Fairs and festivals are planned for up and down the coast to celebrate Earth Day, which is Friday.
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‘State of Change’ looks at NC’s response to climate change
The free screening and panel discussion with climate change experts April 21 is offered as a virtual and in-person event in Raleigh.
Celebrations of science, Earth Day on statewide
The 12th North Carolina Science Festival taking place this month is well underway but there are still plenty of opportunities to learn about science and celebrate Earth Day on the coast.
Pine Knoll Shores aquarium to celebrate Earth Day
The North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is hosting a Party for the Planet April 22-29 in celebration of Earth Day.
Group funds education on shared NC, Virginia watersheds
A North Carolina nonprofit and another from Virginia have been awarded a combined $40,000 by the Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership to help teachers educate students about the Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine region.
Core Sound to welcome classes, families for Earth Day event
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island is celebrating Earth Day April 8 with students and April 9 with families.
Aquarium to host first Carnival to Combat Climate Change
Representatives from science and conservation organizations from across the state are to be on hand during the outside event set for April 2.
Roanoke aquarium to recognize women in science
Celebrate International Women’s Day Saturday at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island.
STEM policy fellowship available to NC graduate students
The fellowship offers a yearlong, full-time position in a high‐level state government office, focusing on policy topics related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
Cultural Resources summer internship deadline March 14
The Historically Black Colleges/Universities and Minority Institutions of Higher Education Internship is a paid, 10-week program with the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
Duke robotics lab to kick-off new livestream series
Doctoral candidates will share how they use drones to study water quality and ocean color.
Coastal Studies Institute readies for 2022 summer camps
The Coastal Studies Institute is hosting eight weeks of in-person educational summer camps that include exploring the Outer Banks.
Registration open for online course on fisheries science
The six-week course begins Feb. 22 and runs weekly on Tuesday nights through March 29.
UNCW gifts extinct gray whale specimen to Smithsonian
The University of North Carolina Wilmington recently gifted its north Atlantic gray whale specimen to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
Program on South’s free people of color kicks off series
Warren Milteer Jr., history professor at University of North Carolina Greensboro will present the program Jan. 18 during the North Carolina Maritime Museum’s Third Tuesday Lectures.
NC Sea Grant welcomes new education specialist
Erika Young has joined North Carolina Sea Grant as the coastal and marine education specialist.
