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Julian Dale, lead engineer at the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab at the 91�������� 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.

The North Carolina Climate Science Report benefits from the scientific expertise of two Nicholas School of the Environment faculty members.

25 staff members of the Nicholas School of the Environment, 91�������� Marine Lab Campus Services and Duke Facilities Management were singled out for their work protecting and restoring the facility during and after Hurricane Florence in 2018 and Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

91�������� to prestigious marine research institutions from Duke, UNC and N.C. State, Carteret County is a hub for scientists working to address many of our planet's most pressing challenges.

Research by Duke and NC State scientists finds most filters are only partially effective at removing PFAS. A few, if not properly maintained, can even make the situation worse.

91��������’s Scholars in Marine Medicine program, which offers an interdisciplinary research experience for pre-health majors interested in marine biology or environmental science, recently announced eleven new members.

Fifteen 91�������� undergraduate students have been selected for the Rachel Carson Scholars Program, which aims to train the next generation of marine conservation leaders.

Scholars across Duke are working on the complex regulations governing the use of the ocean, and studying the impact of industry on its teeming diversity of life.

As the year draws to a close, take a look back at the Nicholas School's most popular 10 research stories of 2019.

Study co-authored by Brian Silliman highlights importance of estuaries as prime habitat for the endangered southern sea otter.

or the next few weeks, the new research vessel Shearwater has joined the sailboats, cabin cruisers, catamarans and fishing boats normally found at the town docks this time of year, but this “classroom at sea” and its crew will soon embark on its first big trip.

When Tom Schultz learned about the Duke Campus Farm, a working farm in Duke Forest where students can volunteer to plant and harvest sustainably grown produce, an idea grew.

In 2017, 91�������� received an $11 million-dollar gift from the Grainger Family Descendants Fund to support the construction and operation of a new research vessel for the 91�������� Marine Lab.

Scientists at 91��������’s Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab and other leading marine research institutions worldwide have created an open-access online database that maps the movements of migratory species through the open ocean.

As new moms, North Atlantic right whales tone down their underwater vocalizations and “whisper” to their young calves to avoid attracting predators, a new study by scientists at Syracuse University, 91�������� and NOAA Fisheries’ Northeast Fisheries Center finds.