Restoration of estuarine habitats supports changes in N cycling and removal over time Habitat restoration is a valuable way to curtail environmental degradation.  In estuarine systems in North Carolina, oyster reefs and salt marshes are frequently restored together as living … Read more

PhD candidate, Martin Benavides spotlighted on Endeavors for using drones to study sharks. “In collaboration with David Johnston, director of the the Duke Marine Lab Unoccupied Systems Facility, Benavides wants to figure out how much and what kind of information can be collected … Read more

 UNC Marine Sciences faculty member Adrian Marchetti comments on the new National Microbiome Initiative recently enacted by The White House office of Science and Technology (OSTP). “We need to mine the wealth of knowledge and depth of experience already present … Read more

A Master’s Research Seminar presented by UNC Marine Sciences Graduate Student, Jessica Smith. Title: Probabilistic Track Generation for Storm Surge Prediction Abstract: Hurricanes and associated storm surges are costly and devastating natural hazards that affect populations on much of the world’s coasts. To … Read more

Carter Smith, a researcher at UNC Institute of Marine Sciences spoke to WNCT about how utilizing living shorelines prevent coastal erosion. On May 17th, 2016 WNCT’s Pierce Legeion spoke with Carter Smith about how recent research indicates that installation of living habitats along … Read more

UNC Marine Sciences’ Research Assistant Professor Barbara MacGregor, Ph.D. Seminar Presentation. Seminar Title: Multiplication is vexation: A genomic perspective on DNA replication and cell division in the large sulfur bacteria Presenter Affiliation: Department of Marine Sciences, UNC – Chapel Hill Summary: Bacteria … Read more

A research seminar presented by UNC MASC Graduate Student, JP Rippe. Title: Assessing Historical Growth and Connectivity of Coral Reefs at Multiple Scales Throughout the Caribbean Basin Abstract: Over the past three decades, coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea have experienced severe … Read more

An interdisciplinary seminar presented by UNC IMS Graduate Student, Greg Sorg. Seminar Title: Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost: Use of Chemical and Acoustic Cues to Navigate Estuarine Environments Abstract: The estuarine environment provides primary habitats, nurseries, and/or foraging grounds for … Read more

An interdisciplinary seminar presented by UNC IMS Graduate Student, Charlie Deaton. Seminar Title: Bistability and resilience in coupled bio-geomorphic coastal systems Abstract: Many coastal ecosystems, such as dunes, salt marshes, and seagrass beds, exist due to biological-geologic feedbacks that result in highly dynamic, … Read more

An interdisciplinary seminar presented by Univertisy of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Marine Sciences Graduate Student, Rob Lampe on Phytoplankton Thin Layers.