10, 2008 - Ocean Conservationist Wallace J. Nichols to Speak at Duke on April 22
April 8, 2008 - 2008 Oosting Memorial Lecture and Student Symposium
March 31, 2008 - David Orr, Trailblazing Expert on Environmental Literary and Design, to Speak at 2008 Nicholas School Recognition Ceremony
March 26, 2008 - Take Part in EarthHour 2008
March 24, 2008 - Seven Nicholas School Students Named 2008-09 Doris Duke Conservation Fellows
March 20, 2008 - Environmental Leadership Awards Presented to Three Current or Recent PhD Students at Duke Marine Lab
March 20, 2008 - Gift to Create New Molecular Biology Chair at Duke Marine Lab
March 14, 2008 - Duke to Offer New Undergraduate Certificate Program in Energy and the Environment
March 13, 2008 - News Tip: EPA Ozone Standards Should Be Based on Science, Not Economics, Duke Expert Says
March 12, 2008 - Prioritization Workshops: Protecting Noncommercial Plant Resource from Introduced Pests
March 7, 2008 - Duke Marine Lab Offers Innovative Summer Courses in Marine Conservation
March 1, 2008 - Duke Board of Trustees Approves New Ph.D. Program in Marine Science and Conservation
February 27, 2008 - Why Juniper Trees Can Live On Less Water
February 20, 2008 - Students Receive Awards for Outstanding Papers at 2007 AGU Meeting
February 18, 2008 - Stanback’s Gift Supports the Investigation of a Link Between Cancer and Environment
February 6, 2008 - Nicholas School Faculty Take Part in AAAS Meeting
February 5, 2008 - Nicholas School’s Rob Jackson Named Fellow of American Geophysical Union
January 30, 2008 - Nicholas School Students Establish Duke Chapter of the Association for Fire Ecology
January 29, 2008 - Applying Lessons from Evolution to Security
January 29, 2008 - Duke Deans To Discuss 'What Would You Do With $100 Million?"
January 28, 2008 - Irreconcilable Differences: Fine-Root Life Spans and Soil Carbon Persistence
January 28, 2008 - Earth's Soils Bear Unmistakable Footprints of Humans
January 23, 2008 - Energy Policy Risk Analysis Expert Dalia Patino-Echverri Joins Nicholas School Faculty
January 22, 2008 - Dean Chameides Takes Leadership Role In Campus Sustainability
January 16, 2008 - Nicholas School Names New Associate Dean for External Affairs
January 9, 2008 - More than 400 Turn Out for Town Hall Meeting on Drought
January 4, 2008 - New Annual Award Created to Recognize the Outstanding Graduate Student Manuscript
January 4, 2008 - Global Soil Change Motivates Workshop on Earth’s Critical Zone
January 4, 2008 - North Atlantic Warming Tied to Natural Variability
January 3, 2008 - Duke To Host Public Town Hall Meeting On Drought, Water Conservation On Jan. 8
November 30, 2007 - DukeEngage Grants to Seed New Student Programs
November 30, 2007 - Duke Creates New Post to Coordinate Student Environmental Initiatives
November 15, 2007 - Flying Blind: Fewer Satellites Monitor Environmental Hotspots, Duke Researchers Find
November 8, 2007 - Duke to Establish New Center for Engineering, Energy and the Environment
October 30, 2007 - Deborah Rigling Gallagher Appointed Associate Faculty Director Of Duke Corporate Sustainability Initiative
October 26, 2007 - Urban Nature Writer Jenny Price To Speak At Duke On Nov. 12
October 25, 2007 - Bruce Corliss and Larry Crowder Named AAAS Fellows
October 24, 2007 - Everglades Phosphorus Limits on Right Track, But More is Needed
October 17, 2007 - Study Sheds Light on Small Fisheries’ Impacts on Turtle Declines
October 17, 2007 - Isotopic Studies Identify Sources of Contamination in Middle Eastern Groundwater
October 17, 2007 - Cindy Van Dover Featured in The New York Times
October 17, 2007 - Symposium on Forestry and Conservation to be Held Nov. 9
October 12, 2007 - Duke Marine Lab’s “Green Wave” Joins In Big Sweep
October 11, 2007 - Duke Forest Annual Gathering to be Held Oct. 18
October 9, 2007 - President Brodhead Visits Nicholas School
October 1, 2007 - Duke Environmental Leadership Program To Host Oct. 23 Forum On Durham’s Commitment To Sustainability
September 28, 2007 - Duke Achieves 25.6 Percent Annual Return on University Investments
September 28, 2007 - Study Identifies New Wintering Grounds for Humpback Whales in Hawaiian Islands
September 27, 2007 - Duke University Launches New Corporate Sustainability Initiative
