New Grant Helps Students Spread the Word A new grant from the Kenan-Biddle Partnership will support media training for PhD students at the Duke University Marine Lab in Beaufort and UNC at Chapel Hill’s Institute of Marine Sciences in Morehead City. The awardees include UNC-IMS PhD students Rachel Gittman and Clare Fieseler.
Hans Paerl Featured in the Press
Dr. Hans Paerl was recently featured in the News and Observer as the Tarheel of the Week. To read that story, click here. Paerl and his goal to monitor water quality in the Pamlico Sound by ferries also made headlines in the UNC Gazette. To read the Gazette story, click here.
Spanish Marine Scientists Visit IMS
A delegation from the “Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir” (UCV), who plan to open a new marine lab on the coast of Spain, recently visited IMS Director Rick Luettich. They came to discuss what is necessary to operate a successful marine lab and ideas for future collaboration.
Undergraduates Sharpen Research Skills
IMS serves as a field site for the UNC Institute for the Environment. This program allows undergraduates to explore the living classrooms of the NC coast. To view photos from the 2011 Fall semester, click here. To learn more, you can also click on the latest video link.
