Marine Science

Jenny Hughes

March 16, 2016

Senior Jenny Hughes is an undergraduate student majoring in environmental science with a minor in marine science. Her research focuses on the effects of hunger on the foraging behavior of mud crabs within the presence of predators that sit higher up in the food chain.

What’s Hiding in Our Coastal Waters?

December 12, 2014

Marine science researchers at UNC have found that estuaries generate natural defenses against the effects of global warming—until a hurricane hits.