The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2013 Impact Award Winners- Jackie White and Andrea Anton Gamazo

Graduate Students Serve North Carolina- Each year, The Graduate School at UNC-Chapel Hill presents Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Awards to graduate students whose research is of exceptional benefit to North Carolina. This year, we have 41 Impact Award recipients—the most since we began in 2006.

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CEE Doctoral Student Studies a Himalayan Forest, China

CEE Doctoral Student Studies a Himalayan Forest, China

Despite great gains in total acres reforested, one particular criticism of China’s reforestation programs is that they have suffered due to a prioritization of the quantity rather than the quality of restored forests. Chris Hakkenberg secured a fellowship to investigate precisely this.

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North Carolina Botanical Garden

North Carolina Botanical Garden

The North Carolina Botanical Garden is a "conservation garden." Our guiding mission is to inspire understanding, appreciation, and conservation of plants in gardens and natural areas and to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature.

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Kyle Palmquist wins Impact Award!

Kyle Palmquist wins Impact Award!

Each year, the UNC Graduate School recognizes graduate student research that is improving the lives of people in North Carolina and beyond. This year, 22 graduate students are receiving the Impact Award, an honor generously funded by the Graduate School's Graduate Education Advancement Board. Our very own ecology student, Kyle Palquist, is one of the Recipients and will participate in a poster presentation and be recognized at the April 4 Graduate Student Recognition Celebration on the Carolina campus. The celebration is part of Graduate-Professional Student Appreciation Week (April 2-6).

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News: 2013 Impact Award Winners- Jackie White and Andrea Anton Gamazo Apr 18, 2013; Courtney Sanford Recognized as 'Innovation Scholar' Aug 04, 2012; Annual Award Established in Honor of CEE Faculty Member Jul 16, 2012; Marine Science Faculty in the UNC Spotlight Jul 16, 2012; Kyle Palmquist Receives ASB Award Honorable Mention May 16, 2012; More news…

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Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology

The Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology administers graduate and undergraduate degrees to students interested in the ecological and environmental sciences.

The Curriculum draws its strength from an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the problems and processes of our natural world. Our faculty members and students have backgrounds in diverse fields across campus. The Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology is committed to excellence in education in the classroom, laboratory, and field.

With the participation of faculty and students from many disciplines and departments, an emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary activities that consider the complexity of the environment and integrated approaches to problem identification and solution.

Through our Ecology Graduate Program and Undergraduate Environmental degrees, our commitment is to education, understanding and innovation in the face of current and future environmental problems in North Carolina, the United States, and the world.

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