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Sep 25, 2023

Accepting Proposals for Coastal Resource Management Research

Contact: John Fear, jmfear@ncsu.edu  North Carolina-based researchers are invited to propose research studies that would meet resource management needs identified by North Carolina state agencies. Due date for proposal submission…

trash floating in water

Sep 21, 2023

National Marine Debris Challenge Competition Open: Sea Grant Program Collaboration Required

North Carolina partners interested in the latest round of NOAA Sea Grant funding for the Marine Debris Challenge Competition must contact North Carolina Sea Grant, as letters of intent are the first step and must be submitted by a Sea Grant program. 

ghost forest from saltwater intrusion

Sep 18, 2023

NC Sea Grant and Space Grant Launch New Study on Ghost Forests

Spencer Rhea, a Ph.D. student in biology at Duke University, is investigating when and where ghost forests will form next.

Marsh at sunset. Sky appears in bands of pink, blue, and purple. Green marsh grass in the middle, and blue water at the bottom, with reflections of marsh grass.

Sep 18, 2023

Now Accepting Applications for Mountains to Sea Graduate Research Fellowship

North Carolina Sea Grant and the NC Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) are seeking applications for graduate student research projects. Graduate students in good academic standing and currently enrolled in accredited colleges and universities in North Carolina are eligible to apply by 5 p.m. on November 17, 2023.

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Sep 15, 2023

Six New Knauss Finalists Selected from North Carolina

After a highly competitive review process, NOAA and Sea Grant have announced their finalists for the 2024 class of the Sea Grant John A. Knauss Policy Fellowship program. Six graduate students from North Carolina are part of the 84 finalists nationwide. The NC finalists are: Claudia Deeg, Nicholas “Nico” Fairbairn, Madeleine “Mac” Gagné, Sydney Mantell, Stephanie Murphy, and Aaron Ramus.