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CSI Summer Camp Registration Now Open!
Registration for 2024 CSI Summer Camps is now open. Don’t wait to sign up as we may fill up quickly! CSI Summer Camps are for students 10-15 years of age and will focus on a variety of STEAM-oriented topics. In 2024, we will offer camps June 10- August 9,...
CSI Family Programs Return In 2024!
Family fun with CSI starts back up this month with our Maritime Mysteries program. If you enjoy shipwrecks and mysteries, this is the program for you. Maritime Mysteries is an educational opportunity for families with children aged 7 and older. Instructors will lead...
Science on the Sound Series Continues on Feb. 15
Join us for the February 2024 installment of the “Science on the Sound” Lecture Series at the Coastal Studies Institute on the ECU Outer Banks Campus. This monthly, in-person lecture series brings perspectives from all over the state and highlights coastal...
Student study reveals many in support of light pollution reduction on Outer Banks
The students of the UNC Institute for the Environment’s Outer Banks Field Site (OBXFS), hosted by the Coastal Studies Institute, completed their final tasks of the 2023 Fall semester in mid-December. The last of their assignments was to conclude work on their Capstone...
Based at the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI), the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP) advances inter-disciplinary marine energy solutions across UNC System partner colleges of engineering at NC State University, UNC Charlotte, and NC A&T University. Click on the links below for more information.
ECU's Integrated Coastal Programs (ECU ICP) is a leader in coastal and marine research, education, and engagement.  ECU ICP includes the Coastal Studies Institute, ECU's Department of Coastal Studies, and ECU Diving and Water Safety.
The ECU Outer Banks campus is home to the Coastal Studies Institute.
