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The Fungal Fallout of Climate Disasters
April 9, 2025
SOM Magnify Magazine
Duke medical students research fungal growth in the aftermath of Helene
May 15, 2025
WSOC-TV Charlotte
One Year Follow-Up
One year after Hurricane Helene - what have we learned about mold growth and exposure? View an update on our Duke University School of Medicine and PreMiEr: NSF Engineering Research Center for Precision Microbiome Engineering team investigating health risks in affected NC communities
September 21, 2025
Spectrum News
Featured Articles
Duke researchers study fungi adapting to heat as health risks grow
June 9, 2026 - Star News Online
A hotter, wetter South is becoming a breeding ground for mold
February 25, 2026 - Grist
Fungus Among Us
September 30, 2025 - Leader’s Edge
As the Planet Warms, Fungi Find a Way In
May 27, 2025 - Duke SOM
Fungal infections are killing millions. Why don’t we have more treatment options?
January 30, 2025 - Science Line
Are we forgetting about fungi?
July 21, 2024 - Medium
Climate Change and Health
April 24, 2024 - SOM Magnify Magazine
Debating the Cause of the Next Pandemic
Sept 14, 2023 - Duke Global Health Institute
The Battle Against the Fungal Apocalypse Is Just Beginning
August 25, 2023 - Wired
Inside the Race To Create the World’s First Anti-fungal Vaccine
June 20, 2023 - Inverse
Fungi don’t turn humans into zombies. But The Last of Us gets some science right
February 21, 2023 - Science News
Frightened by fungal zombies in The Last of Us? The real-life threat is terrifying, too
February 4, 2023 - CBS News
Dangerous Fungi Are Spreading Across U.S. as Temperatures Rise
February 1, 2023 - Wall Street Journal
Warmer Climate May Drive Fungi to Be More Dangerous to Our Health
January 30, 2023 - Duke Today
Other Media and Interviews
Epstein’s connections to NC and higher ed. Plus, how natural disasters are contributing to a growing mold problem
April 13, 2026 - WUNC News Interview
‘We’re stuck and we’re scared’: Asheville’s beleaguered renters grapple with mold
November 5, 2025 - BPR News Interview
Post-disaster fungal growth in Black Mountain, NC after Hurricane Helene
April 17, 2025 - WPTF FM 92.9 AM News Interview
Climate change could make fungi more dangerous
June 19, 2024 - Science Interview
A rare fungal infection is popping up in an unexpected part of the U.S.
January 24, 2024 - NBC News Interview
A deadly fungus with mysterious origins is raising alarms
April 13, 2023 - National Geographic Interview
‘The Last of Us’ Is Right. Our Warming Planet Is a Petri Dish.
April 2, 2023 - New York Times Opinion
The science that spawned fungal fears in HBO's 'The Last of Us'
February 21, 2023 - NPR Shortwave Podcast