Do Water Snakes Get Thirsty?
A research team enters swampy terrain to hand-capture snakes and measure the reptiles' sensitivity to dehydration....Skedaddling Sea Turtles: How Loggerheads React to Hurricanes
Not only do these turtles dive longer and change locations, but their new behaviors linger after the storms have passed....Continue reading "Skedaddling Sea Turtles: How Loggerheads React to Hurricanes"
In Full Bloom
North Carolina Sea Grant welcomes Haley Plass to our advisory board. Plaas is a Ph.D. student in environmental sciences and engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City. She received the joint Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership – North Carolina Sea Grant Fellowship in 2019 and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in 2020. Here, she talks about some of her groundbreaking research....How Sea Grant Fueled My Passion for Environmental Engineering
North Carolina Sea Grant celebrates Black in Marine Science week with Delandra Clark's article about how real-world experiences informed her decision to pursue environmental engineering....Continue reading "How Sea Grant Fueled My Passion for Environmental Engineering"
Above and Below: The Impacts of Weather Events on Water Quality and Quantity
North Carolina Sea Grant celebrates Black in Marine Science Week with a look at Alex K. Manda's wide-ranging research interests, which address a critical resource many people on the East Coast often take for granted: water. ...Continue reading "Above and Below: The Impacts of Weather Events on Water Quality and Quantity"