Latest news from University of North Carolina Wilmington on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/findings-may-explain-location-of-largest-egyptian-pyramid-field/?sc=rsin /articles/findings-may-explain-location-of-largest-egyptian-pyramid-field/?sc=rsin Fri, 19 Jul 2024 16:05:52 EST Findings may explain location of largest Egyptian pyramid field University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/unc-wilmington-among-universities-receiving-instruments-for-pfas-research/?sc=rsin /articles/unc-wilmington-among-universities-receiving-instruments-for-pfas-research/?sc=rsin Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:05:17 EST UNC Wilmington faculty have been equipped with a cutting-edge instrument from the North Carolina Collaboratory and Thermo Fisher Scientific to advance research on the impact of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination on the environment and public health. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/uncw-researchers-excavating-evidence-of-early-agricultural-engineering/?sc=rsin /articles/uncw-researchers-excavating-evidence-of-early-agricultural-engineering/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:05:42 EST UNC Wilmington environmental sciences assistant professor Joni "Osku" Backstrom and Mark Wilde-Ramsing, underwater archaeologist and former director of the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology, have traversed the lower Cape Fear and Brunswick rivers searching for archaeological evidence of the rice fields once situated along the rivers' banks. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/first-study-of-its-kind-reveals-impact-of-river-sediment-on-us-coastline/?sc=rsin /articles/first-study-of-its-kind-reveals-impact-of-river-sediment-on-us-coastline/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:05:06 EST As sea level continues to rise, threatening ecosystems, communities and infrastructure, experts are searching for ways to better understand how coastal environments may change in the future. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/coral-researchers-receive-global-cordap-grants/?sc=rsin /articles/coral-researchers-receive-global-cordap-grants/?sc=rsin Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:05:01 EST Four UNCW faculty will receive nearly $2 million to advance their research to help save the world's endangered coral reefs. The Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP), a global organization formed by 17 of the Group of Twenty (G20) nations, awarded UNCW two of 14 grants totaling $18 million to fast-track worldwide research and development for coral conservation and restoration. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/uncw-studying-frying-pan-shoals-as-possible-offshore-sand-source/?sc=rsin /articles/uncw-studying-frying-pan-shoals-as-possible-offshore-sand-source/?sc=rsin Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:05:25 EST About 30 miles off the coast of eastern North Carolina stands Frying Pan Tower, a local maritime relic that looms over a frying pan-shaped, sandy ridge known as Frying Pan Shoals. Treacherous for boaters yet a saltwater angler's dream, the shoals are known for strong currents and shallow waters that have caused hundreds of shipwrecks through the years, but also harbor a thriving, high-producing ecosystem that includes an elaborate web of marine life from microscopic phytoplankton to shrimp, crab, and baitfish, to sea birds, loggerheads and porpoise, to grouper, billfish and sharks. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/uncw-experts-available-to-discuss-breakthrough-research-that-could-help-prostate-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin /articles/uncw-experts-available-to-discuss-breakthrough-research-that-could-help-prostate-cancer-patients/?sc=rsin Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:05:22 EST University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/uncw-to-host-color-me-rad-5k-event-in-october/?sc=rsin /articles/uncw-to-host-color-me-rad-5k-event-in-october/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:55:00 EST Registration now open; proceeds to benefit Seahawk Club University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/raiford-trask-iii-establishes-scholarship-at-unc-wilmington-to-assist-u-s-marines-and-their-families/?sc=rsin /articles/raiford-trask-iii-establishes-scholarship-at-unc-wilmington-to-assist-u-s-marines-and-their-families/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 May 2013 12:00:00 EST UNC Wilmington announced today that Trask Land Company, led by President Raiford Trask III, has established a merit scholarship at the university to benefit active-duty U.S. Marines and members of their families. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/uncw-s-clyde-edgerton-receives-thomas-s-kenan-iii-distinguished-professorship-in-creative-writing/?sc=rsin /articles/uncw-s-clyde-edgerton-receives-thomas-s-kenan-iii-distinguished-professorship-in-creative-writing/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 EST Recognizing Edgerton's international prominence in his respective field, the professorship will begin in the 2013 fall semester and is appointed for a five-year term. