News/Stories Archives

Jan 08, 2024
  • Kim Kassner

Join us at the Outer Banks this summer!

Resilience and adaptation to coastal change across communities Communities and coastlines are under threat from diverse hazards, such as extreme weather, sea level rise, and population growth. Join an interdisciplinary...

Oct 26, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Congratulations to the 2023 Fall CCEDS NRT Cohort!

The CCEDS program, part of the National Research Traineeship (NRT) initiative, trains graduate students to use data science in solving real-world environmental and community problems. We are happy to announce...

Oct 21, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Sea Grant and APNCP Fellowship

The Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership (APNEP) and North Carolina Sea Grant are accepting applications for the 2023 Graduate Fellowship in Estuarine Research. The fellowship will fund a graduate student based...

Oct 18, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Tar River Community Science Festival makes return

The Tar River Community Science Festival, a celebration and involvement event for the community, made its return on Oct. 7 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Town Common...

Jun 06, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Megan Linke

Megan Linke is a first-year Biology master’s student with a focus on Environmental and Organismic Biology at East Carolina University. Her project “King rail habitat use in restored and managed...

May 16, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Grace Loonam

Grace Loonam grew up in South Florida and got to learn more about oyster restoration while living on the coast. Her interests lay in the coastal environment, as well as...

May 11, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Genevieve Guerry

For Genevieve Guerry, the coast is where she feels at home. During her childhood, she moved to many different places, including Great Britain, as her family has military origins. Today,...

May 09, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Daniel Reed

Daniel Reed grew up near the mountains in Hendersonville, NC where his family has an apple orchard farm. Being surrounded by nature and wildlife taught him to appreciate the environment,...

May 04, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Allyson Ropp

Allyson Ropp is a North Carolina native and grew up in Chapel Hill. Before coming to East Carolina University, she studied at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and...

May 02, 2023
  • Kim Kassner

Water Scholar Awardee Spring 2023: Colin Finlay

Colin Finlay grew up in Jackson, Wyoming near the Grand Teton Mountains. During his childhood, he spent a lot of time outdoors and explored the “beautiful wilderness” of his home...