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2023 Weekly News Coverage

Giant fish ‘zigged when he should have zagged’ and gets stuck in NC city, rescuers say 
News & Observer 
Featuring a fish rescue effort by faculty member Fred Scharf and Ph.D. student Jake Matthews 

What does a thriving Latinx leadership community look like in North Carolina? 
EducationNC 
Featuring Angel Garcia, assistant director of Centro Hispano and program director of MI CASA 

NC Center for Afterschool Programs receives STEM award to engage students 
WECT 
Mentions UNCW STEM SENC partnership 

A Summer with Partners/Friends Across the Pond 
WilmingtonBiz 
Sponsored content by Robert Burrus, dean, Cameron School of Business and faculty member Rebecca Guidice 

UNCW earns ranking on ‘Best Public National University’ list 
WWAY 

UNCW earns 2023-24 Best Public National University ranking 
WECT 

Six New National Knauss Fellowship Finalists are from North Carolina 
NC Sea Grant 
Featuring UNCW alum Aaron Ramus 

Endangered Atlantic Sturgeon found in downtown Greenville 
WITN 
Featuring UNCW fisheries team 

UNCW again ranks among best public universities in nation 
Port City Daily 

Why one community college outsourced its adjunct faculty 
Higher Ed Dive 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Kevin McClure 

2024 U.S. News Best Colleges: Where Duke, UNC, NC State rank among top colleges in America 
Triangle Business Journal 

NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher celebrates women in STEM 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW students Fiona Minarcine and Isabelle Kuhn 

At WilmingtonBiz Expo, speakers to share viewpoints on economy 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Mouhcine Guettabi 

Truist exec Campbell to oversee Triad, Charlotte regions 
Business North Carolina 
Featuring UNCW alum Heath Campbell 

MADE Winners: Arts Category 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW alum Caroline Castles 

$400K grant to fund watershed studies to improve flooding near Northchase, ILM 
Port City Daily 
Mentions UNCW research  

Ocean conference hopes to ripple out solutions to large-scale water issues 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring upcoming Ocean Innovation Conference and Heather McWhorter, director, CIE 
 
 

UNC System President proposes tuition freeze for eighth year 
WECT 

UNCW professor leads study, revealing hogfish can use its skin to see - 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Lorian Schweikert 

A tribute to mom: Why playing North Carolina Central matters to UCLA’s Martin Jarmond 
Los Angeles Times 
Featuring UNCW alum Martin Jarmond 

D.J. Moore To Take Helm Of SCHOA In October 
The Dillon Herald 
Featuring UNCW alum D.J. Moore 

Pender Early College HS promotes 16-year teacher to principal 
Port City Daily and WECT 
Featuring UNCW alum Daniel Sidor 

UNCW to commemorate fifth anniversary of Hurricane Florence by assisting community projects 
WECT 

Community Spotlight: NAMI Wilmington helps people dealing with mental illness 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW student Laura Hatvany 

Limited Remote Work Options a Big Driver of Staff Turnover 
Inside Higher Ed 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Kevin McClure 

School choice advocate and insurance agent joins UNCW trustees 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW board member Steve Griffin 

Bradley Bolsters Atlanta Office With Addition Of Rebekah Banks Ramsay 
CityBiz 
Featuring UNCW alum Rebekah Banks Ramsay 

How Russia’s war in Ukraine is disrupting Antarctic science 
Nature 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Michael Tift 

Steve Griffin appointed to UNCW Board of Trustees 
WECT 

Reefs made from hockey sticks look to help NC struggling oyster reefs, one broken hockey stick at a time 
StarNews 
Featuring Chancellor Volety 

Breaking ground in earthquake research: NSF announces two awards through the Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards 
National Science Foundation 
Featuring multi-institution earthquake research center project involving UNCW faculty member Andrea Hawkes 

Petrels ‘little superheroes’ to researcher Kate Sutherland 
Coastal Review 
Featuring UNCW alum Kate Sutherland 

Cape Fear region to host multiple 9/11 remembrance ceremonies 
Port City Daily, WWAY 
Featuring 9/11 event sponsored by UNCW Student Veterans Organization 

Fort Fisher aquarium to spotlight women in STEM 
Port City Daily 
STEM event featuring several UNCW programs and departments 

Cape Fear Cultural Association of India hosts India Day celebration at UNCW 
WWAY 

Shelby selects new assistant city manager 
Shelby Star 
Featuring UNCW alum Rick Howell 

UNCW receives $177,639 in grant funding for humanities 
WECT 

Around Town With Rhonda Bellamy: Art in the Yard & UNCW's Kenan Auditorium 
WQHR 

UNCW to host its first Ocean Innovation Conference Sept. 19 
Coastal Review 

Epic evening expected at UNCW’s Burney Center 
WECT 

University of North Carolina Wilmington to hold emergency alert test 
WECT 

UNCW sports administrator Joe Browning retires after storied career 
StarNews 

CoastLine: Soil scientist Britt Moore: Environmental Justice should guide culturally-responsive science 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Britt Moore 

CopyPro Inc. adds Blasingame to team 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW alum Payton Blasingame 

Skin vision: How bizarre hogfish that ‘sees with its skin’ can help us develop robotic limbs and self-driving cars 
Genetic Literacy Project 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Lorian Schweikert 

