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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UVA Students Pursue Studies to the Arctic Circle

UVA students get hands-on experience addressing the effects of melting snow in Alaska’s northernmost town. This work is included in the Institute's Climate Collaborative team.
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Faculty lead translational research as part of Decarbonization Corps

Three of the six projects from the EI Decarbonization Corps program this academic year focus on sustainable and resilient architecture, housing, and building solutions.
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PiA and Fulbright Winner Hannah Semmes on Navigating Global Change in Taiwan and Indonesia

As an Environmental Institute summer intern, Hannah Semmes found purpose and a way to make a meaningful impact.
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UVA Environmental Institute and VASG Launch Website for Proactive Resilience Planning

Impacts from flooding on high-value residential, commercial, and industrial areas in vulnerable urban, suburban and rural coastal communities can be mitigated through strategic planning and community engagement.

Upcoming Events

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Climate Collaborative Annual Symposium
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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