Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment

Mission

CREATING KNOWLEDGE

We create knowledge through basic, applied, and multidisciplinary research in the relevant physical, life, and social sciences designed to expand our understanding of the Earth and its environment.

CREATING GLOBAL LEADERS

We develop leadership through:

• An undergraduate academic program designed to spread understanding of the Earth and the environmental ethic to a new cadre of Duke graduates
• A professional masters program that trains a new breed of environmental professionals working in the public, private, and non-profit sectors with the skills needed to devise and implement effective environmental policies and practices
• A Ph.D. program dedicated to adding to a new generation of world-class scientists, researchers, and educators in the environment

FORGING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

We strategically focus the intellectual resources and capital amassed in research and education to address three of the most challenging environmental issues confronting society:

• Climate and Energy
• Terrestrial and Marine Ecosystems
• Human Health and the Environmen