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/atlantic-research-expedition-uncovers-vast-methane-based-ecosystem/?sc=rsin /articles/atlantic-research-expedition-uncovers-vast-methane-based-ecosystem/?sc=rsin Wed, 22 May 2013 12:00:00 EST Scientists hope to learn more about how life thrives in these harsh environments University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/uncw-s-inaugural-summer-writers-conference-to-feature-publishing-roundtable/?sc=rsin /articles/uncw-s-inaugural-summer-writers-conference-to-feature-publishing-roundtable/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 May 2013 09:30:00 EST Literary agent James Fitzgerald joins acclaimed faculty for three days of fiction, poetry and nonfiction workshops. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/uncw-hosts-10th-annual-witx-conference/?sc=rsin /articles/uncw-hosts-10th-annual-witx-conference/?sc=rsin Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:00:00 EST Event features technology exhibits, educational sessions, networking opportunities & keynote speech on social media safety by IBM's Jeff Crume. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/unc-wilmington-pumps-nearly-1-1-billion-annually-into-local-economy/?sc=rsin /articles/unc-wilmington-pumps-nearly-1-1-billion-annually-into-local-economy/?sc=rsin Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:00:00 EST A new economic impact study has revealed that the University of North Carolina Wilmington is a significant catalyst for the economic engine of Southeastern North Carolina, generating more than $1 billion in annual economic activity during academic year 2011-12. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/new-research-suggests-it-may-be-time-to-redefine-what-it-means-to-be-narcissistic-in-a-social-media-world/?sc=rsin /articles/new-research-suggests-it-may-be-time-to-redefine-what-it-means-to-be-narcissistic-in-a-social-media-world/?sc=rsin Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:00:00 EST A new study conducted by associate professor Bruce McKinney at the University of North Carolina Wilmington shows Facebook users are not as narcissistic as once thought. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/unc-wilmington-repositions-entrepreneurship-center-to-increase-support-of-southeastern-north-carolina-economic-initiatives2/?sc=rsin /articles/unc-wilmington-repositions-entrepreneurship-center-to-increase-support-of-southeastern-north-carolina-economic-initiatives2/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:25:00 EST The University of North Carolina Wilmington announced plans to reorganize its Entrepreneurship Center as a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC) under the auspices of the UNCW Research Foundation at a press conference today, Tuesday, Feb. 28. The change is designed to ensure the center's continued growth and to provide it with greater flexibility to support entrepreneurship and innovation in Southeastern North Carolina. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/coral-population-stable-and-sea-urchins-are-on-the-rise-in-florida-keys/?sc=rsin /articles/coral-population-stable-and-sea-urchins-are-on-the-rise-in-florida-keys/?sc=rsin Thu, 03 Nov 2011 08:00:00 EST Over the past decade, the populations of staghorn and elkhorn corals in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary have remained steady after dramatic declines in the last century. Long-term monitoring conducted by researchers from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) has revealed that while populations of the iconic branching corals remain far below their historic numbers, the surviving populations of both species have not suffered further declines. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/researchers-find-active-harpy-eagle-nest-in-maya-mountains-of-belize/?sc=rsin /articles/researchers-find-active-harpy-eagle-nest-in-maya-mountains-of-belize/?sc=rsin Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:00:00 EST Jamie Rotenberg, UNC Wilmington assistant professor of environmental studies, along with researchers at the Belize Foundation for Research and Environmental Education (BFREE), is studying what is thought to be the first active Harpy Eagle nest ever recorded in Belize, where the predatory birds were previously thought to be extinct. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/unc-wilmington-partners-with-francis-marion-university-to-build-biological-research-station-in-ecuador/?sc=rsin /articles/unc-wilmington-partners-with-francis-marion-university-to-build-biological-research-station-in-ecuador/?sc=rsin Fri, 04 Feb 2011 09:00:00 EST Construction of a biological research station in Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary on the east slope of the Andes mountains will allow faculty and students from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and Francis Marion University to study one of the world's most biologically diverse regions. University of North Carolina Wilmington /articles/frontier-medicine-marine-scientists-exploring-new-antibiotics-with-the-help-of-pepsi/?sc=rsin /articles/frontier-medicine-marine-scientists-exploring-new-antibiotics-with-the-help-of-pepsi/?sc=rsin Wed, 19 Jan 2011 14:50:00 EST Antibiotics resistant strains of bacteria and fungi, or "superbugs," are on the rise, killing tens of thousands of people each year. As the critical need for new classes of antibiotics grows, scientists are looking for miracles in unexplored realms of the ocean, home to an array microbes skilled at killing competitors. Scientists at UNC Wilmington hope to fund their groundbreaking work in a unique way - with the help of a $50,000 Pepsi Refresh grant. University of North Carolina Wilmington