The research is geared toward finding the best ways to train community volunteers to collect data on underwater seagrasses in waters throughout the state in a program led by Coastal Carolina Riverwatch and the University of North Carolina Wilmington and funded by North Carolina Sea Grant.
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Count Basie Orchestra to perform at UNCW in November
The Grammy-winning ensemble, under the direction of Scotty Barnhart, “carries forward the legendary sound of Count Basie with an energetic blend of swing, blues, and masterful improvisation,” organizers said.
‘Delivery is imminent’: UNCW awaits new research vessel
The University of North Carolina Wilmington is eagerly anticipating delivery of its new $7.5 million, 78-foot-long, 27-foot-wide, aluminum research vessel purpose-built with an array of equipment and sensors, including those for enhanced geophysical surveys.
Residents urge mining firm to find other expansion options
New Hanover County residents and environmentalists spoke out Tuesday against Martin Marietta’s planned Castle Hayne quarry mine expansion, urging other alternatives that would lessen threats to water quality, wetlands and aquifer levels.
UNCW Blue Economy Index fares better than its benchmarks
The University of North Carolina Wilmington Blue Economy Index, which measures oceans-based industry performance as compared to familiar stock exchange indices including the S&P 500 and S&P Industrials, saw less of a slide during March than they did.
UNCW Blue Economy Index buoyed by energy, infrastructure
The index, which tracks companies doing business on oceans and waterways and with an environmental focus, rose 8.66% in February, outperforming broader benchmark indices.
Creek Week to connect residents with region’s waterways
Cape Fear Creek Week, scheduled for March 14-21, offers a variety of opportunities to connect participates with local waterways of the Cape Fear Region.
UNCW alum group awards Coastal Federation’s Kerri Allen
Trevor Todd, Kerri Allen and Edward A. “Ed” Sundy Jr. are the newest recipients of UNCW’s Alumni Association Distinguished Awards.
UNCW Blue Economy Index posts increase over November
The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Blue Economy Index ended 2025 on an upswing and outperformed its major global benchmarks.
UNCW center launches lab to help entrepreneurs ‘Thrive’
UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is taking applications for its new Thrive Lab program, which is designed to help business owners grown and strengthen their businesses.
UNCW Blue Economy Index dips 1.36% in November
The sector known as the Blue Economy — companies operating on oceans and waterways that are focused on environmental sustainability — still showed relative stability during the month, compared with industrial benchmarks.
UNCW center awarded grant for flood planning, resilience
The Endowment, established from New Hanover County’s sell of New Hanover Regional Medical Center to Novant Health in 2020, has awarded a $500,000 grant to UNCW’s Center for Marine Science to help enhance flood safety and resilience efforts in the county.
Cape Fear ghost forests tell tale of ever-saltier water upriver
New findings in a report from the University of North Carolina Wilmington that examined tree cores and sediment samples from a nearby tributary show how the loss of cypress forests and protections they afford could worsen with further Cape Fear River dredging.
UNCW conference to explore science, blue economy
Registration closes Friday for the third annual Ocean Innovation Conference at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, a daylong event highlighting marine and coastal research, trends in the blue economy, and investment and collaboration opportunities.
Report: State needs more fisheries scientists to meet goals
The mandated study of North Carolina’s fisheries management practices finds that the state, despite increasingly intense management measures, is failing to protect and enhance coastal fisheries, and it includes no recommendation on trawling.
UNCW road project adds permeable materials to reduce runoff
Work has begun at the University of North Carolina Wilmington campus to upfit an existing service road as part of a federally supported plan to protect nearby creeks and streams.
