Cassidy Coastal Conservation Fellowship Expands Student Funding Opportunities We are pleased to announce a new fellowship opportunity for undergraduate, professional, and graduate students: the Cassidy Coastal Conservation Fellowship. Thanks to the generosity of Lois Cassidy (‘70, BS Biology), the Sabin Center will be able to […]
Sabin Center Fellow’s TED Talk featured in “10 Ideas Changing the World in 2026” We’re honored to share that Wake Forest University’s Claudia Vega, a Sabin Center Fellow, has had her TED Talk named as one of TED’s “10 Ideas Changing the World in 2026.” […]
Twin Articles from Inside Climate News Tap Fernandez’s Expertise as Infrastructure Investments Accelerate Development in Peru Sabin Center Senior Fellow Luis Fernandez, Executive Director of CINCIA, has been cited in reporting on the destructive cycle fueled by illegal gold mining and the infrastructure that supports […]
Faculty Affiliate John Knox, Henry C. Lauerman Professor of International Law at Wake Forest University’s School of Law, and his colleague Dr. David R. Boyd, Associate Professor of Law, Policy and Sustainability, at the University of British Columbia, were honored last week for their work […]
Are you passionate about shaping educational futures, mentoring rising scholars, and steering institutional growth? The Sabin Center is on the lookout for a transformative Executive Director to serve at the intersection of leadership, innovation, and development.
Join us for these essential conversations We’re excited to share that our fall conference, “Sustainable, Just, and Abundantly Wild: Effective Action at Every Scale,” will be held here on campus Thursday, November 13. In addition to a keynote from National Geographic Society CEO Jill Tiefenthaler, we’ll have […]
New research led by Sabin Center scholars reveals that tree communities across the Amazon and Andes are not adapting quickly enough to climate change. Lead Author William Farfan-Rios, a Sabin Center Fellow, underscores the study’s implications: “The result is a growing climatic debt that threatens […]
Incident Underscores Links Between Mercury Pollution, Illegal Gold Mining & Organized Crime Last month, Sabin Center Senior Fellow Luis Fernandez assisted Peruvian customs officials authorities in the seizure of a record-breaking 4-ton shipment of illegal mercury on its way to Peru. Hidden in bags of […]
Schang Steps in as Meiburg Retires The Sabin Center welcomes Board Member Scott Schang as Interim Executive Director. Schang, a Professor of Practice and Director of the Environmental Law and Policy Clinic at Wake’s School of Law, brings decades of nonprofit, corporate, and academic experience, including leadership roles […]
Testing reveals chronic mercury exposure across Peru’s Loreto region Climbing gold prices may mean climbing mercury poisoning rates for the people living in the Peruvian Amazon. According to a June report from our colleagues at CINCIA, widespread mercury exposure has been identified in several […]