Nicholas School of the Environment

Nicholas School of the Environment
Established	1938, as the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1991 as the Nicholas School
Type	Private
Location	Durham, North Carolina, USA
Website	www.nicholas.duke.edu

The Nicholas School of the Environment is one of ten graduate and professional schools at Duke University. The Levine Science Research Center is home to the vast majority of its programs, while a secondary facility is maintained in the coastal town of Beaufort, North Carolina. The school provides educational opportunities for students at the doctoral level (Ph.D), graduate professional level (Master of Environmental Management and Master of Forestry), and undergraduate level (B.S. and A.B). It is composed of three research divisions: Earth and Ocean Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Policy and Marine Science and Conservation. The current dean of the Nicholas School is William L. Chameides.

History

The Nicholas School celebrates its creation date as 1991, but it represents a coming together of three entities that are almost as old as the university itself. The School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Duke University Marine Lab (both formed in 1938) came together in 1991 to become the School of Environment, which was named the Nicholas School of the Environment in 1995 following a $20 million gift from Peter M. and Ginny Nicholas. In 1997, the Department of Geology (formed in 1936) joined the school as the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences and focuses on a number of areas at the intersection of earth and environmental sciences.

External links

• Nicholas School of the Environment
• Duke Marine Lab
• Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions
• Duke University