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Land degradation is a serious problem in Africa as fertile grasslands get drier and thorny vegetation with deeper roots takes over. Wildlife and domesticated livestock alike have fewer places to graze – which, of course affects humans. But desertification is not the only form of land degradation. Deforestation and destroying wetlands are other forms. And that’s happening right here in the Cape Fear region.
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A team of University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers is in Antarctica studying the effects of climate change on crabeater seals — the most populous marine mammals in the world. WHQR caught up with them before they embarked on their trip.
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The University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Marine Mammal Stranding Program responded to 100 strandings in 2021. WHQR visited their lab to find out why these animals wash up on the coast.
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Over the past couple of years, University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers are seeing an influx of odd marine mammals on the North Carolina coast. Their hypothesis: it has something to do with climate change.
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New Hanover High School students will soon be able to participate in a survey that assesses the strength of their relationships. It’s part of a joint effort between a district teacher and a UNCW researcher to determine the link between student success and connections to healthy adults and peers.
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Over the past decade, the University of North Carolina Wilmington has had the fastest-growing student population in the UNC System at 39%. But the number of students and faculty of color coming to the university still lags behind state averages.
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NatCon is the largest annual gathering of post-9/11 US veterans in the world. Ashlie Anderson — an Air Force veteran, and president of UNCW's Student…
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While the pandemic continues to stress the American healthcare system, nursing programs are turning away qualified applicants at record numbers. Why?…
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When you first heard about a horde of protestors storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, who did you believe was responsible? Has the responsible…
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As WHQR previously reported, UNCW Faculty senate members voted last week to censure their chancellor. Just days later, the university’s board of trustees…