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Oct 4, 2022

NC WRRI Research Funding Opportunity- Deadline Extended

For more information, contact:John Fear ([email protected]) or Kaitlin Tucker ([email protected]) at first by email and a phone call can be scheduled. The North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), along…

Sep 20, 2022

NC WRRI Research Funding Opportunity

For more information, contact:John Fear ([email protected]) or Kaitlin Tucker ([email protected]) at first by email and a phone call can be scheduled. The North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), along…
Sunset lake

Sep 7, 2022

WRRI and Sea Grant Are Hiring a Communication Specialist

For immediate release Contact:Katie Mosher, [email protected] The North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) and North Carolina Sea Grant are accepting applications for a full-time communications specialist. This position serves…

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.

Aug 1, 2022

NC WRRI Research Funding Opportunities: Webinar Set for Aug. 23

Potential applicants for open funding opportunities from the NC Water Resources Research Institute can join a webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 23 at 10 a.m.  Register here:  go.ncsu.edu/wrri_rfp_info_webinar. The North Carolina…
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.

May 20, 2022

Meet the 2022 Annual Conference Poster Competition Winners

The Annual Conference gave students the chance to present their research in WRRI’s presentation competition and win prizes.
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.

Mar 18, 2022

USGS Funding Opportunities Available Through NC WRRI

NC WRRI is accepting proposals for three separate 2022 USGS104(g) opportunities. Submit to WRR by 5 PM on April 26.
The WRRI Annual Conference is on March 22-23, 2023. Photo depicting aerial view of Lake Norman near Jetton Park in Cornelius.

Mar 8, 2022

Annual Conference Coming Soon, Agenda Now Available

The North Carolina Water Resources Research Institute’s 24th WRRI Annual Conference agenda is now available online. We encourage guests to check out all the sessions and be sure to catch…