Drone technology and partnerships are protecting the Amazon
WFU program supports Peru’s Indigenous leadersCategories: Environment & Sustainability
WFU program supports Peru’s Indigenous leadersFish, the U.S. Supreme Court and the balance of power in the federal government
The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a case about commercial fishing and whether the federal government can compel the owners of commercial herring fishing vessels to pay for expert observers on their vessels. The case is about much more than fish.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Experts
WFU partners with eight colleges and universities for large-scale solar facility
By collaborating on this Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), WFU and eight other universities are accessing the benefits of renewable energy through a deal typically only feasible for large customers.Categories: Environment & Sustainability
WFU Environmental Justice Summit brings key issues to forefront
Wake Forest University is preparing to welcome several national, state and local experts to campus for the 2024 Mellon Environmental and Epistemic Justice Summit. The full-day program will take place on April 24 from 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Broyhill Auditorium in Farrell Hall. The free event is open to the public. The goal of the program is to bring various perspectives together for a deeper understanding of environmental issues facing underrepresented communities, share ideas, help find solutions and inspire grassroots efforts. Categories: Environment & Sustainability
N.C. universities partner on CROPS Project with $1M funding from the NSF
As North Carolina’s top economic driver, agriculture is practiced in every corner of the state. But, most of the research and technological innovations that could benefit and grow the $103 billion industry are housed within companies and universities in more urban areas of the state.
To address this gap in access, researchers at Wake Forest, along with nine other university, business, state agency, and research partners, have received a $1 million National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engines grant to develop a 42-county Agricultural Tech Innovation Corridor. Categories: Environment & Sustainability, University Announcements
Researchers support Peruvian National Parks with help of $2.5M grant
Wake Forest University will partner with two other universities to support the work of the Peruvian National Park Service by connecting scientists with park managers and policy makers in new ways. The work is funded by a $2.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, University Announcements
$5M gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation advances environment and sustainability efforts
With a leadership gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation, Wake Forest University will substantially expand its work to answer the world’s most pressing environmental and sustainability questions.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, University Announcements
Summer Institute to focus on environmental justice reporting
Wake Forest University will host its first Summer Institute dedicated to advancing environmental justice reporting in the southeast from June 26-30. Categories: Environment & Sustainability
New technology to tackle human costs of illegal gold mining
Wake Forest faculty in the Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, and its Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) are part of an award-winning research team working to provide new technology that could help eliminate the environmental and human costs of illegal gold mining.Categories: Environment & Sustainability, Research & Discovery
USAID awards an additional $2.14 million to WFU rainforest research center
Wake Forest University’s Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) has received $2.14 million in additional funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), supporting the expansion of the research center’s study of mercury pollution and reforestation in the Peruvian Amazon.Categories: Awards & Recognition, Environment & Sustainability, Mentorship, Research & Discovery, University Announcements