Stefanie Schwemlein
Articles
Rising global conflict over water calls for more cooperation
Past societies have battled bitterly over power, ideology and access to resources. Wars of the 20th century were fought over oil, but some scholars believe the 21st century’s wars will be sparked by a different resource — water.
Global Sustainability Symposium prompts discussion and action
How much water does it take to drive your car for one mile? How much energy was used to make your bottle of water?
This University Day celebrates Tar Heels making a global impact
More than two centuries ago today, our University’s founders laid the cornerstone of the first building of the first state university in the United States of America.
Water in our world
We are in the middle of the hottest year ever recorded in the United States. The Midwest is baking, crops in our nation’s “breadbasket” are burning and we face a nationwide forecast of extended droughts.