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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Sound Recording of the Ocean
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UVA students and faculty members in discussion
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Aerial view of city in Arctic snow
A team supported by UVA’s Environmental Institute has been working with community members in the Arctic to find solutions to dangerous infrastructure challenges caused by a changing climate.
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lithium battery recycling
UVA researchers, based on a project seed funded by the Environmental Institute, expand work on challenges associated with lithium recovery during battery recycling.
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Photos of an EV Charging Station Sign
The Environmental Institute's Associate Director, Andres Clarens, weighs in on UVA's electric revolution.
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Flowers in front of a Pavilion at UVA
EPA's Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator, Adam Ortiz, visited UVA's Environmental Institute to discuss community-based climate solutions.
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2024 Protecting Health in a Changing Climate
The State of Climate Policy in Virginia
AIR Opening Workshop
Climate change is real. So are the solutions.
Initiatives
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Climate Collaborative
Large, interdisciplinary research teams addressing climate-related challenges
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Climate Restoration Initiative
Interdisciplinary team focused on negative emissions & carbon removal strategies for Virginia
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Decarbonization Corps
Projects to increase the pace of decarbonization through research projects
Seed Grant Opportunities
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Rapid Response
Funding on an ongoing, rolling basis for time-sensitive research
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Spark Funding
Funding for individual researchers ready to build novel research
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CoLab
Funding teams for 1-2 years on novel interdisciplinary collaborations
Fellowships
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Climate Fellows
Postdoctoral program for researchers focused on climate change & impacts
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Global to Community
Postdoctoral fellows who work as a cohort to bridge global-scale modeling
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Practitioner
Non-academic practitioners who enhance research & teaching in environmental issues
Student Opportunities
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Internships
10-week summer internship program for UVA students
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Externships
Opportunities for UVA students to shadow workplace mentors
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Environmental Futures Fellows
Opportunities for UVA graduate students to conduct summer research
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