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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Building Resilience Through Community-Engaged Research: A Look Across Appalachia, India’s Bihar, and the Alaskan Arctic

Three Climate Collaborative teams working globally gathered to share insights and lessons learned as they seek to solve tough environmental issues with communities.
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Do Our Cities Make Us Sick? Jenny Roe's Vision for Healthier, Greener Urban Spaces

UVA’s Environmental Institute faculty affiliate, Jenny Roe, has decades of research proving access to green outdoor spaces is crucial to mental health and wellbeing.
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Experts Warn L.A. Fires Are a Tragic Consequence of Climate Change and Zoning Practices

Two directors at UVA’s Environmental Institute worked on water and land management in California, where they also lived, for decades. They say the fires in Los Angeles are the results of both climate change and...
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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.

Upcoming Events

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Engaging with Eco-anxiety: European and Interdisciplinary Perspectives with Panu Pihkala

 

A Changing Climate, Artificial Intelligence & What We Can Predict

 

Climate Change and the Virginia Coast

 

Batten Hour: Covering Climate Change with the Power of Story
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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