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Sam Farquhar Tackles Arctic Fisheries & Food Security in Ph.D. Research Project
Sam Farquhar began her Ph.D. journey amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. At the time, she had recently completed her master’s program in Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle, followed by a nine-month fellowship in Madagascar....
June 19 Science on the Sound Features Outer Banks Visitors Bureau
Join us for the June 2025 installment of the “Science on the Sound” Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus. This monthly, in-person lecture series brings perspectives from all over the state and highlights coastal...
Semester Experience at the Coast Proves To Be Memorable Opportunity for Students
Makenzie Allen is a first-year ECU undergraduate student who recently participated in the Semester Experience at the Coast. The following is an account of her time spent on the ECU Outer Banks Campus. Throughout the spring semester of 2025, I have had the chance to...
Another Busy Year at the Outer Banks Field Site
Another Fall semester came and went, and with that another cohort of students from UNC- Chapel Hill wrapped up an exciting semester of courses, internships, and research. In the last quarter of 2024, twelve students from Chapel Hill and beyond traveled to the coast to...
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.
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.
The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
