A new rain garden on the UNC-Wilmington campus has been installed to absorb rain before it has a chance to become polluted runoff in the Bradley Creek watershed.
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UNCW Researchers Spawn Endangered Coral
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Center for Marine Science are the first to spawn two species of coral in a laboratory.
UNCW Researcher Selected for Fellowship
Aaron Ramus, a doctoral student in marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and 2020 Coastal Research Fellowship recipient, is studying the effects of nonnative seaweed in the N.C. Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve.
UNCW’s Martin Posey Honored for Service
UNCW biology and marine biology professor Martin Posey, who has a long history of applying his work in fisheries and aquaculture, is one of two UNC System faculty members recently honored with the 2019 Governor James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service.
UNCW Series Examines Climate Challenges
A seminar Tuesday on managing and adapting as sea levels rise, along with other effects of climate change, kicked off UNCW’s monthly, collaborative series on coastal resiliency.
UNCW Professor Chosen to Head Committee
University of North Carolina Wilmington biology professor Brian Arbogast was selected to serve as chair of the American Society of Mammalogists conservation committee,
UNCW Announces New Leadership Roles
UNCW Provost Marilyn Sheerer announced Tuesday new university leadership appointments, including top marine science and research posts.
Utility, UNCW Stand By Contaminant Reports
Republicans in the House Committee on N.C. River Quality blasted them as ‘political,’ but UNC Wilmington and Cape Fear Public Utility Authority officials say their study reports on GenX and other contaminants in the water supply are accurate.
GenX Discovered in Rainwater at UNCW
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington have identified trace amounts of GenX in rainwater collected on campus, about 70 miles from Chemours’ facility.
UNCW To Host Climate Change Panel
UNCW Environmental Concerns Organization and NC Climate Solutions Coalition are hosting a free conference to discuss the economic and environmental impacts of and solutions for climate change Oct. 14 in Wilmington.
UNCW Professor Gets $1.5 Million Grant
Dylan McNamara, chair of the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography, has netted a $1.5 million grant to research how public policies affect economic decisions and the coastal environment.
UNCW Researcher Earns National Award
UNCW research professor Steve Ross has received national recognition for a project he co-led studying mid-Atlantic deep-sea canyons and their marine life.
UNCW Lab at Center of Dolphin Deaths
Dolphins that die along the southern N.C. coast often end up at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, where scientists have played a major role in investigating the recent viral epidemic that has killed thousands of dolphins.
