UVA's Environmental Institute

Formerly the Environmental Resilience Institute (or "ERI"), UVA's Environmental Institute has a new name and an expanded mission. UVA's EI supports interdisciplinary research and training that is both great and good at the intersection of climate change and human well-being.

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Understanding Storms Can Unlock Better Solutions to Extreme Weather

UVA scientist Kathleen Schiro has been working for years on better models around thunderstorms and greenhouse gas emissions, believing the information will help communities prepare for extreme weather due to climate change.
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NSF Funds Project to Examine Social, Environmental Impacts of AI

Seed funded by the Institute, associate professor Mar Hicks and assistant professor Jess Reia of the School of Data Science are partnering with the Data and Society Research Institute.
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How Hurricanes in the Gulf Trigger Storms in Virginia and North Carolina

Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, but has impacted thousands outside of the state. This UVA expert explains how and why this happens.
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Environmental Institute 2023-2024 Annual Report

UVA's Environmental Institute releases its first Annual Report.

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Reimagining AI for Environmental Justice and Creativity
Climate change is real. So are the solutions.

Karen McGlathery, Director

Initiatives
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Climate Collaborative
Large, interdisciplinary research teams addressing climate-related challenges
https://environment.virginia.edu/about-climate-collaboratives
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Climate Restoration Initiative
Interdisciplinary team focused on negative emissions & carbon removal strategies for Virginia
https://environment.virginia.edu/restore
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Decarbonization Corps
Projects to increase the pace of decarbonization through research projects
https://environment.virginia.edu/decarbonization-corp
Seed Grant Opportunities
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Rapid Response
Funding on an ongoing, rolling basis for time-sensitive research
https://environment.virginia.edu/rapid-response-grant
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Spark Funding
Funding for individual researchers ready to build novel research
https://environment.virginia.edu/spark-grants
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CoLab
Funding teams for 1-2 years on novel interdisciplinary collaborations
https://environment.virginia.edu/colab-call
Fellowships
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Climate Fellows
Postdoctoral program for researchers focused on climate change & impacts
https://environment.virginia.edu/g2c-fellows
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Global to Community
Postdoctoral fellows who work as a cohort to bridge global-scale modeling
https://environment.virginia.edu/g2c
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Practitioner
Non-academic practitioners who enhance research & teaching in environmental issues
https://environment.virginia.edu/practitioner-fellows
Student Opportunities
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Internships
10-week summer internship program for UVA students
https://environment.virginia.edu/news/summer-internship-program
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Externships
Opportunities for UVA students to shadow workplace mentors
https://environment.virginia.edu/news/environmental-externships
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Environmental Futures Fellows
Opportunities for UVA graduate students to conduct summer research
https://environment.virginia.edu/grad-fellows
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