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Jun 26, 2026

New Mountains to Sea Fellows Will Research Coastal Resilience, Microbial Communities, and More

North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute and North Carolina Sea Grant, with one funded by the Urban Water Consortium, have selected six graduate students from universities across North Carolina to…
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Jun 6, 2026

WRRI’s 2026 Faculty Researchers Announced

The North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) announces its funded faculty researchers for 2026. Researchers are jointly funded by NC WRRI and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).  The Water…
Kaylee Luchansky, a doctoral student in the Integrative, Comparative and Marine Biology program at UNCW studies zooplanktons she sampled at Jordan Lake near Raleigh, NC.

Mar 24, 2026

Behind the Research: Repairing Jordan Lake’s Ecosystem with Zooplankton

Thanks to a Mountains to Sea Fellowship with the NC Water Resources Research Institute and North Carolina Sea Grant, Kaylee Luchansky spent last summer examining the use of zooplankton to repair the ecosystem of one of North Carolina's most popular lakes.
image: Pamlico River, water's edge.

Dec 3, 2025

Reducing the Nutrient Load

Last year, researchers teamed with local experts to look at hybrid constructed wetlands as part of a solution for North Carolina’s impaired watersheds, thanks to the Community Collaborative Research Grant Program from North Carolina Sea Grant, the NC Water Resources Research Institute, and the Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science. The CCRG Program is currently accepting proposals.
Erik Hanimandiscusses the design of the Cobbs Creek (Indian Creek) Habitat Restoration

Nov 10, 2025

Now Accepting Proposals for 2026 Community Collaboration Research Grants

North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), NC Sea Grant, and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science (KIETS) are accepting proposals for the Community Collaborative…

Sep 18, 2025

New Tool Helps Wastewater Treatment Plants Across North Carolina

When is the last time you thought about your sewer system? While often overlooked, sewer systems play a crucial role in transporting and treating wastewater and are an integral part…
graphic: water and magnifying glass.

Apr 29, 2025

New Research Projects Focus on PFAS, A Contaminant of Emerging Concern

WRRI is pleased to announce two new projects, funded in partnership with the Urban Water Consortium, that address testing and treatment of water and wastewater for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…

Nov 7, 2024

Plastic from the Mountains to the Sea

From the Fall 2024 issue of Coastwatch: From plastic trash along creeks and rivers, to microplastics in waterways — and in our bloodstreams — plastic pollution is present on every…

Nov 7, 2024

Funding Opportunity: Climate Impacts on Human Health in Western North Carolina

We’re pleased to share this funding opportunity from our colleagues at the UNC Center for Environmental Health and Susceptibility (CEHS) and the NC State Center for Human Health and the…

Oct 31, 2024

Now Accepting Proposals for 2025 Community Collaboration Research Grants

North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), NC Sea Grant, and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science (KIETS) are accepting proposals for the Community Collaborative…