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Climate Pathfinder: Fixing Environmental Problems — Rather Than Just Worrying About Them
For Duke student Nicholas Nease, climate change has never been a distant or abstract concept—it’s something he has seen reshape the place he calls home. Growing up in Florida, Nease saw people raise their houses 12 feet into the air, setting them on pilings to stay ahead of rising floodwaters in coastal communities. “That’s when people start caring,” he said. A double major in environmental sciences and policy and computer science, Nease has been caring about climate, energy and the environment his whole life. In high school, Nease joined the environmental club, organized coastal…
March 30, 2026This is a summary from the Sarah P. Duke Gardens website. The Garden Gateway project at Sarah P. Duke Gardens will open to the public on April 8, marking the completion of a major redesign that will transform the Duke Gardens...
March 11, 2026Researchers from the Nicholas School of the Environment found that variability in ocean salt content affects El Niño intensity...
February 25, 2026Alumna Imani Dorsey Kunzweiler has made a difference on the field at Duke and around the country as a professional soccer player. Now she has stepped onto two new teams: Duke Athletics and the Duke Office of Climate and Sustainability. “Through my role...