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Aug 10, 2022

Mussel Mania

What has no eyes, fits in the palm of your hand, and has a foot that looks like a tongue? Visit the Greensboro Science Center to learn about mussels.

Above, left to right: Lauren Grimley installs a sensor to measure water in the storm drain and capture images of roadway flooding in real-time in New Bern, North Carolina, as part of the North Carolina Sea Grant-funded Sunny Day Flooding Project; Emine Fidan collects flood water samples from Hurricane Florence for her research project; and Holly Haflich puts together the electrochemical cell she will use for selective PFAS removal from natural waters.

May 26, 2022

New Joint Fellows Tackle Statewide Water Challenges

Five graduate students across North Carolina recently began new coastal and water-resource fellowship projects.
Ellerbe Creek, a creek that runs through Durham, North Carolina, not far from Duke University

Apr 20, 2022

Effects of Antibiotics Vary on Urban Stream Ecology

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.
The Little Tennessee River

Feb 7, 2022

Subwatershed Health in the Upper Little Tennessee River Basin

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.
Picture of Cape Fear River in the morning in Chatham County

Jan 31, 2022

Developing Optimized PFAS Removal Technology

WRRI researchers Orlando Coronell and Frank Leibfarth aim to assist in efforts to remove PFAS contaminants from water systems.
A truck lies inundated by flood waters from the Eno River in Durham after Hurricane Hanna.

Dec 15, 2021

Modeling Future Climate Impacts on NC Flooding with Hunter Quintal

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

WCWCP Supports Southeast Raleigh Communities

Walnut Creek Wetland Community Partnership strengthens community ties through summer and fall engagement initiatives.

Nov 8, 2021

Research Program Will Fund NC Community Collaborations

North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute’s Community Collaborative Research Grant program is now accepting proposals.

Oct 29, 2021

Charlotte Neighborhoods Recognize Their Waters and Their Voices

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,…
A new project to create an innovative visitor display at the Greensboro Science Center on endangered freshwater mussels is one of six Community Collaborative Research Grant initiatives that launch this year. Carolina heelsplitter, courtesy of USFWS.

Jul 7, 2021

New Collaborative Community Research Looks at Wastewater, Mussels, Youth Training and More

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.