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Rebecca Moore crouches down on the rooftop of Jordan Hall to prepare equipment for a weather ballon launch.

Published on August 14, 2026

Launching Weather Balloons and Careers at NC State

In the winter of 2026, NC State’s Sounding Club participated in a program to improve forecasting for atmospheric rivers and other high-impact weather events.

Published on August 10, 2026

MEAS Researchers Lead $1M NSF Project Using AI to Forecast Coastal Dead Zones

The team aims to produce faster forecasting tools that could support fisheries management and decision-making in Gulf Coast communities.

Published on July 22, 2026

Student Researchers Explore Innovation in the Blue Economy

After taking a MEAS course on the Blue Economy, NC State students are applying research and innovation to address marine and sustainability challenges.

Geologist Maggie Ellis Curry stands in front of the deep valleys of White Mesa in New Mexico

Published on July 8, 2026

Geologist Maggie Ellis Curry Wins Prestigious NSF Award

Curry’s award for early-career faculty will support tectonics and critical minerals research as well as outreach efforts.

Sarah Larson stands with Helen Chen holding a plaque for the Outstanding Teacher Award

Published on June 16, 2026

Associate Professor Sarah Larson Earns Outstanding Teacher Award

The award recognizes her commitment to educational excellence.

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Three images. One shows student Stephanie Ortiz holing hands in a heart shape while smiling and dressed in graduation regalia. The second image shows student Katherine Fowler making a wolfie hand sign while smiling and dressed in graduation regalia. The third image shows a student's red graduation cap decorated with blue felt and plastic sea creatures, with text reading 'sea yall later'

MEAS Monthly | Spring 2026 Graduation

We celebrate our grads in this semester’s departmental commencement ceremony.

A woman smiles as she sticks a cord into an empty beaker in a lab.

Published on June 3, 2026

NC Space Grant Announces New Graduate Research Fellows for the 2026-2027 Year

Incoming MEAS graduate student Shennah Preble (not pictured) is one of 16 new graduate research fellows who will conduct research to benefit NASA Mission Directorates.

Published on June 3, 2026

Marine Science Professor Osburn Named Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Sustainability

The professorship reflects NC State’s priority to recruit and retain outstanding senior faculty.

Jenna Holt holds up a rock in the geology lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.

Published on June 1, 2026

Discover Our Majors: Geology

There’s a whole world out there, and a geology degree can help you explore it. Follow Jenna Holt’s geology journey — and start your own.

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Launching Weather Balloons and Careers at NC State

MEAS Researchers Lead $1M NSF Project Using AI to Forecast Coastal Dead Zones

Student Researchers Explore Innovation in the Blue Economy

Geologist Maggie Ellis Curry Wins Prestigious NSF Award

Associate Professor Sarah Larson Earns Outstanding Teacher Award

Recent Research

Department Newsletter

MEAS Monthly | Spring 2026 Graduation

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‘Mini Dust Bowl’ Could Be Forming in the US, Expert Warns. Will El Niño Make It Worse?

Rescuers help return rehabilitated sea turtle to the Atlantic

El Niño is here and could tip Earth to a new record hot year

NC Space Grant Announces New Graduate Research Fellows for the 2026-2027 Year

Marine Science Professor Osburn Named Goodnight Distinguished Chair in Sustainability

Discover Our Majors: Geology

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