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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 2d

All in-game, halftime and hype videos, photos, and art in one spot. Relive the Champion @sustainable-unc.bsky.social Game here ⬇️

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Champion Sustainability football game celebrates transportation at Carolina - UNC Institute for the Environment

On September 13, Carolina hosted the third annual Champion Sustainability Game.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 7d

It doesn’t get much wilder than the world’s largest rain forest. See how nine Tar Heels used a trekking classroom experience this summer to learn about remote sensing with drones in the Amazon and Galápagos.

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Stitching a jungle: Ecuador field study uses drone imagery to investigate the tropics - UNC Institute for the Environment

It doesn’t get much wilder than the world’s largest rainforest.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 9d

See what our Pavel Molchanov Scholars were up to over the summer in this Q+A with the 2025 recipients.

Read it here ⬇️

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Meet the 2025 Pavel Molchanov Scholars - UNC Institute for the Environment

This summer, seven undergraduate students were paired with environmentally focused internships.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 15d

TODAY! Join us at 4:30 p.m. for the final presentations of our 2025 Summer Undergraduate Research Assistants!

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 16d

A U.S. Senate committee convened national experts for a forum on curbing methane emissions, including @unc-ie.bsky.social's Sarav Arunachalam.

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Carolina researcher testifies at U.S. Senate hearing on reducing methane gas emissions - UNC Institute for the Environment

A U.S. Senate committee convened national experts for a forum on curbing methane emissions.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 19d

ICYMI: Enjoy a recap of last weekend's Champion Sustainability Game!

Video by Tar Heel Sports Properties.
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2025 Champion Sustainability Game Recap

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 21d

TONIGHT! Come hang out with us at the Davie Poplar and watch chimney swifts gather in the sky, swirling and chattering before diving into the Davie Poplar tree to roost.

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Chimney Swift Night Out - UNC Institute for the Environment

On September 17 and 22, come hang out with us at McCorkle Place on UNC-CH campus and watch something truly special. During sunset in fall migration seasons, Chimney Swifts often gather in the sky, swi...

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · 23d

The 3rd annual Champion Sustainability Game celebrated sustainable transportation on + around UNC.
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@mpiehler.bsky.social joined Chancellor Roberts and Mayor Anderson for a half-time show convo!

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Sustainable Carolina @sustainable-unc.bsky.social · 27d

2025 Sustainability Social ✅

19 University units, 12 student organizations, and 3 community groups gathered in the Student Union yesterday. It's so much fun to see this event grow every year! @unc-ie.bsky.social

UNC Institute for the Environment flag stands on the left, with the UNC IE table beside it, on the right. Three students talk to two people at the table.

Orange County Solid Waste's table has a green table cloth. Two people talk to a student that approached the table.

A representative from the NC Botanical Garden talks with a student during the Sustainability Social.

A faculty member talks with a staff member sitting at the Center for Public Engagement with Science table.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Sep 8

From the blog: Carolina senior Nicky Coursey gives a preview of this week’s @sustainable-unc.bsky.social events. We hope to see you at the Sustainability Social on Wed. and at the Champion Sustainability Football Game on Sat.

Go Heels!

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Kick off the semester with sustainability: The Social and the Champion Football Game - UNC Institute for the Environment

Carolina senior Nicky Coursey gives a preview of this week's sustainability events.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEXT WEEK! Come chat with us at @sustainable-unc.bsky.social's Sustainability Social, Wed., Sept. 10, 9 a.m. -12:30 p.m. at the Carolina Union! CLE credit available; 300 limited edition Champion Sustainability Football game posters, pastries and beverages!

Details: heellife.unc.edu/event/11351848

Event poster with the words "Come see us at this year's Sustainability Social. Carolina Union, Great Hall, Wednesday, Sept. 10 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

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Sustainable Carolina @sustainable-unc.bsky.social · Aug 29

It's almost here! The Champion Sustainability Football Game. A sold out stadium. A celebration of safe and efficient transportation 🚌

Our August newsletter covers all this and more 🏈🐏https://mailchi.mp/unc/august-2025

August Sustainability News

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Aug 25

Meet @sustainable-unc.bsky.social's Sustainability Analyst Melanie Elliott ’21! In her current position, she focuses on managing sustainability funds, overseeing new projects and helping to integrate sustainable topics into faculty programs.

