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Dr. Andy Keeler: A Fond Farewell to Our Quick-Witted Friend
Dr. Jake Hochard said it best, “Working with Andy is like caffeinating through osmosis.” All who know Dr. Andy Keeler would have to agree with that vivid characterization. “He’s always energetic, lighthearted, and ready to set the gold standard of quick and witty...![Goodbye for Now: The Conclusion of OBXFS 2020](https://www.coastalstudiesinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Conc1-1080x675.jpeg)
Goodbye for Now: The Conclusion of OBXFS 2020
Written by Lauren Colonair. As I reflect on the last four months spent at the Coastal Studies Institute with UNC-Chapel Hill’s Outer Banks Field Site, I have realized that this experience feels as if it should encompass a lifetime. Even as I look over the first story...![Converging Currents and Everything Else: The Magic of the Gulf Stream](https://www.coastalstudiesinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Mike1-1080x675.jpeg)
Converging Currents and Everything Else: The Magic of the Gulf Stream
Written by Lauren Colonair. Physics…but in the Ocean Dr. Mike Muglia has worked at CSI since it was established in 2003. The journey leading him to the institute has been full of many twists and turns since he began studying marine sciences as an undergraduate...![Outer Banks Field Site Adapts During COVID-19](https://www.coastalstudiesinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Picture1-2.png)
Outer Banks Field Site Adapts During COVID-19
A semester like no other. That is an apt description of this year’s UNC Institute for the Environment’s Outer Banks Field Site (OBXFS) experience. While most state schools, including UNC and ECU, were forced to “go remote” for much of the Fall, the 10 UNC students...![OBXFS Capstone Project: The Challenges & Rewards of Undergraduate Research](https://www.coastalstudiesinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/capstone1-1080x675.jpeg)