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Monitoring our Shifting Shorelines to Improve Coastal Resiliency

Feb 28, 2023 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, CSI Latest News

As changing climates continue to increase coastal hazards such as sea level rise, large storm events, flooding, and erosion, it is ever more important for communities such as those found along the Outer Banks to heighten their resiliency. But what exactly does that...

CoastLines Winter 2023 Available Now

Feb 14, 2023 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, Coastal Marine Processes & Geomorphology Lab, CSI Latest News, Integrated Coastal Sciences PhD, NCROEP, Oceanography & MHK Ocean Energy Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy

We are proud to announce the Winter 2023 issue of the ECU Integrated Coastal Programs Newsletter, CoastLines. Stay up to date on the research, education, and outreach programs of ECU ICP and the Coastal Studies Institute. In This Issue Corbett’s Corner Special Feature...

CSI Open House To Be Held June 4

May 16, 2022 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, Coastal Ecology Lab, Coastal Engineering & Adaptation Lab, Coastal Marine Processes & Geomorphology Lab, Coastal Water Resources Lab, CSI Latest News, Ecology & Biochemistry in Marine Coastal Systems Lab, ECU Semester Experience at the Coast, Fisheries Ecology Lab, Geosocial Systems Lab, Homepage, Human Dimensions of the Coast Lab, Marine Conservation Lab, Marine Geochemistry & Coastal Dynamics Lab, NCROEP, Oceanography & MHK Ocean Energy Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy

Spend June 4th on Roanoke Island! Check out Dare Days in Manteo, grab some lunch in town, then come on over to the beautiful ECU Outer Banks Campus for the highly-anticipated revival of the Coastal Studies Institute’s annual Open House. After a two-year hiatus, CSI’s...

ECU coastal researchers co-author paper detailing how satellites help monitor wet carbon systems

Mar 23, 2022 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, CSI Latest News

While carbon is an essential element to life on Earth, carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere have significantly increased within the last two centuries due to anthropogenic activities such as deforestation and the use of fossil fuels or deforestation. This rise...

Integrated Coastal Programs Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month

Oct 14, 2021 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, CSI Latest News, Fisheries Ecology Lab, Integrated Coastal Sciences PhD

Known nationally as Hispanic Heritage Month, September 15- October 15 has been set aside each year to celebrate diverse Latin cultures and backgrounds, as well as the contributions of the Latinx community to American and global societies. More recently and popularly...

CSI Summer Camps See Successful Return

Aug 11, 2021 | Coastal & Oceans Observing Lab, CSI Latest News, Fisheries Ecology Lab, NCROEP, Oceanography & MHK Ocean Energy Lab, Renewable Ocean Energy, Summer Camps

After a hiatus in 2020, the CSI summer camps were back and better than ever this summer! Each of the four sessions offered was quick to fill with 12-13 campers from all over the US. About one-third of the students attending each week were from the Outer Banks, while...

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Led by East Carolina University (ECU), The Coastal Studies Institute is a multi-institutional research and educational partnership of the UNC System including North Carolina State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC Wilmington, and Elizabeth City State University.

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Based at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP) advances inter-disciplinary marine energy solutions across UNC System partner colleges of engineering at NC State University, UNC Charlotte, and NC A&T University. Click on the links below for more information.

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ECU's Integrated Coastal Programs (ECU ICP) is a leader in coastal and marine research, education, and engagement. ECU ICP includes the Coastal Studies Institute, ECU's Department of Coastal Studies, and ECU Diving and Water Safety.

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The faculty and staff at the Coastal Studies Institute come from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines, as well as departments and organizations including ECU Department of Biology, ECU Department of Coastal Studies, NC Sea Grant, the North Carolina Renewable Energy Program, and the UNC Institute for the Environment.

MEET THE TEAM

Tour the ECU Outer Banks Campus and learn about the research, education, and engagement projects of CSI and ECU Integrated Coastal Programs through our 360 virtual tour.

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The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
Located on Roanoke Island along the banks of the second largest estuary
in the United States, this coastal campus spans 213 acres of marshes, scrub wetlands, forested wetlands, and estuarine ecosystems.