Attorney General Josh Stein announced Thursday that UNCW and the Coastal Land Trust are among the 27 recipients of this year’s Environmental Enhancement grant from the North Carolina Department of Justice.
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UNCW alumnus among global environmental prize winners
UNCW alumnus Joe Oliver and his colleagues at Bahamas-based Coral Vita have been globally recognized with an environmental award for their work restoring coral reefs.
UNCW Center kicks off ocean-focused economic initiative
UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship launched Tuesday the Alliance for the Blue Economy, an initiative to sustainably use ocean resources for economic growth.
UNCW Chancellor Sartarelli announces retirement plans
University of North Carolina Wilmington Chancellor Jose V. Sartarelli has announced plans to retire.
Kenneth Halanych to head UNCW Center for Marine Science
The University of North Carolina Wilmington has named Kenneth M. Halanych, most recently of Auburn University, as executive director of the UNCW Center for Marine Science.
UNCW researcher finds sponge that ‘eats’ toxic compounds
Lauren Olinger, a researcher at UNC Wilmington, has discovered that a certain type of sponge in the Caribbean absorbs organohalides, which include some pollutants.
UNCW Installs Rain Garden to Reduce Runoff
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.
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.
