Since 2015, the Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) partners have taught more than 50 courses and had more than 2,200 enrollments in supported courses. CRC students have opportunities to present their work at national conferences, to be part of unique summer … Read more
One of CRC’s 2019 Department of Homeland Security-supported Summer Research Team exchanges brought Dr. Michelle Dovil and students Tia Maxwell and Tenesha Washington to North Carolina State University. The participants share experiences from their work with coastal communities in North … Read more
In addition to the Coastal Resilience Center’s participation in the annual DHS Summer Research Team program, CRC researchers continued their CRC-sponsored summer exchanges in 2019, while also sending students to the 2019 Centers of Excellence Summit. Winners at … Read more
The Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) continued its annual summer exchange programs in 2019, matching faculty and students with research opportunities between May and August and participating in the 2019 COE Summit – winning second place in one student-centric event. CRC … Read more
Jessamin Straub, a graduate student in marine sciences who took part in the Coastal Resilience Center (CRC)’s education programs, and who received a Department of Homeland Security-funded Education & Workforce Development grant through the CRC, has been named a finalist … Read more
This summer, the CRC will continue its two annual summer exchange programs by facilitating research collaborations involving two Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and by sponsoring a student exchange program between May and August. The SUMmer Resesearch EXperience, or SUMREX, … Read more
Students involved in Coastal Resilience Center (CRC) projects have been key to a regional partnership that assists Southeastern states with training, resources and access to organizations that help coastal communities recover from disasters. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill … Read more
Shortly after Hurricane Florence came through North Carolina, causing record rainfall and floods, students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill visited a county where years of investments in flood control measures have yielded clear results. The … Read more
In a continuation of its exchange programs, the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (CRC) facilitated exchanges between students, faculty and research projects this past summer. As part of the SUMmer Research Experience (SUMREX) Program, Bryan Acevedo-Marerro and Jorge Santiago-Hernández, civil … Read more
Darien Williams, a recent master’s graduate in City and Regional Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was one of two students to receive an Education and Workforce Development Grant from the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence … Read more
