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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Morocco Earthquake: UVA Professor Says Construction Techniques Created Worse Outcomes

Osman Ozbulut, a professor in the UVA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and EI affiliate, has expertise in how structures withstand stress.
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UVA’s Environmental Institute Appoints Environmental Attorney & Policy Expert Elizabeth Andrews as Inaugural Practitioner Fellow

The Environmental Institute has appointed acclaimed environmental attorney and natural resources policy expert Elizabeth Andrews as the first Environmental Sustainability and Resilience Practitioner Fellow.
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Florida Under Water: Why Was Hurricane Idalia So Destructive?

A UVA hydrologist and EI affiliate explains why the hurricane brought so much devastating water – and warns of the threat the flooding poses next.
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2023 Environmental Futures Forum Focuses on Community-Engaged and Place-Based Research

At this annual event, UVA’s Environmental Institute facilitated conversations around the role, power, and challenges of community-engaged and place-based research.

Upcoming Events

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Extreme Weather Events and a Changing Environment

 

Climate Change and the Disproportionate Health Burdens

 

Millions on the Move: Climate Change, Displacement, and Migration

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 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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