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Six Nicholas School of the Environment faculty have been named to the 2020 list of the world’s Most Highly Cited Researchers.

A summary of key news stories and announcements from fall semester

Since 2012, the Nicholas School's ESSP program has helped more than 270 talented high school students from underserved communities enhance their environmental literacy and explore careers in STEM fields.

A summary of key research stories from fall semester

Using a bedroom air filter that traps particles of pollution with diameters smaller than 2.5 micrometers can significantly improve breathing in asthmatic children, a new study co-led by Nicholas School faculty member Junfeng “Jim” Zhang shows.

Research by Duke and NC State scientists finds most filters are only partially effective at removing PFAS. A few, if not properly maintained, can even make the situation worse.

The ongoing transition from coal to natural gas and renewables in the U.S. electricity sector is dramatically reducing the industry’s water use, new research shows.

The ratio of carbon isotopes in three common species of tuna has changed substantially since 2000 and this change suggests major shifts are taking place in phytoplankton populations that form the base of the ocean’s food web, a new study co-led by the Nicholas School’s Nicolas Cassar finds.

Rural voters care just as much about the environment as urban voters do, but a distrust of government regulation stokes their opposition to many federal climate and conservation laws, a report published this year by Duke’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions finds.