'Soccer was her life:' UNCW honors Olivia Knighton  
WWAY 
Featuring event to honor daughter of UNCW alum Brad Knighton 

Brewer left corporate world to follow a dream 
News & Record 
Featuring UNCW alum Ryan Jackle 

Hopes high for Leland Innovation Park 
WilmingtonBiz 
Mentions UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s All Blue economy initiative  

UNCW Senior Associate Athletic Director to retire from position 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW’s Joe Browning, senior associate athletic director 
Additional coverage: WWAY 

Kevin Daugherty: Every Day is Different 
About You Magazine 
Featuring UNCW alum Kevin Daugherty 

‘Batten down the hatches’: Gov. Cooper warns North Carolinians to brace for Hurricane Idalia 
News & Observer 

Cape Fear region gears up for impacts of Idalia 
WilmingtonBiz 

Visakhapatnam: UNCW team visits GITAM 
Hans India 
Additional coverage: The Times of India 

How Color-Changing Hogfish Use Their Skin to 'See' Themselves 
Smithsonian Magazine 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Lorian Schweikert 

UNCW to test siren system next week 
Port City Daily 

UNCW board has new board members, officers 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW Board of Trustees 

A New Chapter: Major Expansion of UNCW's Randall Library 
Wrightsville Beach Magazine 
Featuring Lucy Holman, dean, UNCW Randall Library and Nathan Saunders, director, Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History  

Love the Ocean? 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring Heather McWhorter, director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

Groms: Where Are They Now?  
Wrightsville Beach Magazine 
Featuring several seahawk alumni 

First Business Financial Services : Whitney Bouknight Joins First Business Bank's SBA Lending Team 
Market Screener 
Featuring UNCW alum Whitney Bouknigh 

Arlington Actor Bids Farewell to "To Kill a Mockingbird" Broadway Tour 
Arlington Now 
Featuring UNCW alum Joey Collins 

Thirteen ECU Health nurses recognized among Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina 
Roanoke-Chowan News Herald 
Featuring UNCW alum Jennifer Kendrick 

NC, VA organizations combine efforts to monitor king tides 
Coastal Review 
Featuring UNCW alum Gabi Kinney 

Extraordinary school bus driver now has become assistant principal 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW alum Shelly Mongelli 

UNCW Burney Center to host Ocean Innovation Conference 
WECT 

University of North Carolina Wilmington MBA Receives STEM Designation 
Best Colleges 

On Wrightsville Ave., UNCW student takes pottery business to next level 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW student Emma Brinkley 

Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave 
Los Angeles Times 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Steve Emslie 

Scientists reveal how color-changing fish know when they are the perfect shade 
Phys.org 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Lorian Schweickert 

Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: India Day 
WHQR 
Featuring upcoming event at UNCW Warwick Center 

 

UNCW offering mental health resources to students and faculty as classes begin 
WECT 

Plugging In: Business Resources 
WILMA  
Featuring UNCW's Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

Women to Watch Awards Finalists-Education 
WILMA 
Featuring Michaela Howells, Anthropology 

UNCW announces arrival of new flavors to campus dining 
WWAY 

UNCW announces collaboration with Catch restaurant’s Chef Keith Rhodes 
WECT 

New UNCW deans address nursing shortage, cybersecurity, magnifying the arts 
Port City Daily

UNCW welcomes class of 2027 to campus 
WWAY 

Chancellor discusses strategic plan for growth ahead of UNCW academic year 
WWAY 

Hogfish ‘See’ With Their Skin, Even When They’re Dead 
New York Times 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Lori Schweikert 
Additional coverage: 
The Guardian 
The Messenger 
Scientific American 
Popular Science 
Inverse 

Grant Thornton appoints two new industry leaders 
Consulting 
Featuring UNCW alum Russell Norris

UNCW MBA and psychology programs receive federal STEM designation 
WECT 

Film industry strikes impacting Wilmington NC economy 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW faculty member and regional economist Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi 

This fish changes its color like a chameleon. New research suggests it can "see" with its skin 
Salon  
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Lorian Schweikert

Photos: UNCW welcomes Class of 2027 during freshman move-in 
WWAY 

Record freshman class moves into UNCW amid crime spree in New Hanover County 
WECT 

Breweries tap into sustainability 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW interns Carmen Keene, Helia Schoenfeld, Maddy Maranda and UNCW Chief Sustainability Officer Felecia Lee 

UNCW scientists report marine mammal strandings were down last year 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW Marine Mammal Stranding Program and Dr. Michael Tift, program director 

From global warming warnings to medical breakthroughs, what a UNCW researcher is learning from crabeater seals 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Michael Tift 

Noah Bridges Embraces Fan Support For Savannah Bananas 
NESN 
Featuring UNCW alum Noah Bridges 

Traffic expected as UNCW freshmen move in Friday and Saturday 
WECT 

CIE chief recounts progress 
WilmingtonBiz 
Heather McWhorter, executive director, UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

Algal blooms are surging in NC waters. Here's why and how you can stay safe. 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Larry Cahoon 

UNCW associate professor recognized for research on effects of natural disasters on health inequalities 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Michaela Howells 

