Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Duke University campus
Levine Science Research Center
Use	School of the Environment
Style	Incorporates Gothic and Modern styles
Erected	1994
Location	West Campus
Namesake	Leon Levine
Architect	Payette Associates
Size	341,000-square-feet
Website	School of the Environment

The Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences is one of seven graduate and professional schools at Duke University. 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: Coastal Systems Science and Policy, Earth and Ocean Sciences, and Environmental Sciences and Policy.

[edit] History

Environmental and earth sciences at Duke are almost as old as the university itself. The School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Marine Lab were both formed in 1938. Duke's Department of Geology was formed in 1936. The Nicholas School was founded in 1991 when Duke combined its School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the Duke University Marine Laboratory. In 1997, the Department of Geology joined the Nicholas School as the Division of Earth and Ocean Sciences. Though the school was originally called the Duke School of Environment at its inception in 1991, it was named the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences in 2000 following a $20 million gift from Peter M. and Ginny Nicholas.

[edit] External links

• Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences
• Duke University

Academics	Schools and Institutes: Divinity School • Fuqua School of Business • Graduate School • Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences • Pratt School of Engineering • School of Law • School of Medicine • School of Nursing • Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy • Trinity College of Arts and Sciences Programs: B.N. Duke Scholars program • Degree Programs • FOCUS • TIP • Undergraduate scholarships
Athletics	ACC • Basketball • Cameron Crazies • Cameron Indoor Stadium • Carlyle Cup • History of the Blue Devil • Jack Coombs Field • Koskinen Stadium • Krzyzewskiville • Tobacco Road • UNC-Duke rivalry • Wallace Wade Stadium
Campus	Construction projects • Duke Chapel • Duke Forest • Durham • Fitzpatrick Center • History • Images • Lemur Center • Levine Science Research Center • Marine Lab • Medical Center • Nasher Museum of Art • Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Student life	A cappella • Alumni • American Dance Festival • Cable 13 • Cameron Crazies • The Chronicle • Duke Diya • Hoof 'n' Horn • Krzyzewskiville • WXDU-FM