{"id":10249,"date":"2018-06-01T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/?page_id=10249"},"modified":"2024-08-15T14:25:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T18:25:54","slug":"research-responds-to-key-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/coastwatch\/research-responds-to-key-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Responds to Key Challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Hurricane recovery, science literacy, oyster reefs and aquaculture \u2014 these are among the topics of interest spanning 10 new North Carolina Sea Grant 2018 to 2020 core research projects. Research teams will apply often novel approaches to address coastal issues creatively and efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are looking forward to how these innovative studies will examine various real-world needs along our coast,\u201d says Susan White, North Carolina Sea Grant\u2019s executive director. \u201cThese two-year projects are considered our core research to complement the organization\u2019s major focus areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new projects include researchers from five campuses in the state: East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington and Duke University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Four of the projects feature collaborations with researchers at other universities and partners, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration lab in Beaufort and Stanford University. Eight of the projects include student support. All provide training opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NOAA funds these projects through the National Sea Grant College Program, along with state funding through the University of North Carolina system. Each project also includes matching funds from the respective university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n