Looking Back: Coastwatch 1985

October 21, 2015 | Rebecca Nagy

Thirty years ago this month, the October 1985 issus of Coastwatch included a story about Lundie Spence, former North Carolina Sea Grant marine education specialist. To commemorate #BackToTheFuture day, we catch up with her today to find out what she is doing now....

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Teaching Kids about Fluorescence and Bioluminescence

March 30, 2015 |

Hannah Aichelman, Sarah Davies and Matt Kanke teach visitors to the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences about fluorescence and bioluminescence....

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What’s In a Name? Conch vs. Whelk

March 2, 2015 | Terri Kirby Hathaway

Terri Kirby Hathaway explains the difference between the two mollusks....

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Writing About Science

January 29, 2015 | Rebecca Nagy

Read an excerpt from Terri Kirby Hathaway's guest blog for the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s Sea Turtle Exploration website....

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Encouraging Women in STEM

November 7, 2014 | Katie Mosher

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. ...

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