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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Latest News

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Be a Part of the EI's New Office: Photo Contest Announcement!

UVA's Environmental Institute announces a photography contest during the summer of 2023.
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US Healthcare Sector Can Decarbonize, Reduce Waste, and Improve Public Health with Thoughtful Regulation

In an article for Health Affairs, UVA's Matthew Meyers, a lead faculty member for an Environmental Institute Decarbonization Corps project, assesses sustainability and waste reduction in the U.S. healthcare system.
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Satellites Reveal Widespread Decline in Global Lake Water Storage

In a paper published in Science, EI Fellow Fangfang Yao and co-authors find that climate change, human consumption, and sedimentation contributed to significant lake water loss.
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Announcing the 2023 Environmental Futures Fellows

UVA's Environmental Institute announces the 2023 Environmental Futures Fellows: Lincoln Lewis and Siqi Yang.

Upcoming Events

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San Francisco Sustainability Technology & Innovation Networking Reception

 

Los Altos Sustainability, Technology, and Innovation Networking Reception

 

Seattle Sustainability, Technology, and Innovation Networking Reception

 

Resilient Virginia 2023 Conference

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
Climate Fellows
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Climate Post-Doc
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 pracitioners 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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