Read her full Q+A 🔽

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Five Questions with Melanie Elliott '21 - UNC Institute for the Environment

Meet Sustainable Carolina sustainability analyst Melanie Elliott.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Aug 18

First day energy! We hope you'll join us for our Welcome Back Webinar today at 1 p.m., where we'll discuss all things sustainability and transportation at Carolina.

Register: lnkd.in/eRhe8-MZ

UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Aug 11

From the blog: Hear from inaugural Bryan Brice Environmental Law Scholarship recipients, Sarah Ellen Dean and Jonathan Nguyen, and how they used their scholarship to pursue environmental law and policy internships this summer.

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The Bryan Brice, Jr. Scholars Program: Advancing environmental law - UNC Institute for the Environment

This summer, the Bryan Brice Environmental Law Scholarship supported its first cohort of students.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Aug 5

CMAS Center, housed at the @unc-ie.bsky.social, hosted its third Asia-Pacific air quality modeling conference in Seoul, South Korea, bringing together collaborators on environmental challenges specific to the Asia-Pacific region.

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CMAS Center hosts third Asia-Pacific air quality modeling conference in Seoul, South Korea - UNC Institute for the Environment

The conference was held at Konkuk University in South Korea.

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Sustainable Carolina @sustainable-unc.bsky.social · Jul 23

We were lucky to have @annesmiley.bsky.social analyze data that our water quality intern gathered from our campus creeks. And we're so excited to share the beautiful graphs in an upcoming story. But for now, check our her Q&A with @unc-ie.bsky.social 👩‍🔬

Five Questions with Anne Smiley '24 - UNC Institute for the Environment

Meet postdoctoral research associate Anne Smiley!

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Sustainable Carolina @sustainable-unc.bsky.social · Jul 24

ICYMI: Last week, @unc-ie.bsky.social's @mpiehler.bsky.social shared insights on the potential impacts stemming from the 6.8 million gallons of untreated wastewater that spilled into the Eno following Tropical Depression Chantal.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Jul 21

“If you think you are too small to make a difference, you’ve never met a honey bee.” - Nathan Halsey '27

Read our latest blog post to learn more about how Halsey is connecting Carolina's pollinators, students and sustainability.

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The buzz at Carolina: Connecting bees, students and sustainability at Carolina - UNC Institute for the Environment

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

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Jul 17

[email protected] Director @mpiehler.bsky.social weighs in on wastewater contamination during flooding events caused by Tropical Depression Chantal.

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Millions of gallons of sewage flowed into the Eno River. Is it harmful?

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

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Jul 15

“Not all places that flood are mapped or regulated from a regulatory standpoint,” Antonia Sebastian, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences at UNC-Chapel Hill, said in an interview.

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UNC study sees flooding outside NC high-risk areas. Can AI reveal blind spots?

FEMA determines areas at high-risk for flooding. UNC-Chapel Hill researchers see evidence of additional and repeated flooding outside of these areas in North Carolina.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Jul 14

Students in the spring 2025 cohort of the Sustainable Triangle Field Site investigated the spatial and ecological connections among natural areas in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Read about their findings and recommendations on our website 👇

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Sustainable Triangle Field Site unites policy and practice in immersive lesson on urban sustainability - UNC Institute for the Environment

Students investigated the spatial and ecological connections among natural areas in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Jul 7

Congratulations to our good friend Hans W. Paerl on his retirement. After nearly 50 years at Carolina, Paerl set aside his beakers of slimy, green algae water and retired at the end of June. Read more about his remarkable life and career. 🔽

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Carolina’s water warrior, Hans W. Paerl retires after nearly 50-year career - UNC Institute for the Environment

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

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Jul 1

“This research benefits the citizens of North Carolina because the marsh problem is not just localized to Currituck Sound. It is across North Carolina and the world." - Troy Walton, senior research associate at @unc-ie.bsky.social.

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NC Collaboratory funds critical environmental research - The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

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UNC Institute for the Environment @unc-ie.bsky.social · Jun 24

Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State are testing drinking water, mold and assessing water security in Buncombe County homes following Hurricane Helene. Testing will take place June 27-28.

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UNC-Chapel Hill, NC State offering free drinking water testing in Buncombe County - UNC Institute for the Environment

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

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