Apr 20, 2022
Read about new research from Austin Gray, a biologist at Virginia Tech and a former joint fellow with NC WRRI and North Carolina Sea Grant. The study focused on the potential impacts of three common antibiotics on urban streams in the North Carolina Piedmont.
Feb 7, 2022
Western Carolina University’s Keith Gibbs discusses what he and his team are doing to advance subwatershed integrity in the Upper Little Tennessee River Basin.
Jan 31, 2022
WRRI researchers Orlando Coronell and Frank Leibfarth aim to assist in efforts to remove PFAS contaminants from water systems.
Dec 15, 2021
As a 2021-22 Graduate Research Fellow, Hunter Quintal is studying how changes in precipitation and land use may affect future flooding.
Nov 18, 2021
Walnut Creek Wetland Community Partnership strengthens community ties through summer and fall engagement initiatives.
Nov 8, 2021
North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute’s Community Collaborative Research Grant program is now accepting proposals.
Oct 29, 2021
Above: Ryan Bowen, Crystal Alford and Yvonne Adams participate in a stormwater cleanup and storm drain labeling event organized by Our Voice, Our Water in Historic Washington Heights in Charlotte, North Carolina. By Cameron Miller Community groups in several Charlotte neighborhoods have joined Johnson C. Smith University’s Bryan Patterson to tackle long-term stormwater issues. Partners…
Jul 7, 2021
Six new projects in North Carolina are launching this year with support from the Community Collaborative Research Grant program. Projects explore topics including wastewater treatment, mussels, youth training and more.
Jul 1, 2021
By Justin Lindemann “We are pleased to see our funding partners join us again in support of a diverse lineup of important projects from up-and-coming researchers,” notes John Fear, deputy director for the state’s Sea Grant and Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) programs. “With research focusing on chemicals of concern, factors for erosion, a variety…
Apr 22, 2021
Graduate student researcher, Arpit Sardana, tested whether sunlight alone can break down contaminants in wastewater.