NC Sea Grant and APNEP Name New Joint Fellow

March 22, 2022 | Lauren Pharr

Joshua Himmelstein, a Ph.D. student in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Institute of Marine Sciences, is the recipient of the 2022 joint fellowship from North Carolina Sea Grant and the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership....

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Effects of Antibiotics Vary on Urban Stream Ecology 

March 17, 2022 | Lauren Pharr

North Carolina Sea Grant supported new research on the potential impacts of three common antibiotics on urban streams....

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Rogers Honored with Order of the Long Leaf Pine

March 14, 2022 | Lauren Pharr

Spencer Rogers, who recently retired from North Carolina Sea Grant, is among the newest members of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the most highly valued honors that North Carolina’s governor can award....

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Study: U.S. Flood Damage Risk Is Underestimated

March 10, 2022 | Lauren Pharr

Recent flood maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency might not capture the full extent of flood risk, according to research by a team from NC State University. The study was supported by the U.S. Geological Survey Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center and North Carolina Sea Grant....

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NC Sea Grant Announces Winners of the Coastal Resilience Team Competition

March 1, 2022 | Lauren Pharr

Students from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been selected to receive funding in North Carolina Sea Grant’s first Coastal Resilience Team Competition. The team will collaborate on the project: Incorporating Ecosystem Services into Flood-Resilience Planning in New Bern, North Carolina....

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