Researchers at University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences began more than a year ago tracking in wastewater the virus that causes COVID-19, just as the pandemic was beginning to sweep across the globe. That research led to the … Read more
New award will support a team from the 2020-2021 competitive funding round seeking to revolutionize solar energy research and solar fuel production. A Creativity Hubs award has been presented to the AI Accelerated Discovery of Solar Energy Materials Hub — … Read more
Paerl lab Ph.D. student Haley Plaas (ESE) spoke with the Great Lakes Echo about the aerosolization of harmful algal blooms. Toxins from harmful algal blooms are known to pollute water, but now researchers are looking at how they harm Great … Read more
Dr. Chris Voss (IMS) spoke with WHQR Public Radio in Wilmington about ghost forests. Along the coastal barrier islands of the Atlantic coast, maritime forests are home to mammals, reptiles, insects, plants, and migrating birds. They’re vital to coastal and storm … Read more
WITN story about the collaborative project between Dr. Lindquist (IMS, MASC), a sculptor, and a local fisherman involving a 50-foot octopus oyster reef sculpture. You don’t want to miss this for the visuals alone!
North Carolina has launched a statewide wastewater monitoring network that is tracking COVID-19 trends through the use of wastewater sampling, and a local research lab is playing a key role in the effort. Dr. Noble (IMS, ESE, MASC, IE) speaks … Read more
Environmentalists have been noticing a trend of more frequent storms that have brought more rain farther inland, which washes environmental concerns back to our coasts. Dr. Paerl (IMS, ESE, MASC) discusses the upcoming hurricane season and what wetter hurricanes mean for … Read more
I’m Vik Agabekov, the Program Manager for Sustainable Carolina and this week I am joined by our Chief Sustainability Officer and Director of the UNC Institute for the Environment, Mike Piehler. We are going in depth on the flurry of … Read more
We talk to Sarav Arunachalam, Deputy Director at the Institute for the Environment and Acting Director for the Center for Environmental Modeling for Policy Development at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill about about his early work in … Read more
Rip currents are the No. 1 public safety risk at the beach in the U.S. and worldwide, Dr. Greg Dusek, senior scientist for the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, explained to Coastal … Read more
