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  • An aerial photo of a living shoreline and bulkhead.

    Protecting homes and ecosystems with living shorelines

    Former doctoral student Carter Smith is researching living shorelines as an economic way for coastal homeowners to protect their property while also doing something good for the environment.

  • People research on the beach.

    Protecting the coast

    For the past 70 years, the UNC Institute of Marine Sciences has served the state and nation by conducting cutting-edge research, training young scientists, providing expertise to governmental agencies and industry, and promoting new knowledge to inform public policy.

  • Turner Medlicott

    Striking the right chord with Carolina Meadows

    Press the play button below to see how Carolina's Turner Medlicott is sharing his love of music with the residents of Carolina Meadows through an internship with the Music & Memory program.

  • Hurricane formation.

    Dissecting the storm

    At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, researchers are helping the state prepare for the powerful storms by better understanding the challenges incurred by hurricanes — from storm surge and flooding to water quality and beach erosion.

  • A female student takes a photo.

    Decoding Dorothea Dix Hospital

    Can the creation of a new park be influenced by a centuries-old mental hospital? The City of Raleigh has tasked UNC Community Histories Workshop researchers with merging the past and the future at Dorothea Dix Park.

  • A research holds a beaker of water.

    Leaving a mark on ecosystems

    By monitoring water quality in the state’s estuaries, Carolina researchers are better understanding the lasting effects that hurricanes have on ecosystems beyond immediate flooding and storm surge.

  • Planes in a hangar.

    Celebrating five decades in the air

    Press the play button to see how pilots from UNC Air Operations help health care professionals meet with patients anywhere in North Carolina from the mountains to the coast.

  • A woman walks with nets.

    Marsh Madness

    North Carolina’s marshes continue to fragment every day. Shelby Ziegler attempts to rebuild them by gathering data from the healthy wetlands that remain — a feat she often tackles in the middle of the night.