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Recent NSF Grant Could Reveal an Ocean of Possibilities
A new, collaborative National Science Foundation research grant awarded to Dr. Mike Muglia and his colleagues aims to shed light on small-scale oceanographic processes in the southernmost waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, a region that includes the eastern U.S....
Celebrate Earth Day in Manteo! See”Hope in the Water” Screening
Join us for a film screening of Episode 3 of the PBS docuseries “Hope in the Water” at the Pioneer Theater in Manteo, NC, on April 20. “Changing the Menu” explores creative approaches to diversifying our seafood diets and how that change is...
Dr. Teresa Ryan: For Her, It’s Personal
In the last five years, Dr. Teresa Ryan’s life has been as dynamic as the ever-changing coast she calls home. Ryan (pictured below), who first joined the ECU Department of Engineering in 2013, moved to Kill Devil Hills in 2021 to serve as a key connector between ECU’s...
OBXFS Capstone Research Review
Another season of the Outer Banks Field Site (OBXFS) has now come and gone, and an entire semester of research was distilled into a brief yet insightful public presentation before the thirteen students departed CSI to head home for their well-deserved holiday break....
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.
