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May 27, 2020

NOAA Announces New Digital Coast Fellow from North Carolina

NOAA's Coastal Management and Digital Coast Fellowship Program offers on-the-job training for postgraduate students in coastal resource management and policy. Anna Jane Jones soon will start a new fellowship: to work with The Nature Conservancy to plan and implement nature-based solutions to reduce risk in the Florida Panhandle and the Carolinas Coastal Plain.

May 13, 2020

Rip Current Safety Focus in 2020

Many aspects of visits to the N.C. coast may be different in 2020, but one constant will remain: Partners up and down the shore are focused on rip current safety.

Apr 29, 2020

Nature-Inspired Landscaping Featured in Virtual Science Cafe on Thursday

Three members of the Coastal Landscapes Initiative will be featured in a virtual science cafe hosted by the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 30. Join online: https://youtu.be/gREv0V-a084

Apr 24, 2020

And the Science Says: Seafood Consumers Want Recipes

Amid stay-at home orders, people are cooking more meals in their own kitchens — and research shows many folks want recipes for North Carolina seafood.

Apr 20, 2020

Regional Flood-Resilience Research Considers Communities and Infrastructure

North Carolina coastal scientists and local officials are key partners for a Sea Grant research project in which experts from four South Atlantic states not only will quantify the impacts of flooding on access to infrastructure, but also will consider associated economic costs to coastal communities.