UNCW researchers return from Antarctic winters spent studying climate change and crabeater seals 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Michael Tift 

UNCW professor garners international attention for UFO research 
North State Journal 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Diana Pasulka 

Local culinary competition heats up, 24 finalists vie for $1M and Burgaw restaurant 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW alum Khristen Hunter 

Stranded whale at Pea Island Wildlife Refuge dies, necropsy results pending 
WCTI 
Mentions UNCW’s participation with state partners 

NC Space Grant and Sea Grant Announce New Joint Fellow 
NC Sea Grant 
Featuring UNCW doctoral degree student Colleen Brown 

NC Sea Grant to Fund UNCW Student Team Looking at Climate Impacts on Reefs 
NC Sea Grant 
Featuring UNCW students Jared Oviatt, Mark Leavitt Jr. and Samantha Michels

State appoints new director for Pine Knoll Shores aquarium 
Coastal Review  
Featuring UNCW alum Clint Taylor 

New flooding research shows most vulnerable areas in Cape Fear 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW research team Dr. Joanne Halls, Leah Mayo, Dr. Narcisa Pricope and graduate student Elijah Dalton 

UNCW enters craft-beer game with WB Brewery partnership 
Port City Daily 
Featuring Gino Galutera, associate vice chancellor, business services 

Wrightsville Beach Brewery crafts new UNCW-themed beer 
WWAY 

UNCW, Wrightsville Beach Brewery partner to introduce 'The Dub Amber Lager' 
WECT 

Local film workers discuss industry strikes ahead of SAG-AFTRA rally 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW professor Ed Wagenseller 

University of North Carolina Wilmington: Where global financial leaders are made 
Study International 

Evaluating Industry Changes With UNC Wilmington's Tiffany Tucker 
Athletic Director U 

How much did NC public university chancellors make last year? Here’s the breakdown 
News & Observer

University of North Carolina Wilmington receives Purple Heart Designation 
WECT and WWAY

A look ahead at UNCW parking before the start of the fall semester 
WWAY 
Featuring David Cook, director of parking and transportation services

UNC Wilmington launches strategic plan prioritizing research, community benefits 
WRAL TechWire

UNCW launches new strategic plan prioritizing research and community benefits 
Port City Daily

UNCW uses overflow housing for incoming freshman 
WECT 
Featuring Dr. Kevin Meaney, director, Housing and Residence Life

Ocean temperatures are so hot, scientists are moving coral indoors 
WRAL 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. NIcole Fogarty

End of revenge travel? Maybe, maybe not, as numbers drop a bit and vacation rentals increase 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW faculty and regional economist Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi

Preventing the "violent denial of diversity," and a petition for poison-free parks 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW lecturer C.L. Murray

Meet me Greene County - Phil Cook 
Neuse News 
Featuring UNCW alum Phil Cook

Charlotte TV reporter elected president of National Association of Black Journalists 
Business North Carolina 
Featuring UNCW alum Ken Lemon

New Principal Jennifer O’Briant Leads Avery County High School Into 2023-2024 Academic Year 
High County Press 
Featuring UNCW alum Jennifer O’Briant

Digital signs of the times 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW alum Grey Vick  

UNCW implements cashless policy for concessions and souvenirs at athletic events 
WECT

Local experts and tourists voice their thoughts on tipping culture and forced tipping 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW faculty member and regional economist Dr. Mouhcine Guettabi

New Hanover County honorees named for Equity Awards Gala 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Michaela Howells

Marc Bolick Joins AFL as President of Product Solutions 
GSA BizWire 
Featuring UNCW alum Marc Bolick

Are Your Project Management Skills Preparing You for Career Advancement? 
WilmingtonBiz 
Sponsored content by Dr. Robert Burrus, dean, Cameron School of Business

From malt bags to stormwater: Mad Mole Brewing partners with UNCW interns 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring several UNCW student interns

How AI Will Impact Teacher-Student Relationships: A Conversation With Professor Lance Cummings 
Hacker Noon 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Lance Cummings

UNCW baseball earns ABCA team academic award 
WWAY

UNCW taking on the challenge of housing more students than anticipated 
WWAY

Chamber foundation announces latest Leadership Wilmington class 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring Nadirah Pippen, director, UNCW Career Center

The Bottom Line: Olivia Clark reframes money matters clearly and creatively 
WILMA Magazine 
Featuring UNCW alum Olivia Clark 

UNCW Morphs Into Five Colleges in its 75th year  
Wrightsville Beach Magazine

UNCW has more students than beds as fall semester approaches 
Port City Daily

'The university is incorrect': Panel urges UNCW to act regarding affirmative action ruling 
Port City Daily

UNCW professor to receive Joseph Grinnell Award for outstanding contribution in mammalogy 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Brian Arbogast

'It feels like a hot tub': Unprecedented marine heatwaves are cooking oceans across the globe 
WRAL 
Featuring Dr. Doug Gamble and CORMP at CMS

With Brunswick back on map, Wilmington MSA could find road to new jobs, officials say 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Mouhcine Guettabi

Unpacking the data behind New Hanover's lowest-performing schools 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Robert Smith and D.C. Virgo

Lakewood leader Goode set to take on new SCS role 
The Sampson Independent 
Featuring UNCW alum John Goode

