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Dec 22, 2014

Fellowship Opportunity Times Four

By SANDRA HARRIS Posted December 22, 2014 If you are a North Carolina-based graduate student, check out four state and national fellowships available through North Carolina Sea Grant. Don’t let…

Dec 15, 2014

Tis the Season…for Birds

Jack Thigpen encourages readers to join the Christmas Bird Count and find out which birds visit our coast.

Dec 11, 2014

Starring Wild-Caught, Local Shrimp

Barry Nash explains how North Carolina Sea Grant and its partners help North Carolina fishermen meet the rising consumer demand for ready-to-cook, local seafood. An example is wild-caught, local shrimp that has been peeled and frozen.

Dec 10, 2014

Local = Seasonal with North Carolina Seafood

Fisheries specialist Scott Baker highlights how North Carolina Sea Grant has worked to help local communities brand their seafood. These efforts had raised consumer awareness about the value of local seafood and its seasonality.

Nov 14, 2014

#NCSGDay2014 Result: Research Proposals

Building on the momentum from #NCSGDay2014, Sea Grant sponsored a request for proposals for research projects based around four categories identified at the event. John Fear gives an update on the process so far.

Nov 12, 2014

Lights, Camera, Tidal Creeks

In late October, Gloria Putnam, coastal resources and communities specialist at North Carolina Sea Grant, spent a day in Wilmington with Frank Graff of UNC-TV. They taped a story for NC…

Nov 7, 2014

Encouraging Women in STEM

The free Scientific Research and Education Network — or SciREN —Triangle event on Nov.13 is one space where educators can come talk to women in STEM fields about being a woman in a STEM field.

Nov 6, 2014

FFHS Phytofinders to the Rescue

FFHS Phytofinders were called into action after a recent sighting of discolored water off the Outer Banks. Terri Kirby Hathaway explains.

Nov 3, 2014

Ruth’s Turn Cakes

Blogger and photographer Vanda Lewis shares a recipe for her mother-in-law's fried bread, best served with seafood stews. Enjoy.

Oct 29, 2014

Picture This: Developing Storm Surge Visualization

Rosemary Cyriac discusses a North Carolina Sea Grant-funded research project to improve hurricane and storm surge guidance to emergency managers of the coastal counties in the state, particularly in visualizing geographic data.