That was a wonderful interaction Manoochehr Shirzaei Nadine Heck David Lagomasino and everyone else ECU Integrated Coastal Programs. Thanks a lot for your participation!

.Just wrapped up my first full academic year as a faculty member ECU and ECU Integrated Coastal Programs! Check out this video, where I chat about some of the local projects I've kick-started. My little village in Belize even makes a cameo!

Today is #WorldMangroveDay and earlier this month, we had our Project kick-off meeting at @Sogakopebeach followed by some community entries. Funded by the Global EbA Fund, the 3-year Project looks at: Upscaling Mangrove Restoration for Coastal Hazard Reductions in a Deltaic...

A (nearly) final academic paper on the challenges of shoreline management. Great discussions, thanks to those who took part.

I am so excited for this opportunity and thank you UN University for having me onboard! Virginia Tech Science Geosciences at VT Earth Observation & Innovation @VT

I'm excited to be at the #cop28 this week, and to be a panelist on nature based solutions with wonderful colleagues from the #asla. Join us in person at SE Room 9 or online, at the webcast below! lnkd.in/g2HGY-rz

Explore shoreline design with the upcoming NC Living Shoreline Courses Carteret CC! For just $35, participants will gain invaluable insights into building effective living shorelines. To pre-register: ow.ly/o49J50Qytmc

As a great bonus for us, it features the work of ECU coastal scientists and engineers including Drs. Rachel Gittman, Hannah Sirianni, Nadine Heck, and Siddharth Narayan, as well as Integrated Coastal Sciences Ph.D. students Megan Geesin and Georgette Tso.

Chances are, you've come across this paper by my Ph.D. student, Leonard (Leonard Ohenhen) in PNAS Nexus, made it to front page of The New York Times. Initially dismissed by Science Advances with a reviewer labeling it "GIS exercise." Underlying lesson resonates profoundly: never allow a

Student: How do I know I can trust a journal paper? Scientist: Oh, that's easy. Coz the peer review and publishing process is a extremely rigorous. The peer review and publishing process:

The word is out. I am thrilled to be taking on the new role of Executive Director of WCS Global Marine Program. I look forward to advancing transformational change for ocean conservation with our talented staff around the globe. WCS Ocean

Research teams from leading universities and partners are launching nine new projects focusing on coastal resilience, habitat preservation, ecosystem dynamics, and community education 🌊🔬 ow.ly/P4ep50R7K3s

Meet the new "Mountains to Sea" fellows! The cohort will focus on coastal and freshwater resources across North Carolina ⛰️🌊 ncseagrant.ncsu.edu/mountains-to-s…

10 years in the making - my last PhD chapter is finally published! Check out our work investigating the biomechanical and energetic benefits of tool use in sea otters out in Science Magazine! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

New paper alert! How do PA governance and mgmt objectives affect global #mangrove loss? Glad to be part of this team, some very interesting findings here! Nadine Heck Dom Andradi-Brown David Lagomasino Anthony Campbell Global Mangrove Alliance Mangrove Action Project ECU Integrated Coastal Programs doi.org/10.1111/cobi.1…

Job Alert! We are looking for a post-doctoral scholar with expertise in agent-based or similar rules-based modeling systems to work on an NSF-DISES project investigating ecosystem-based adaptation to extreme storm events in Fiji and Puerto Rico. More here ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/70869

Steve Canty, Sara Bonilla, & Justin Nowakowski were recently in Belize collaborating with colleagues from Univ. of Belize Environmental Research Institute, East Carolina Univ., & Boston Univ. to assess that important role of subsistence fisheries in food security. 2/3

Thank you Ananth Wuppukondur, looking forward to exciting research collaborations!