Calvert County Announces New Director Of Communications & Media Relations 
The Bay Net 
Featuring UNCW alum Eryn Lowe

UNCW introduces new NIL platform 
WECT

Mad Mole Brewing receives grant to help reduce runoff impacts to Bradley Creek 
WWAY 
Features UNCW environmental science students

UNCW Athletics announces NIL platform titled 'FLIGHT' for student-athletes 
WWAY

Volunteers help keep 'Living Shoreline' at St. James thriving 
State Port Pilot 
Featuring living shoreline partnership with the Town of St. James

Best Online Elementary Education Degrees Of 2023 
Forbes 
Featuring UNCW Watson College of Education online elementary education program

Rise in water temperatures raise concerns for impact on Cape Fear area 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Doug Gamble

Struggling flounder numbers mean short NC recreational fishing season 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Fred Scharf

AI Is About to Shake Up the Cybersecurity Industry 
WilmingtonBiz 
Sponsored content by Robert Burrus, dean, Cameron School of Business

With all the recent shark activity, should you stay out of the water? 
Scripps News 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Larry Cahoon

NHC Board of Elections members vote on additional early-voting spot on Pleasure Island 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Derrick Miller

UNCW Hall of Famer Knighton loses daughter in boating accident 
WWAY

The 10 most important movies made in Wilmington NC 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW faculty member David Monahan 

UNCW Cybersecurity Training 
Spectrum North Carolina 
UNCW selected to join the Carolina Cyber Network

Turnaround Task Force, Part III: What researchers say about improving low-performing schools 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Robert Smith

Three things to know about New Hanover boys soccer coach William Page 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW alum William Page

Meet WILMA’s 2023 Leadership Institute Class 
WILMA Magazine 
Featuring several Seahawks! 
Emily Mitchell, UNCW alum 
Shelley Morris, UNCW CHHS business officer 
Stefanie Norris, UNCW Director of Transfer Partnerships and UNCW alum 
Karly Plemmons, UNCW alum 
Whitney Ricci, UNCW alum

UNCW taps industry leader to head Swain Center 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring Dr. Yolanda Pollard

UNCW joins network dedicated to cybersecurity education 
WECT

UNCW's Meaney selected for emerging leaders program 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring Kevin Meaney, UNCW Director of Housing and Residence Life

The Seaside School, Inc. Announces New Executive Director 
Emerald Coast Magazine 
Featuring UNCW alum Dr. Thomas Miller

NC Elections Board approves list of university and government IDs that can be used for voting 
NC Newsline

'An emotional ride': UNCW's Brett Banks reacts to being drafted by the New York Mets 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW alum Brett Banks

Child Advocacy Center names Jasie Landeros as new executive director 
City View 
Featuring UNCW alum Jasie Landeros

UNCW among 10 schools in the nation recognized for cybersecurity program 
WWAY

St. James community creates living shoreline from recycled oyster shells 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW partnership with Town of St. James

UNCW assistant professor receives national recognition for educational work 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Gabriel Edzordzi Agbozo 
Additional coverage: WWAY

Sound off: Retirees as an economic engine? 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Mouhcine Guettabi, regional economist, Cameron School of Business

Water temperatures off the NC coast are up, but does it count as a marine heat wave? 
News & Observer 
Featuring UNCW professor Dr. Sutara Suanda

Slam Dunk Career 
Topsail Magazine 
Featuring UNCW alum Megan Zipfel

Second season of 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' is filled with Wilmington-area locations 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW’s Alderman Hall 

UNCW Alumna Guillou's World Cup Travels Go Beyond the Pitch to Family Roots 
CAA 
Featuring UNCW alum Katrina Guillou

Ceremony welcomes 55 new citizens from 29 countries 
State Port Pilot 
Featuring UNCW alum Richard E. Myers, II

UNCW reliever Brett Banks drafted in 11th round of MLB draft by Mets 
WWAY

UNCW women's basketball coach Nicole Woods journey to Wilmington 
StarNews

Why North Carolina's push to revamp teacher pay and licensure stalled 
North Carolina Public Radio

Shaka Taco opens in downtown Wilmington 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW alumni-owned business

Around Town with Rhonda Bellamy: Opera Wilmington 
WHQR 
Featuring upcoming performance at UNCW Cultural Arts Building

UNCW: Drone capabilities continue to grow in North Carolina 
Spectrum News 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Narcisa Pricope, Patrick Connell, research specialist, and the new UNCW Drone Observatory

Many NC universities seek approval for students to use college IDs when voting 
WRAL

UNCW students bring another film to the Cape Fear 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW student KJ Roberts

Juan Zaluaga is the 2023 NC Coastal Research Fellow 
NC Sea Grant News 
Featuring UNCW doctoral student Juan Zaluaga

Leader Lucy: Madison student's accomplishments  
Greensboro News and Record 
Featuring UNCW incoming freshman Lucy Jones

As nCino explores the option of a sale, what could that mean for employees, Wilmington? 
StarNews 
Featuring Mouchine Guettabi, Cameron School of Business

Time to Shine 
WILMA Magazine 
Featuring UNCW alumni and faculty member Beth Stovall

