COVID-19, Plastic Production, and Marine Debris

August 27, 2020 | Dave Shaw

Check in with Jenna Hartley, as she reflects on her the intersections of her North Carolina Sea Grant funded research and national, global topics. ...

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Innovative Research Looks at Flooding and the Latinx Community

August 20, 2020 | Dave Shaw

North Carolina Sea Grant – WRRI Graduate Research Fellow Olivia Vilá tells how she had to shift approaches on the fly in order to study flooding and the Latinx community in Wilmington....

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Pathways to Marine Policy

July 23, 2020 | Dave Shaw

Meet nine Knauss finalists whose past experiences with NOAA set them on a path to marine policy, including two of the four graduate students from North Carolina who are finalists this year....

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New Study Reveals Antibiotics in Rural Streams and Drinking Water Wells

July 22, 2020 | Dave Shaw

Antibiotics consumed by humans and animals can end up in the environment through a number of different pathways, including wastewater treatment facility effluent, septic leaching, and runoff....

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Celebrating Latino Conservation Week: Spotlight on Melinda Martinez

July 21, 2020 | Dave Shaw

We celebrate Latino Conservation Week with Melinda Martinez, recipient of last year's North Carolina Sea Grant — North Carolina Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship....

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