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New Tool Helps Track Drought and Plant Stress

Research Update Board Member Lauren Lowman and PhD Candidate Nicholas Corak of Wake’s Environmental Dynamics Lab, together with Peter E. Thornton of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, have published a paper in Scientific Data: “A high resolution, gridded product for vapor pressure deficit using […]


What’s Ahead for Environmental Protection?

Join us for this essential conversation. We’re excited to welcome two extraordinary EPA leaders to campus this Spring. Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator to President Obama and National Climate Advisor to President Biden, will deliver a public address reflecting lessons learned over a lifetime of service […]


Meiburg Illuminates Agency Work for NPR’s 1A

Last week, Stan Meiburg appeared on NPR’s 1A as part of their Dot Gov series, which explores the inner workings of the federal government. In the January 15 episode, Meiburg offered an inside look at the EPA’s daily operations, highlighting its critical role in […]


Meiburg’s Fresh Perspective on Upcoming Changes in EPA

Since the results of the U.S. Presidential Election were announced, professionals across the environmental space have been abuzz with speculation around how the new administration will affect work on climate and sustainability. Our Executive Director Stan Meiburg, who capped his 39-year career with the EPA […]


Advancing Stewardship: Innovative Approaches for a Thriving Planet

Our inaugural Sabin Center conference will bring together leaders in environmental stewardship from government, academia, NGOs, and the private sector to share emerging solutions to the urgent environmental crises facing our world. Our keynote will be delivered by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Kolbert, one of the […]


Sabin Center Executive Director Honored for Excellence in Public Service

On April 15, the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) honored Executive Director Dr. Stan Meiburg with the John W. Gaston Award. In selecting Dr. Meiburg, the ASPA recognized his “longstanding leadership and commitment to the protection and strengthening of our natural resources and public […]


WFU commits to 100% renewable energy

University partners with eight colleges and universities for large-scale solar facility Wake Forest University has announced that it is joining forces with eight other colleges and universities in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to bring a large-scale solar facility onto the U.S. electrical power grid […]


Celebrating a New Chapter

Ribbon-Cutting Event Commemorates New Space and Inspires a Path Forward Last Wednesday, March 27, the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability was delighted to host Andrew Sabin and his family for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in our new space on campus at Wake Forest […]


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