Carteret County Public Schools announces assistant principal hires 
Carolina Coast  
Featuring UNCW alumni Amber Glass and Merilee McLean 

Harmful or helpful AI? 4 professors on how UNCW is leveraging its use 
Port City Daily

UNCW announces Telly Awards recipients 
WilmingtonBiz

Surf City Mayor among Governor’s appointees to various boards and commissions 
WECT 
Featuring Dr. Brent L. Hawkins and Sean Ryan Estes, UNCW College of Health and Human Services 
Additional coverage: Coastal Review

Making a Name in Outer Banks Seafood 
The Assembly NC 
Featuring UNCW alum Vicki Basnight

Tom Shaw is one of music’s most popular concert poster designers 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW alum Tom Shaw

Health Care Leaders Talk Staffing, Burnout and Changing Industry at Power Breakfast 
WilmingtonBiz 
UNCW was a participant.

Research North Carolina 2023 
BusinessNC 
UNCW is one of the institutions highlighted in the sponsored section.

In new book from Wilmington writer, it's the 'End of the World' but with a sense of humor 
StarNews 
Featuring David Gessner, creative writing

Local students react to SCOTUS decision on student loan forgiveness 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW alum Kayla Scott

Books: On Storms and Stories 
The Assembly NC 
Featuring UNCW alum Emily Paige Wilson 

NHC has ‘cooked the golden goose,’ conservationists push to protect biodiversity hotspot 

Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Roger Shew

Emerging Contaminants: PFAS in the Tidal Creeks of Southeastern North Carolina 
Coastwatch 
Featuring UNCW alum Emma Corbitt

Service Never Stops: Veterans continue protecting the coastline at memorial reef 
Wrightsville Beach Magazine 
Mentions UNCW marine science students

SCOTUS hands NC Republicans loss in partisan gerrymandering case 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Nadine Gibson

Higher Ed IT Influencers to Follow in 2023 
EdTech 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Ray Pastore

Meet 8 new principals assigned to New Hanover County ... 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW alumni Diego Lehocky and Christopher Madden 

PRE news brief: Titan submersible wreckage found, a tornado in Kinston, a bump in police funding 
Public Radio East 
Featuring Samantha Flounders, ROV pilot, UNCW Undersea Vehicles Program

Charlotte reporter Lemon running for NABJ president 
Business North Carolina 
Featuring UNCW alum Ken Lemon

NC - Mariko Polk celebrates doctorate, new career with Sea Grant 
Coastal News Today 
Featuring UNCW alum Dr. Mariko Polk

John Sprink Promoted to Executive Vice President of HomeTrust Bank 
MarketScreener 
Featuring UNCW alum John Sprink

UNCW professor works with company that operated Titanic tourist submersable 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW adjunct research professor Dr. Steve Ross 
Additional coverage WWAY and other regional media outlets

nCino stock remains higher amid talk of possible sale 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW faculty members Miran Hossain and Dr. Ethan Watson

Acting dreams take the stage in Magnolia's 'Extra! Extra!' 
The Reflector 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Frank Trimble

CoastLine: Birding ethics and helping backyard birds thrive 
WHQR – CoastLine 
Featuring UNCW alum Jill Peleuses and UNCW’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Dave Allen, UNCW swimming program founder and longtime head coach, dies 
WECT

NC professor linked to missing submersible is ‘safe,’ university says   
WSOC-TV   
Featuring CMS adjunct research professor Dr. Steve Ross

Former Wilmington actor preparing for new role on Broadway later this summer 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW alum Tré Cotten

CoastLine: Birding ethics and helping backyard birds thrive 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW alum Jill Peleuses

The Cameron School and Real Estate Markets in mid-2023 
WilmingtonBiz 
Sponsored content by Dr. Robert Burrus, dean, Cameron School of Business, and CSB lecturer Brandon Brice and faculty member Dr. Edward Graham

UNC Wilmington new wave pool helps research storm impacts 
Photos: UNCW's state-of-the-art wave pool 
StarNews

UNCW Coastal Engineering found a new way to study beach erosion 
WECT

NC STEM Explorers 
WRAL 
Featuring Dr. Troy Alphin and UNCW’s Center for Marine Science

New tours highlight Port City's past 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring Dr. Chris Fonvielle, UNCW Department of History professor emeritus

Bill Anton goes back to elementary school 
Brattleboro Reformer 
Featuring UNCW alum Bill Anton

Art workshops and concerts highlight these 8 events in Brunswick 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW alum Matt Collogan

'The Broken Hearts Club' by Susan Bishop Crispell a perfect beach read 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW alum Susan Bishop Crispell

WCA hires Trent Mongero as head baseball coach 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW alumni Trent Mongero and Taber Mongero (father and son)

Unleashing Entrepreneurial Potential: A Glimpse into the UNCW CIE Incubator and Coworking Space 
WilmingtonBiz 
Sponsored content by Heather McWhorter, director, UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Kevin Conner, CIE Operations Manager 
 

UNCW announces deans for colleges formed by College of Arts and Sciences split 
WECT

UNCW announces two new deans to lead CAS offshoots 
Port City Daily

The Hip-Hop Col­lective: Pro­cessing emotions through music 
Spectrum News

Police departments in Whiteville, Boiling Spring Lakes join Cape Fear Regional Special Teams 
WECT 
Mentions UNCW police department

Could a recent ruling in Alabama have an effect on NC’s congressional map? 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Nadine Gibson

Running the Field From speed sprints to long miles, these women run this town 
WILMA Magazine 
Featuring UNCW student Brynn Sheffield

African American community members speak at Juneteenth Teach-in at UNCW 
WECT 
Featuring event hosted by Upperman African American Cultural Center and Milton Gore, assistant director

CoastLine: Jamir Jumoke on surviving recidivism 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW alum Jamir Jumoke

40 Under 40: Dr. Erika McCormick of Abundant Living 
Fayetteville Observer 
Featuring UNCW alum Dr. Erika McCormick

CAM names new director 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW alum Heather Wilson 

Cooper to sign sports gambling bill into law Wednesday in Charlotte 
WRAL 
Briefly mentions UNCW

NC joins pact to cover offshore wind-related fisheries losses 
Coastal Review 
Mentions Center for Marine Science Global Marine Science Summit

CAHME Announces the Initial Accreditation of UNCW MHA Program 
EIN Presswire 
Featuring new MHA program and Dr. Steve Elliott, director, UNCW School of Health and Applied Human Sciences

Hotter Sand from Microplastics May Impact Sea Turtle Growth 
Mirage News 
Featuring research by Dr. Matthew Ware, postdoctoral researcher at UNCW’s Center for Marine Science

Carteret County Public Schools announce two new principals 
WNCT 
Featuring UNCW alum Laura Parish

Surf Stills 
Wrightsville Beach Magazine 
Featuring UNCW alum Sean Ruttkay

Lea Joins Seahawks as Associate Head Coach 
BVM Sports 
Featuring UNCW alum Cherie Lea

The race to map the world’s seagrass — before it disappears 
Washington Post 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Jessie Jarvis

Unique program at UNCW could help protect our coast 
Spectrum News 
Featuring UNCW’s new wave flume lab, Dr. Joe Long, director, Coastal Engineering program and student Cory Toburen

Mariko Polk Joins NC Sea Grant as Coastal Processes Specialist 
NC Sea Grant

The Hip-Hop Collective: Processing emotions through music
Spectrum News Triad 
Featuring UNCW pilot program at D.C. Virgo

What Are “Stranded” Credits? 
James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal 
Brief mention of UNCW’s policy

UNCW student-athletes contribute nearly 4,200 hours of community service 
WECT

NHCS announces new principal assignments 
Port City Daily, WWAY and WECT 
Christopher Madden, Diego Lehocky, Charles Broadfoot

SC hires and promotions 
Post and Courier 
Featuring UNCW alum Chelsea Diedrich

Three generations of perfect attendance throughout school for one ENC family 
WCTI 
Featuring UNCW student Austin Jarman 

UNCW student-led productions receive honors at Telly Awards 
WECT

For the Love of Learning 
WilmingtonNC Magazine

Hundreds Attend Chancellor’s Summit on Adult Education 
CCCS News 
Featuring UNCW/C3 Collaborative and Dr. Denise Henning, Director

UIS fills campus leadership position 
NPR Illinois 
Featuring UNCW alum Dr. Brandon Schwab

Watson named dean of UNCW'S College of Health and Human Services 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring Dr. Jack Watson, dean, CHHS, effective June 26

Electronic sports documentary by UNCW media production team wins first place 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring Bradley Pearce, senior video producer, and OUR Media Production team

Sports betting near the end zone: What you need to know about upcoming NC law changes 
News & Observer

UNCW to sound alarm for emergency test
Port City Daily

D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy holds first hip-hop class for middle schoolers 
WECT

Plugging In: Nonprofit Networks: QENO works to strengthen organizations 
WILMA Magazine 
Featuring UNCW alum Sara Daniels and QENO, a UNCW/community partnership

Sports betting in NC one step closer to reality, UNCW could benefit from its legalization 
Port City Daily

Shew & Tell: UNCW lecturer, conservation advocate aims to share balanced picture 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Roger Shew

Here's the latest on the project to deepen the Wilmington harbo
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Roger Shew

Pollution, port expansion and PFAS: Why some are worried about the Cape Fear River's future 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW doctoral degree student Colleen Brown

Surf City Elementary Principal moves to Burgaw Middle School 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW doctoral degree student Brian Allen

Unleashing Entrepreneurial Potential: A Glimpse into the UNCW CIE Incubator and Coworking Space 
WilmingtonBiz 
Sponsored content by Heather McWhorter, director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Bard on the Green 
WILMA Magazine 
Mentions UNCW students and staff participation 

UNCW introduces new 9,500 gallon wave flume to study ocean power 
WWAY 
Featuring new wave flume lab installed in the Coastal Engineering building 

CCC part of network that receives $1 million for NC ecosystem technology 
Carteret County News-Times 
Featuring NCET and Dr. Ken Halanych, executive director, Center for Marine Science

UNCW hires new Health and Human Services dean 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW’s new CHHS Dean Dr. Jack Watson

Winner announced of 2023 Coastal Entrepreneur of the Year Award 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring annual event co-sponsored by UNCW’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and director Heather McWhorter

