Sally Dowd learned how to net a fish when she was 5 years old. Each summer, her family would escape the bustle of Charlotte and head to their family home in Wilmington, where their days were spent exploring and swimming … Read more| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Prof. Laura Moore was interviewed by WRAL, and other news outlets, regarding recent work funded by the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. This work, which comprises Benton Franklin’s third dissertation chapter, is collaborative with Duke, NC State, ECU and multiple stakeholders. … Read more| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
As the setting sun bursts with color over the estuary behind Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium in Morehead City, North Carolina, Alexis Longmire’s attention is on the water. Her team has just netted a silver- and black-striped fish that sounds like it’s … Read more| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
“North Carolina is flooding more than ever before,” Miyuki Hino says. “It’s something we hear often from the people we interview.” “In eastern North Carolina, we’ve estimated that almost half of flooded buildings are outside of the floodplain, most of which … Read more| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Chelsea Black is a shark expert at UNC-Chapel Hill. She’s researched them at the population level—counting them along the North Carolina coast—to the microbial level, culturing the bacteria in the pores of their snouts. Her Ph.D. research was on shark … Read more| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
The intense flooding in Orange County brought by Tropical Storm Chantal in July was more than just another entry in Hunter Quintal’s database of storms impacting the U.S. It also served as a vivid reminder of the urgent importance of his … Read more| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Legendary Carolina scientist Hans Paerl — the William R. Kenan Professor of Marine and Environmental Sciences — retired in July, leaving behind a legacy that extends well beyond his 50-page curriculum vitae and nearly 600 authored papers. The Paerl Lab has been one of the cornerstones of the institute since Paerl joined in 1978. In his 47 years at IMS — more than half of its existence — Paerl conducted pivotal research on eutrophication and harmful algal blooms. He collaborated wit...| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Megan Plenge, Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences, has been elected as the 2nd Vice President of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT). This marks the first year of a four-year term, which … Read more| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
The Graduate School has announced its 2025 Impact Award recipients, including: Nicholas Funnel, doctoral student in ecology, working with Joel Fodrie Lauren Grimley, doctoral student in Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences, working with Antonia Sebastian To learn more about their … Read more| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
Congratulations to Sally Dowd, recipient of the Deborah M. Dexter Institute of Marine Sciences Ph.D. Scholarship| Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences
