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Feb 28, 2017

NC Space Grant Adds White as Interim Director

North Carolina Space Grant announces that Susan White will serve as the program’s interim director. White also serves as executive director of North Carolina Sea Grant and the state’s Water Resources Research Institute. All three statewide programs have headquarters at NC State University. Contact: Jobi Cook, Space Grant, 919-515-5933, jobi_cook@ncsu.edu Katie Mosher, North Carolina Sea Grant, 919-270-4962, kmosher@ncsu.edu

Feb 28, 2017

NC School of Science and Mathematics Wins Blue Heron Bowl

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics came out on top at this year’s Blue Heron Bowl. As first place finishers, the team will go on to compete at the 2017 National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB), April 20 to 23 at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. The competition, a regional qualifying event for the national program, focuses on marine science, with a theme this year of “Blue Energy – Powering the Planet with our Ocean.” Contact: Katie Mosher, NC Sea Grant, 919-515-9069, kmosher@ncsu.edu

Katelyn Theuerkauf, Samantha Godwin and Brandon Puckett deploying stakes to monitor marsh erosion at Currituck Banks Reserve

Feb 27, 2017

Invasive and Native Marsh Grasses May Provide Similar Benefits to Protected Wetlands

This post is in collaboration with North Carolina State University, with funding for the N.C. Coastal Reserve fellowship provided in part by North Carolina Sea Grant. Contact: Tracey Peake, 919-515-6142, tracey_peake@ncsu.edu

Feb 24, 2017

Sea Grant Announces 2017 National Aquaculture Initiative

The National Sea Grant Program has announced the 2017 National Aquaculture Initiative — two competitive funding opportunities to advance aquaculture research, address barriers to aquaculture, and expand aquaculture production. Contact: Katie Mosher, 919-515-9069

Feb 17, 2017

Sea Grant, WRRI Offer Graduate Student Funding

The North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute and North Carolina Sea Grant are pleased to announce a joint funding opportunity for graduate students in North Carolina. We intend to fund up to five projects at $10,000 each. Proposals are due by 12 p.m., May 1, 2017. Contact: Nicole Wilkinson, nicole_wilkinson@ncsu.edu, 919-513-1216 John Fear, jmfear@ncsu.edu, 919-515-9104