UNCW senior qualifies for NCAA Track and Field National Championships 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW student-athlete Josh Parks 
Additional coverage: StarNews

Pender County Schools appoints new principals for Surf City elementary and middle schools 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW alum Kelly Flynn

UNCW announces next College of Health and Human Services dean 
WECT

University of North Carolina Wilmington: Nurturing career-ready business graduates 
Study International 
Sponsored content for the Cameron School of Business

NC System awards $1.7M in grants for mental health programs on campuses 
WHQR 
Mentions UNCW peer support programs

UNCW Baseball Prepares for First NCAA Appearance Since 2019 
WECT

UNCW baseball wins 2023 CAA Championship, qualifies for NCAA Tournament 
StarNews

Shell reappointed, Sosne sworn in to CFCC Board of Trustees 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW alum Bruce Shell

CFCC hires new soccer coach, former UNCW alumni 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW alum Giovanni Vlahos

Small Businesses Need to Utilize Business Analytics Now More Than Ever 
WilmingtonBiz 
Sponsored content by Dr. Robert Burrus, dean, Cameron School of Business, and faculty member Aruna Lakshmanan 

State budget could provide $8M more to UNCW for STEM, workforce programs 
Port City Daily 
 
Reidsville gets new fire chief on July 1 
WFMY 
Featuring UNCW alum Joshua Farmer 
 
A musical journey comes full circle 
The Reflector 
Featuring UNCW alum Adriana Mejia 
 
Coastal Enhanced Weathering: A promising climate solution 
Coastal Review 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Larry Cahoon 
 
CoastLine: Photojournalist Alexander Rivera, Jr., descendant of 1898 victim, influenced U.S. civil rights 
WHQR-CoastLine 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Glen Harris 
 
Brunswick Co. Board of Education approves next principal for Supply Elementary 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW alum Heather Bridgers 
 
Take 5 with Jennifer Smith: Jennifer Smith on rising through the ranks 
WILMA Magazine 
Featuring UNCW alum Jennifer Smith 
 
Report: Wilmington ranks in top 10 cities for economic success 
Port City Daily 
Mentions UNCW 
 
School officials announce multiple principal changes 
Carolina Coast 
Featuring UNCW alumni Chris Davis and Adam Olander 
 
Eitner leaves planning post in Emerald Isle, takes similar job in Beaufort 
Carolina Coast 
Featuring UNCW alum Michelle Eitner 
 
CFCC announces hiring of US Men's National Soccer Team scout to serve as men’s soccer coach 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW alum Giovanni Vlahos 
 
Meet WILMA's 2023 Leadership Institute Class 
WILMA Magazine 
Featuring several UNCW Seahawks! 
Tiffany Erichsen – Community Engagement & Talent Development Coordinator, UNCW CHHS 
Gina Marie Jasionowski – UNCW graduate student 
Jessica Milam – UNCW alum 
 
UNC Steamers to Host First UNCW Athletic Training Intern 
Edenton Gazette 
Featuring UNCW student Emily Sullivan and faculty member Dr. Lindsey Schroeder 
Content by Dr. Justine Reel, Interim dean and professor, CHHS 
 
UNCW holds Global Marine Science Summit 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW Center for Marine Science and Dr. Ken Halanych 
 
D.C. Virgo holds hip-hop pilot program 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW collaboration 
 
NOAA Announces the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program Report FY2016-2020 
NOAA Fisheries 
Featuring UNCW Marine Mammal Stranding Program 
 
NCDOT buys property at foot of CF Memorial Bridge for $18M 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW’s regional economist Mouhcine Guettabi   
 
NCDEQ launches online planning guide for coastal counties 
Coastal Review 
Featuring UNCW faculty Dr. Mark Imperial and Dr. Kirsten Kinzer 
 
Sand decisions 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Joe Long 
 
How can N.C. better recruit and retain teachers? These partnerships share best practices 
EducationNC 
Featuring UNCW partnership and Dr. Candace Thompson, associate dean for engagement professional learning and scholarship 
 
Herndon named chief resources officer as Rowan-Salisbury Schools announces new leaders 
Salisbury Post 
Featuring UNCW doctoral student Julie Hartness 
 
Girty selected as new Cherokee Central Schools Superintendent 
Cherokee One Feather 
Featuring UNCW alum Consuela ‘Consie’ Girty 
 
2 make administrative moves in city schools 
Mt. Airy News 
Featuring UNCW alum Chelsy Payne 
 

Here are the plans for other winners of “NSF Engines Development Awards” 
TeknovationBiz 
Featuring UNCW’s North Carolina Ecosystem Technology project (NCET) 

Best Online Criminology Degrees Of 2023 
Forbes 
Featuring UNCW online undergraduate criminology program 

Cape Fear River Watch to host State of the River forum 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW faculty members Dr. Fred Schar and Dr. Ralph Mead
Additional coverage: Coastal Review 

The Wall Printer Selected for Excellence in Manufacturing and Distribution 
Coastland Times 
Featuring UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

Comb jellies, not sponges, might be the oldest animal group after all 
New Scientist 
Featuring Dr. Ken Halanych, executive director, Center for Marine Science 

The ladies who rock: This all-woman band is heating up Wilmington's music scene 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Sarah Hallenbeck 

