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April 29-30: Global Conference on The Sudd Wetland comes to WFU

Hybrid conference will be hosted on campus and online On April 29 and April 30, The Sabin Center will host a hybrid in-person and online global event exploring the dynamics of the Sudd Wetland. Sitting in South Sudan in the basin of the White Nile, […]


New Fellowship Supports Hands On Conservation at Carolina Coast

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 […]


Vega’s “The Hidden Cost of Gold” TED Talk Making Global Waves

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.” […]


Sabin Center Seeks Its Next Executive Director

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.


Sustainable, Just, and Abundantly Wild

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 […]


Scott Schang Named Interim Executive Director

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 […]


Mercury Research Sparks Global Attention, Community Action

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 […]


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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