Joel Salatin, a self-described “Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic-farmer” delivered an informative lecture as part of orientation for the incoming class of 2017. The presentation, which was open to all members of the Wake Forest community, was the denouement in the summer academic project on food access and […]
CEES Director and Professor of Biology Miles Silman recently spoke to WUNC about how global temperature increases are affecting tropical forests. Silman and his research group have been measuring forest response to climate shifts for the past 10 years as part of the Andes […]
A group of researchers from Wake Forest University, UNC-Greensboro, Winston-Salem State University and North Carolina A&T are working together to find new ways of harnessing solar energy, including heat energy, to advance alternative energy production in the state. Read more here.
In partnership with CEES and a host of other university affiliates, the Reynolda Gardens Meadow project launched this spring with a grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The idea for the project came out of a joint workshop with Reynolda Gardens and CEES […]
In March, CEES welcomed a host of panelist to discuss the intersection of economic interests, the environment, and the future of human community. The panel included Larry Rasmussen, Professor of Social Ethics Emeriti (Union Theological Seminary), Julia Agyeman, Professor of Urban Environmental Policy and Planning […]
Funding Opportunities, Fall 2015 The Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES) announces funding opportunities for research, scholarship, and working groups related to energy, environment and sustainability as broadly defined. The grants seek to provide new opportunities for research and scholarly activities at Wake Forest. […]
Fred Bahnson, Director of the WFU School of Divinity Food, Faith, and Religious Leadership Initiative, gave a TEDx Talk in Manhattan in February which reflects on his forthcoming book, Soil and Sacrament. In the talk, Bahnson shared his journeys from the garden that he helped start […]
On Friday, March 22, Wake Forest University’s Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability and the Yadkin Riverkeeper co-hosted a discussion on the wise use, sound management, and protection of the drinking water supply in the Yadkin watershed. The event coincided with the end of […]
Dr. Sarah Mason, mathematics professor and CEES faculty, was featured in the Office of Sustainability’s Faces of Sustainability last week for her emphasis on sustainability and resource efficiency in the classroom. Her personal passion for sustainability fused with her expertise in math, culminating in a first-year seminar […]
Dr. Paul Bogard, English Professor and CEES Fellow, was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered last week to comment on the effect of light pollution around the world. Bogard has written extensively on the negative impacts of the increasingly bright lights on buildings, storefronts, street corners, and […]
