Natural Sciences
Elevating Environmental Insights
Susan Cohen uses drones to give students hands-on experience in cutting-edge environmental research.
Mentorship in Motion
Pedro Sáenz’s lab is making waves with math, transforming invisible phenomena into visual experiments to improve our understanding of physics.
Casting Lines, Catching Data
Sally Dowd blends scientific data with angler observations to protect ocean predators, the ecosystems they support, and the communities that depend on them.
Where the Seagrass Grows
Heather Bruck and Nadya Gutierrez study how shrinking seagrass meadows could threaten the future of vital underwater ecosystems.
The Shellfish Sleuth
Colin Eimers is investigating why so many N.C. oysters die off each year — and how to stop it before farmers lose entire harvests.
Marine Crossroads
Alexis Longmire is exploring how manmade coastal barriers affect predator movement, seagrass, and the future of waterfront communities.
Flooded Futures
Flood researchers Antonia Sebastian and Miyuki Hino are reshaping how the Southeast prepares for storms.
Stars in Their Eyes
Newlyweds and postdoctoral researchers Manuel and Megan Maeso look forward to a future filled with companionship, empathy, and science.
Building Living Machines
Ronit Freeman uses nature’s building blocks to create innovative technologies, from synthetic cells to treatments that could transform health care.