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    For her senior thesis, former Climate Scholar Kendra Rentz studied how physiology affects heat exposure risk among Durham residents. She will continue examining the local impacts of extreme heat as a Ph.D. student at Arizona State University.
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    A Duke Forest tour featured research from the SEEDS Lab.
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    Q&A: Is Biodiversity a Luxury?

    Urban ecologists developed a new approach to understanding biodiversity patterns in cities. The work could inform efforts to improve access to nature’s benefits.
  • Community forestry project in Madhesh Province, Nepal
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    Mixed Approach to Reforestation Better Than Planting or Regeneration Alone

    Reforestation in low- and middle-income countries can remove up to 10 times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at lower cost than previously estimated, making it a potentially more effective option to fight climate change.
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    2024 Dean’s Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Manuscript Awarded

    Ph.D. students Keqi He, Rafaella Lobo honored for their respective scholarship.
  • Larch trees in Daxing’an Mountains, China
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    Manganese's Surprising Role in Soil Carbon Sequestration

    Exchangeable manganese cuts carbon storage in boreal forests
  • Steph conducting maintenance and data collection in N.C. seagrasses
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    NSOE Lab of the Month: Silliman Lab

    Meet the Silliman Lab, learn more about its research focus, a PhD student's experience in the lab and the opportunities the lab offers Duke students.
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    Water Depth is Key for Boosting CO2 Storage in Southern Peatlands

    Maintaining a water level between 20 and 30 centimeters below the local water table will boost southern peatlands’ carbon storage and reduce the amount of greenhouse gases they release back into the atmosphere during dry periods by up to 90%, a 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû study finds.
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    Urban Parks Built on Former Waste Incineration Sites Could Be Lead Hotspots

    A new 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû study finds that municipal waste incinerators' legacy of contamination could live on in urban soils.
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    Brian Silliman Elected Fellow of the Ecological Society of America

    Brian R. Silliman, Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Conservation Biology at 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû’s Nicholas School of the Environment, has been elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA).
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    Duke leaders rise to face the challenges of climate change.
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    $1.2 Million Grant to Boost Coastal Restoration in North Carolina

    The National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation have awarded a $1.2 million grant to support a new initiative aimed at boosting ecosystem restoration and climate resilience along North Carolina’s coast.
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    Media Coverage Can Sway Local Officials’ Decisions on Infrastructure Spending

    Knowing voters have seen news reports about problems caused by failing or outdated public infrastructures in their district makes local officials who face competitive re-elections more inclined to support new spending to repair or replace the aging structures, a survey of city and county officials in 49 states shows. Findings from the survey by 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû and the Environmental Policy Innovation Center underscore the continued importance of local media even as newsrooms shrink nationwide.
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    Rewetting Southern Peatlands Could Prevent Millions of Tons of CO2 Emissions

    Rewetting and restoring 250,000 acres of southern pocosin peatlands that had been drained for farming but now lie fallow could prevent 4.3 million tons of climate-warming carbon dioxide, now stored in their soils, from oxidizing and escaping back into Earth’s atmosphere each year, a 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû study shows. That amount equals 2.4% of the total annual reductions in CO2 emissions needed for the United States to be carbon neutral by 2050.
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    New NSF Grant Will Fund Continental-Scale Study of Climate Impacts on Forest Regeneration and Wildlife

    The sustainability of North American forests depends on trees’ ability to produce seeds and seedlings that can survive and grow in a changing climate. A new 91ÉçÇø¸£Àû-led research initiative with more than $2 million in funding from the National Science Foundation aims to help boost their odds of success.

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