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Tips for STEM Students: Advice for Pursuing a Career in Science from WRRI’s Current Student Fellows
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From the Mountains to the Sea: Researchers and Community Activists Focus on Plastic Pollution in North Carolina
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New Funding Opportunity Opens for PFAS Research
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New NC WRRI and NC Sea Grant Fellows to Conduct Research on Climate Change, Coastal Flooding, and More
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Conference Wrap Up: Poster Presentations, Lightning Talk Winners, and More
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WRRI, DEQ, and Partners Announce NC Stream Watch Educator Cohort
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Announcing the 2024 NC WRRI Annual Conference Plenary Speakers
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Agenda Now Available for the 2024 WRRI Annual Conference
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Registration Open for NC WRRI 2024 Annual Conference
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