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Center For Marine Science

UNCW Hosts Coastal Reserve Tour, Highlights Research Partnership

UNCW welcomed state and local leaders to the Center for Marine Science on May 16 as part of the “Discover the N.C. Coastal Reserve” tour.

Humpback Whales See Less Than We Thought

A new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Duke University finds new knowledge of the humpback whale eye, revealing that these iconic marine giants possess surprisingly limited visual acuity—raising important questions about how they see their open ocean environment and how human activity may affect them.

UNCW Names 2025 Research Achievement Awardees

UNCW Research & Innovation announced eight faculty researchers have been named recipients of the 2025 Research Achievement Awards.

Associate Professor Joseph Covi Among National Class of Emerging Inventors

Department of Biology and Marine Biology Associate Professor Joseph Covi is among 162 honorees recognized this year by the National Academy of Inventors.

Zachary Long Receives 2025 UNC BOG Teaching Award

Zachary Long, associate professor in UNCW’s Department of Biology and Marine Biology, is a recipient of the 2025 UNC Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award.

UNCW Awarded $1.5M for Coastal Research

UNCW has received $1.5 million in grant funding to lead the TEAL-SHIPS Transect Expedition, a groundbreaking project aimed at studying coastal land-to-sea habitats.

Research Team Headed to Antarctica to Study Sea Urchins

Jake Warner, an assistant professor in UNC Wilmington's Department of Biology and Marine Biology, is leading a research expedition to McMurdo Station in Antarctica to study the genomic adaptation of sea urchins to the Antarctic environment.

UNCW Doctoral Student Receives NOSAMS Funding

UNCW applied coastal and ocean sciences doctoral student, Chris Blanco, has been awarded over $10,000 in radiocarbon analyses by the National Ocean Sciences Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (NOSAMS) facility at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) to advance his research.

Two UNCW Students Appointed to Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

UNC Wilmington graduate students Maylyn Hinson ’24M and Delaney McBride have been named to one of the nation’s most prestigious marine science fellowships.

McLean Lab Receives NSF EMBRACE Grant for North Sea Research

UNCW Assistant Professor of Biology and Marine Biology Matthew McLean and doctoral student Adrian Gonzalez-Ortiz have received a $400,000 NSF EMBRACE (EMpowering BRoader Academic Capacity and Education) grant. 

A World of Marine Science

Interested in marine science? You’ve come to the right place. UNCW offers many degrees focusing on our oceans and coast. Even if your major isn’t in the sciences, you can choose studies that let you get your feet wet.

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