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Gold Reimagined

Senior Fellow Luis Fernandez co-authors major new report from Conservation X Labs With the price of gold exceeding $3,000 per ounce, solutions to ensure responsible sourcing of the precious metal are increasingly urgent. Sabin Center Senior Fellow and Wake Forest Research Professor Luis Fernandez recently […]


The Color of Water

Di Vittorio sheds light on the science behind water’s many colors ​Water’s infinite hues, from captivating crystal-clear blues to sometimes off-putting murky browns, are influenced by a complex interplay of physics, biology, and chemistry. Faculty Affiliate Dr. Courtney Di Vittorio, an engineer who studies water […]


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 […]


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