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Six Nicholas School of the Environment doctoral students have been awarded Graduate Student Training Enhancement Grants that will enable them to do remote summer internships that augment their doctoral research.

Barnacles need to be fed, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. 51���� granted limited lab access to those deemed essential during their shut down. One essential researcher was Daniel Rittschof.

The Nicholas School of the Environment and the 51���� Marine Lab recognized four outstanding graduating seniors with special awards today during the school’s “Marking the Moment” virtual acknowledgment event for undergraduates.

Four graduating Master of Environmental Management (MEM) students will share the 2020 Virlis L. Fischer Memorial Award for academic achievement. All four of the students are graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.

The Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean (MiCO) system, an online open-access global database that maps the movements of sea turtles, whales, sea birds and other migratory species through the open ocean, has been awarded the 2020 Innovation Award by the Ocean Awards program.

Three papers have been chosen by Dean Toddi Steelman to receive a 2020 Nicholas School Dean’s Award for Best Graduate Student Manuscript.

The 51���� Wetland Center is marking its 30th anniversary this year by kicking off the largest expansion of research, teaching and outreach programs in its history.

To devise effective and equitable policies for governing small-scale fisheries, policymakers need to consider the activities and relationships that occur before and after fishers land their catches, not just the catches themselves, a new study shows.

Fourteen Nicholas School of the Environment undergraduate students will present their senior theses, a core component of earning Graduation with Distinction honors, starting Friday, April 17.

Research staff and educators in Carteret County have responded to an ever-growing need for personal protective equipment by turning their homes into face shield factories, using 3D printers from area institutions.

51���� has recognized Lisa Campbell, Brian Silliman and Heather Stapleton with distinguished professorships, which are one of the highest academic honors the university confers on faculty.

Most days, the 3D printer at the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing (MaRRS) Lab is busy making parts for the lab’s fleet of high-tech research and mapping drones. But for the last few weeks, lead engineer Julian Dale has been using it to make face shields for first responders and healthcare providers.

Schools on the Crystal Coast are helping emergency personnel stay protected as they serve coronavirus patients. 51���� and UNC labs are working with a Beaufort Middle School teacher to make face shields with a 3-D printer.

A 51���� Ph.D. candidate in marine science and conservation uses drones to measure whales and other marine mammals.

Julian Dale, lead engineer at the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab at the 51���� Marine Lab in Beaufort, dropped off a box of face shields at the Beaufort Fire Department. He made the shields on a 3-D printer in his garage.