Juliet joined Duke’s Centennial Event at The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland. This event spotlighted Duke’s Climate Commitment and the important role of research in climate and environmental sustainability, especially ocean sustainability efforts. Juliet spoke on a panel along with Drs. Lisa … Read More
Emma joins us as a Duke Centennial Graduate and Professional fellow as well as an NSF Graduate Research fellow. We are so thrilled that she’s here!
Andrew has joined the Master of Environmental Management (MEM) program at Duke! While we will miss him as our Research Technician, we are so excited for him to pursue the next stage of his academic career and are so happy … Read More
Our new paper, “Ecological forensic testing: Using multiple primers for eDNA detection of marine vertebrates in an estuarine lagoon subject to anthropogenic influences,” has been published in Gene. We used an eDNA approach to explore vertebrate biodiversity in Biscayne Bay, … Read More
Team Oyster recently visited our colleagues at UNC Wilmington’s Shellfish Research Hatchery. Dr. Ami Wilbur showed the team how to collect oyster gametes, fertilize eggs, and raise baby oysters!
Team Oyster headed Down East to see Susan Hill, president and co-owner of Down East Mariculture Supply Co LLC. Susan gave us a tour of their incredible oyster nursery located on Jarret Bay.
The Marine Lab recently hosted its first Open House since 2019, in which community members were invited to visit DUML and learn about what we do here! It was a great opportunity for students to share their summer research on … Read More
Maya Brookens, a Bonaventura Summer Research Fellow, is working in the Wong Lab this summer! Her project examines the effects of high temperature stress on sea urchin behavior and physiology.
This summer marked the start of our Bass Connections project, Climate Change Impacts on Farmed and Wild Oysters! Members of our Bass Team are monitoring environmental conditions and oyster growth/mortality within our local oyster farms.
Juliet shared her research during the Environment, Ecology, and Energy Program’s 2024 Charles E. Kenner Seminar Series on UNC Chapel Hill’s Climate Action Day.
