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Jan 23, 2019

Researchers’ Predictions of Neuse River Oxygen Levels Prove Correct

Last June, a team of researchers used an experimental model to forecast that hypoxia — low levels of dissolved oxygen — would be more severe than average in the Neuse River Estuary during midsummer 2018. Such predictive models are important, because hypoxia can lead to ecosystem stresses, including fish kills. Daniel Obenour, an environmental engineer…

Jan 22, 2019

From Floyd to Matthew: Vulnerable Populations Respond to Flooding in Eastern N.C.

Guest post by Jasmine Hayes I am a recent Master of Public Health graduate from East Carolina University. I was born and raised in the small rural town of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. My career goals are to increase knowledge of health and wellness, creating environments that allow people to reach their physical, mental and…

Nov 29, 2018

WRRI Graduate Fellow Finds Opportunity in Setback

Story by Justine Neville, 2018 North Carolina Sea Grant – WRRI Graduate Research Fellow, NC State University Throughout this post, I refer to the river as “Lumbee” in observance of the 2009 Lumbee Tribal Government Ordinance CLLO-2009-0625-01: “Reclamation of the Lumbee River’s Ancestral Name.”  State and federal agencies have referred to the river as “Lumber”…

Nov 26, 2018

Young Minds and Urban Creek Enjoy New Green Infrastructure at Kingswood Elementary School

Story by Christy Perrin, NC WRRI & North Carolina Sea Grant On a warm autumn morning in 2017, four young boys excitedly reach for irises in small pots and a chance to push their hands into soft dirt. One of the fourth graders laments his buddy is late and will miss out on planting the…

Sep 19, 2018

WRRI Partner PEJ Hosts Celebration at Walnut Creek Wetlands

On Saturday, Partners for Environmental Justice (PEJ) and the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) will host a celebration of the renaming of Southeast Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Wetland Center as the Norman & Betty Camp Education Center at Walnut Creek Wetland Park. The event also will honor the memory of Dr. Camp, who passed away Sept.…

Sep 11, 2018

NC WRRI and Sea Grant Open Graduate Research Applications

North Carolina’s Water Resources Research Institute and Sea Grant programs are seeking applications for graduate student research projects in the areas of contaminants, aquaculture and watershed management. Up to five $10,000 fellowships are available. The deadline to apply is: Nov. 12, 2018 at 5 p.m. Currently enrolled graduate students in good academic standing attending accredited…

Sep 5, 2018

WRRI Partners with NC Sea Grant to Expand Community Funding Statewide

WRRI is teaming up with North Carolina Sea Grant this year for the fourth annual Community Collaborative Research Grant program (CCRG). The program is accepting proposals now through Nov. 20, 2018 and brings together university researchers and communities to study high-priority environmental and economic issues in North Carolina. This is the first year funding is…

Aug 29, 2018

Lee Cannon Joins WRRI, NC Space Grant and NC Sea Grant Teams

Lee Cannon has joined Water Resource Research Institute of the UNC System (WRRI) as the new communications specialist in charge of crafting messaging and sharing outcomes of the program research, education and outreach to audiences across the state and beyond. She will also serve as the communicator for North Carolina Space Grant and will assist…

May 15, 2018

Perrin Receives Equal Opportunity, Diversity Certification

Danielle Costantini FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Mosher, 919-515-9069, kmosher@ncsu.edu Christy Perrin recently completed a certificate program through the Equal Opportunity Institute at North Carolina State University. Perrin focuses on sustainable waters and communities for North Carolina’s Water Resources Research Institute and the state’s Sea Grant program. Christy Perrin receives her certificate for completing the…

May 11, 2018

Barrow Receives Award for Excellence

Danielle Costantini Contact: Katie Mosher, 919-515-9069, kmosher@ncsu.edu
 Featured Photo by Sasha Campbell Mary Beth Barrow received an Award for Excellence from NC State University’s Office of Research, Innovation and Economic Development. Mary Beth Barrow, fiscal officer for North Carolina Sea Grant and the state’s Water Resources Research Institute, recently received an Award for Excellence from…