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2020 Knauss Applications Deadline Feb. 22; Current Fellows Arrive in DC

Marisa Incremona

May 3, 2019

2019 North Carolina Coastal Conference Accepting Submissions

North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting submissions for the 2019 North Carolina Coastal Conference. Abstracts must be received by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 16, 2019.

Apr 11, 2019

NC Sea Grant’s Whitehead Takes Science to the Movies on April 18

The North Carolina Science Festival features over 350 statewide events during the month of April. Moviegoers will want to mark their calendars for the festival’s “Science in the Movies: Twisters, Tremblors, Sharknadoes, and Other Natural Disasters” at 7 p.m. on April 18 at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Mar 1, 2019

Save The Date: North Carolina Coastal Conference Set for November

North Carolina Sea Grant again will host the North Carolina Coastal Conference. The event will be held Nov. 19 and 20, 2019, at the Hotel Ballast in downtown Wilmington. Details online at ncseagrant.org.

Feb 15, 2019

Study Yields New Clues to Predict Tipping Points for Marsh Survival

Sea-level rise, sediment starvation and other environmental woes pose increasing threats to coastal wetlands worldwide. But a massive new Duke University study, with funding from North Carolina Sea Grant, could help stem these losses by giving scientists a broader understanding of which wetlands are most at risk, and why.

Feb 11, 2019

2020 Knauss Applications Deadline Feb. 22; Current Fellows Arrive in DC

Four Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship finalists from North Carolina are serving a year in the federal, executive and legislative branches in Washington, D.C. Alicia M. Cheripka, Jill Hamilton, Chrissy Hayes and William Thaxton started their placements in February. As the 2019 class begins their placements, North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications for the 2020 Knauss fellowship until 5 p.m. Feb. 22, 2019.