News

Hogfish 'See' With Their Skin, Even When They're Dead (The New York Times)

Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to watery graves (Los Angeles Times)

Russia's war in Ukraine is disrupting Antarctic science (Nature)

Limited Remote Work Options a Big Driver of Staff Turnover (Inside Higher Ed)

Soil scientist Britt Moore: Environmental Justice should guide culturally-responsive science (WHQR CoastLine)

Corals spawn in captivity for the first time (Sci NC - PBS NC)

MORE UNCW IN THE NEWS

UNCW Commissions Wave Flume Lab
30 May 2023 — UNCW students and faculty in the undergraduate Coastal Engineering program now have new ways to study the power of ocean waves using a state-of-the-art wave flume installed right next to their classrooms.  

NSF Developing Engine Award
11 May 2023 — The North Carolina Ecosystem Technology project has been awarded $1 million from the US National Science Foundation's Regional Innovation Engines, or NSF Engines, to develop an economic engine that could rapidly improve the quality of life in rural coastal communities using ecosystem technology, or ecotech, an emerging branch of applied science.  

UNCW Earns National APLU Designation
07 November 2022 — In recognition of its strong commitment to economic engagement, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) designated the University of North Carolina Wilmington an “Innovation & Economic Prosperity University.”