earth

Emma Reinhardt and Torin O'Brien collect data on birds in a meadow at the base of the San Juan Mountains

Crouching Researcher, Hidden Sparrow

Four students spent their summer in Colorado stalking Lincoln’s sparrows in search of answers to...
Mike Kunz

RUNC: Mike Kunz

Mike Kunz unpacks the intricacies of rare plant species for conservation...
a boat in the Atlantic Ocean

21 Days at Sea

Junior Stephanie Caddell shares how three weeks on a research vessel in the middle of...
Julianne Davis

RUNC: Julianne Davis

Julianne Davis studies how water, sediment, and the landscape influence one another...
Josh Himmelstein

Mucking in the Marshes

Josh Himmelstein is getting knee-deep in marshes to understand the effects of sea-level rise...
Jana Haddad

The Wave Whisperer

Jana Haddad uses physics to study how living shorelines affect ocean waves and could stem...
Anne Smiley

The Sediment Scientist

Anne Smiley maps coastal habitats and nitrogen levels to assess water quality and coastal ecosystem...
Mark Ciesielski

Bringing Bivalves Back

Oysters have been dying off for the last century, and PhD candidate Mark Ciesielski wants...
Rick Luettich

The Coastal Engineer

Since 1987, Rick Luettich has been building systems to protect the coast from environmental hazards...