Anen, Marcell, Garner honored as top SES educators 
State Port Pilot 
Featuring UNCW alum Jessica Marcell 

Nix, Deets honored as top teachers at South Middle 
State Port Pilot 
Featuring UNCW alum Courtney Nix 

How APLU’S IEP Designation Helped UNCW to Continue to Change the TIDES 
Association of Public & Land-grant Universities 
Content by Jeanine Mingé, UNCW associate vice chancellor for community engagement

Hearst TV appoints Eller news director 
TalkingBiz News 
Featuring UNCW alum Kimberly Eller 

Pamlico County Schools executive director elected to NCHSAA Board of Directors 
New Bern Sun Journal 
Featuring UNCW alum Henry R. Rice III  

UNCW graduates reflect on learning and growing through pandemic, other challenges 
WECT 
Featuring 2023 graduates  

Combining economic development & climate resilience? That’s goal of multi NC university-led initiative 
WRAL Tech Wire 
Featuring UNCW-led multi-institutional NSF-funded project 

Finding ways to make lives of opioid use disorder better: Wilmington firm lands $2.8M for research 
WRAL Tech Wire 
Featuring UNCW partnership 

The future of Wilmington business will include these 'rock star' startup companies 
StarNews 
Featuring Heather McWhorter, director, UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

New leadership announced at Rowan-Salisbury Schools 
WBTV 
Featuring UNCW doctoral student Julie Hartness 

 

History with ‘Hud’: Looking back at UNCW ahead of 104th graduating class 
WWAY

UNCW commencement ceremonies to take place Friday and Saturday 
WECT

UNCW Ecosystem Technology Project wins $1M award 
WWAY 
Related news: WilmingtonBizNSF

Wilmington company receives $2.8M grant, studying AI treatment options for those suffering from opioid use disorder 
WECT 
Featuring partnership with UNCW

New book from UNCW professor recounts the brave WWII pilots who flew down 'Aluminum Alley' 
StarNews 
Featuring faculty member Rory Laverty

Build Your Support Network: Spotlight on Blake Ushijima 
Mirage News

UNCW bestows Staff Award of Excellence 
WilmingtonBiz

Sister tech companies settle into new space in Wilmington 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring UNCW alum Brian Satz

Gamache only second softball Seahawk to win CAA Player of the year 
WWAY 
Featuring UNCW student-athletes Janel Gamache, Kara Hammock, Arial Pearce, Tayler Vitola

John Sprink Promoted to Executive Vice President of HomeTrust Bank 
KLAS-TV 
Featuring UNCW alum John Sprink

Local event aims to ‘Set the record straight on recycling’ 
WECT 
Event supported by UNCW Recycling

UNCW’s King Hall to be vacated for renovations 
WWAY

UNCW baseball defensive gem becomes ESPN 'SportsCenter Play of the Day' 
StarNews

UNCW to hold Global Marine Science Summit May 17-19 
WECT 
Additional coverage: Coastal Review

UNCW, non-profit team up for Women’s Small Business Conference in Wilmington 
WWAY

Meet the 2023 CEA Winners 
WilmingtonBiz 
The awards are a joint effort between the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Business Journal

Discover New Opportunities: Career Fair Set for May 9 
WECT 
UNCW is an event sponsor.

Not your mama’s summer camp 
WilmingtonBiz 
Featuring MarineQuest

Instructional Technology: How Is It Impacting Higher Education?  
EdTech Magazine 
Featuring Ray Pastore, Watson College of Education 

Addressing youth mental health challenges during NHC Resiliency Week 
WHQR 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Anka Roberto

UTA names new Vice President of Student Affairs 
The Shorthorn 
Featuring UNCW Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Dr. Lowell Davis

UNCW's Congdon School of Supply Chain, Business Analytics, and Info Systems Preparing Students to Operate Effectively Within the Global Supply Chain 
WilmingtonBiz 
Sponsored content by Dr. Robert Burrus, dean, Cameron School of Business

Cape Fear Elementary teacher given award by UNCW Watson College of Education 
WECT 
Featuring Watson College of Education Roy E. Harkin Teacher Recognition Award

UNCP Names New Provost, Chief of Staff 
The Pilot 
Featuring Dr. Jess Boersma, UNCW associate dean for Student Success and Applied Learning

UNCW public health teacher Jorge Figueroa passes away 
WECT 
Additional coverage on WRAL

Jaime Rhodes named principal of South Brunswick Middle School 
WECT 
Featuring UNCW alum Jaime Rhodes

Is $68M a fair price for city purchase of Thermo Fisher building? LGC hears city’s pitch 
Port City Daily 
Featuring UNCW faculty member Mouhcine Guettabi

State to hold meeting on nomination to protect watershed 
Coastal Review  
Featuring UNCW faculty member Dr. Jud Kenworthy

UNCW hosts 2023 YEPex Youth Summit 
WWAY

Brunswick zombie developments remain empty as housing market booms 
StarNews 
Featuring UNCW faculty member and regional economist Mouhcine Guettabi

A look at contract details for UNCW coaches, athletic director
StarNews

UNCW Captures Third Straight CAA Men's Tennis Championship 
Colonial Athletic Association 
 

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