SPRUCE PINE â Amber Westall Briggs was delighted when The AMY regional library system was selected by the North Carolina Humanities Council last year as one of six sites in North Carolina to host âWater/Ways,â a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition. âThe idea behind the exhibition was not only to explore waterâs environmental and cultural impact, but also inspire residents to visit our own waterways and think about what it means to become better stewards of them,â Briggs said.
Although Briggs was disappointed the exhibit was postponed because of Covid-19, she is excited to announce the colorful exhibit will open at the libraryâs Burnsville branch on March 13 and run through April 25.
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Jessica Whitehead Named Joan Brock Endowed Executive Director for Old Dominion University’s .
Old Dominion UniversityFebruary 25, 2021 GMT
Jessica Whitehead
Jessica Whitehead
Norfolk, VA, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Old Dominion University announced that Jessica Whitehead has been named the Joan Brock Endowed Executive Director of the Institute for Coastal Adaptation and Resilience (ICAR).
Whitehead joins ODU from the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), where she served as its first chief resilience officer. Her new appointment marks another chapter in ODU’s decade-long leadership in coastal resilience research, education and outreach.
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North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications for the 2021-22 NC STEM Policy Fellowship. Graduate students trained at North Carolina institutions of higher education will be placed into high-level state government offices focusing on policy topics related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics, often known collectively as STEM.
Sea Grant oversaw a pilot program in 2020-21. Funds provided through Sea Grant and a generous matching grant from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund allow for additional fellows to begin Aug. 1, 2021. The fellowships are full-time positions at 40 hours per week working for one year with the host offices.
âThe North Carolina fellows gain valuable experience and professional development opportunities while working in host offices engaged in STEM policy and policymaking processes,â explains Susan White, North Carolina Sea Grantâs executive director.
The NC Sea Grant and Space Grant programs are now accepting applications for a one-year Graduate Research Fellowship. This joint fellowship provides support for one graduate student researching high-priority needs