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Mar 14, 2022

Rogers Honored with Order of the Long Leaf Pine

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.

Mar 10, 2022

Study: U.S. Flood Damage Risk Is Underestimated

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.

Mar 1, 2022

NC Sea Grant Announces Winners of the Coastal Resilience Team Competition

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.

Feb 28, 2022

NC Sea Grant Welcome New Reef Fisheries Fellow

Ashley Oliver is the new South Atlantic Reef Fish Extension and Communication Fellow, working with North Carolina Sea Grant and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.

Feb 23, 2022

Applications Open for NC Science Policy Fellowships

North Carolina Sea Grant has opened applications for the 2022 NC STEM Policy Fellowship, with a deadline of March 28. The fellowships provide graduate students from North Carolina colleges and universities with opportunities to serve full-time for a year in high‐level state government offices, focusing on policy topics related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.