The late Hugh Porter was referred to as “Mr. Seashell” during his nearly 55-year career at the University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City. He co-authored the original Seashell Field Guide. “North Carolina Sea Grant has revised … Read more
CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System gives prestigious designation to North Carolina DHHS and UNC-Chapel Hill The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been designated as … Read more
“Julianne Davis writes about her last two field seasons in Alaska, waiting for river ice to break to study sediment shifts during springtime. They work in all seasons on the Tanana River to understand how much sediment sand and … Read more
Measuring Water from Space “A new NASA satellite is recording the first global survey of Earth’s water cycle with unprecedented accuracy — and Tamlin Pavelsky is verifying its data from North Carolina to New Zealand.” Article by Endeavors | UNC … Read more
Dr. Shintaro Bunya, a research scientist with the university’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City, and Dr. Rick Luettich, director of the institute and principal investigator of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-funded Coastal Resilience Center, are creating an … Read more
Neuse River saltier than normal for late winter, researcher, Nathan Hall, says. “Nathan Hall, research assistant professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City, told Coastal Review that the 40-mile-long tidal estuary … Read more
Congratulations to our Research Symposium award winners: Tyler O’Keefe, Graduate student: Morrow Award for Research Meredith Meyer, Graduate student Morrow Award for Research Lina Koschick, Graduate student: Wheeler Award for Excellence in Teaching Cole Medlin, Graduate student: Wheeler Award … Read more
Tamlin Pavelsky the NASA freshwater science lead for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) and an UNC-Chapel Hill Hydrologist tracked the depth of the lake that appeared in the Death Valley. “Satellites have revealed the depth of the extremely … Read more
