Select UNCW students are awarded the Schnog Travel Award to travel abroad and complete their research studies on the Holocaust that intertwines history and their passion to make a difference.
In May 2019, an interdisciplinary team of UNCW faculty and students spent three weeks on a research vessel in the Artic Ocean where they studied the effects of melting ice on the surrounding ecosystem.
Jessica completed two Directed Individual Study (DIS) projects focused on the restoration and conservation of local Venus flytraps while at UNCW.
UNCW Undergrad students within the Department of Biology and Marine Biology are integrated in the research of coastal birds. These students experience a high level of involvement in marking the birds and studying their physiology, population sizes, movement patterns and nesting success.