September 26, 2007 - Study Examines Use Of Human Resettlement As Conservation Tool In Indian Tiger Reserve
September 24, 2007 - Founders' Day Convocation Sept. 27 in Duke Chapel
September 20, 2007 - 76 Students Take Part in First Annual Nicholas School Volunteer Day
September 20, 2007 - Paper by Nicholas School PhD Candidate Examines Dams’ Impacts on California Salmon
September 12, 2007 - FACE Experiment Receives Two-Year, $1.56 Million Renewal of Research Funds from U.S. Department of Energy
August 29, 2007 - Duke Launches Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
August 23, 2007 - MEM Student Nick Magliocca Named Recipient of First $10,000 Dorothy Bertine Internship
August 17, 2007 - New Climate Change Film Features Stuart Pimm, Three Others with Nicholas School Ties
August 7, 2007 - Experiment Suggests Limitations to Carbon Dioxide 'Tree Banking'
July 25, 2007 - Pratson Helps Teach Weeklong Short Course on Renewable Energy and Sustainable Urban Development
June 28, 2007 - Nicholas School to Have Major Presence at 2007 Ecological Society Meeting
June 21, 2007 - Six Nicholas School Students Named 2007-08 Doris Duke Conservation Fellows
June 20, 2007 - Duke Names William Chameides New Dean of the Nicholas School
June 19, 2007 - Ram Oren Named Chair of Environmental Sciences and Policy Division
June 1, 2007 - Bush’s Call For Global Greenhouse Emissions Goals Is Sign Of Growing Consensus That “U.S. Must Take A Leadership Role”
May 31, 2007 - Green is Beautiful, a video on the Marine Lab's newest building
May 24, 2007 - Division Of Coastal Systems Science And Policy Receives New Name
May 24, 2007 - Nicholas School Team Receives EPA Grant to Examine Potential Environmental Impacts of Estrogen in Hog Waste
May 15, 2007 - EPA Funds New Center at Duke to Study Inequalities in Birth Weight and Prematurity
May 14, 2007 - Duke University Names Emily Klein Interim Dean Of Nicholas School
May 10, 2007 - Drylands Are Not the Same as Badlands
May 9, 2007 - ConocoPhillips Pledges $1 Million to Climate Change Policy Partnership at Duke
May 3, 2007 - Duke University Names New Nicholas Professor Of Global Environmental Change
May 3, 2007 - James Salzman Receives Distinguished Chair From Duke School Of Law
May 2, 2007 - Signs of Health Returning to Restored 'SWAMP' in Duke Forest
April 26, 2007 - Duke to Dedicate Research and Teaching 'Swamp' on May 2
April 25, 2007 - Susan Lozier Receives Universitywide Award for Excellence in Mentoring
April 20, 2007 - Nicholas Graduate Eric Treml Receives World Wildlife Fund’s Fuller Fellowship
April 17, 2007 - New Undersea Vent Suggests Snake-Headed Mythology
April 2, 2007 - Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door for Global Warming Solutions
April 2, 2007 - Duke to Hold Earth Day Festivities on April 20
March 23, 2007 - Two Nicholas School Students Receive Awards for Outstanding Papers at 2006 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
March 21, 2007 - Duke Team to Blog from Bottom of Pacific
March 20, 2007 - Environmental Journalist Mark London to Speak at Duke
March 15, 2007 - "Not So Big" Advocate Sarah Susanka To Speak at 2007 Nicholas School Recognition Ceremony
March 14, 2007 - Duke Forestry Student Awarded Luce Scholarship
February 26, 2007 - Upcoming Conference on Future of Water in North Carolina
February 19, 2007 - $1 Million Pledged to Climate Change Policy Partnership
February 15, 2007 - Group Examines Durham County Lead Poisoning Hazards
February 14, 2007 - David Hyrenbach, PhD Awarded 2007 Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation for Mediterranean Marine Protection
February 5, 2007 - Award-Winning Economist Joins Nicholas School Faculty
February 2, 2007 - New report presents strongest evidence yet of human link to global warming, Duke expert says
January 25, 2007 Book Assails Unrealistic Mathematical Models
January 23, 2007 - Doubling Vehicle Fuel Efficiency Could Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 10 Percent, Duke Scientists Say
January 19, 2007 - Climate-Change Legislation Gaining Momentum, Duke Expert Says
January 11, 2007 - Duke Ecologist Named Recipient of 2007 Proctor Prize from Sigma XI

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