


ECU Students Visit Beach for First OBX Semester Experience Field Trip
The history of the Outer Banks beaches is filled with stories of storms, erosion, and renourishment projects. When drastic events occur almost anyone can tell that their favorite beach spot has changed, but for some time scale variations of the landscape are often...
ECU, CSI Host Successful Blue Heron Bowl
Most people come to the Outer Banks to relax and vacation, however that was not on the agenda for the 57 students and coaches that traveled to Roanoke Island for Blue Heron Bowl this past weekend. The Blue Heron Bowl, a regional event for the National Ocean Sciences...
Never Underestimate the Importance of a Stringy, Brown Mass
Sargassum, not to be confused with sarcasm, is a genus of large brown seaweed (a type of algae). An adornment of berry or grape-like structures (pneumatocysts) filled with air adds buoyancy to the plant, allowing it to spend its life in enviable fashion – floating...
Faculty Spotlight: Sid Narayan
As a young man growing up in the coastal city of Chennai, India, Dr. Siddharth (Sid) Narayan, currently an Assistant Professor in the ECU Department of Coastal Studies, demonstrated extreme courage. No, he didn’t tussle with a Bengal tiger, although the situation may...