Where the Water Will Rise

Alumni Distinguished Professor Rick Luettich is shedding light on past hurricanes while providing the tools to predict which areas will be most vulnerable to flooding in the future.

Flooded New Bern, NC

Resilience, not Reaction

“It is more effective to fund resilience strategies than it is to rebuild after damage occurs," said Piehler, who is leading a $2 million research study.

Map of North Carolina state parks.

Bringing Students Outside

A collaborative is providing teachers with outdoor experiences and lesson plans through A Park for Every Child.

Teachers ExPLORE NC 

This opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in new settings, with a supportive peer network, is a large part of what makes ExPLORE NC such a robust and helpful program.

Betsy Steele and Geo. "Watts" Carr

Inspired to Give

Betsy Steele and Geo. Watts Carr III share their purpose for giving.

Sites Set on Education

“I wanted an opportunity to get more hands-on experience and physical involvement in what I’m learning in a typical classroom setting."

One Drop at a Time

“By tapping into people’s interest in science all over the world, we get a lot more data that can validate assumptions”

From the Outside in

“It is incumbent upon us in academe to demonstrate and prove the hypothesis that clean energy and sustainability and improved health is not just economically viable, it is economically necessary...”