Welcoming the Next Generation of Peru’s Indigenous Leaders
Sabin Center welcomes a delegation of young Amazonian leaders to kick off the second year of our “Connecting Cultures” program
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 […]
$5M gift from the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation advances environment and sustainability efforts
Wake Forest’s Center for the Environment, Energy and Sustainability (CEES) will become the Andrew Sabin Family Center for Environment and Sustainability. The $5 million gift will support research, education and outreach through collaboration within the University and with partners around the globe.
Strengthening the next generation of Peruvian Amazonian Leaders
Young leaders from six Indigenous nations in the Peruvian Amazon will head back home with a new vision and resources to tackle pressing environmental and social issues in their communities. During their visit to Wake Forest University this month, the Indigenous leader delegation spent several […]
Mining Boom Endangers Rivers Around the World: WFU Researchers Collaborate on Groundbreaking Study
Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries, according to a new study by a team of researchers including Wake Forest University biologists and computer scientists in its Center for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability (CEES). Published […]
Award-winning regenerative farming film by WFU MFA student to be screened at the Wake Washington Center
At 6:30 pm on November 1st, 2022 at the Wake Washington Center in Washington, DC, there will be a screening of Wake Forest filmmaker Brandon Gaesser’s (MFA ‘21) award-winning film about regenerative agriculture, titled Chicken Soup for the Soil. The event is co-sponsored by the […]
WFU biologists Miles Silman and Luis Fernandez featured on NBC for CINCIA’s work in Peru
Wake Forest and CEES-affiliated biologists Miles Silman and Luis Fernandez were recently featured on NBC Nightly News and NBC’s Today Show to highlight work by the Center for Amazonian Scientific Innovation (CINCIA) addressing the environmental issues around gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. The coverage, […]
Wake Forest researchers identify cognitive impacts of mercury exposure on Peru’s Matsigenka people
Indigenous peoples globally are disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution. The Matsigenka people of the Peruvian Amazon are one such Indigenous group. Fewer than 1000 Matsigenka are spread across four villages in the Manu River Basin of Manu National Park southeastern Peru, with an uncertain […]
Wake Forest welcomes new Environment and Sustainability Studies Program Director, Julie Velásquez Runk
This month the Wake Forest undergraduate Environment and Sustainability Studies Program reached an important milestone in welcoming new Program Director Dr. Julie Velásquez Runk. She comes to Wake Forest from the University of Georgia, where she was an Associate Professor of Anthropology. Velásquez Runk takes […]
“A truly historic moment”: UN General Assembly recognizes the human right to a healthy environment
In a landmark 161-0 vote on July 28, 2022, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly recognized the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. The United States voted in favor of the resolution; eight countries abstained from the vote. “This is a […]
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