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Aquarius- Underwater Labratory
Aquarius is an underwater ocean laboratory located in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The laboratory is deployed three and half miles offshore, at a depth of 60 feet, next to spectacular coral reefs. Scientists live in Aquarius during ten–day missions using saturation diving to study and explore our coastal ocean. Aquarius is owned by NOAA and is operated by the NOAA Undersea Research Program’s (NURP) Undersea Research Center at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.Go to Website
History of UNC Wilmington
The school opened its doors for the first time on September 4, 1947 as Wilmington College. At the time the school operated as a junior college, offering freshman-level courses to 250 students during the first school year, and was under control of the New Hanover County Board of Education. Wilmington College earned accreditation from the North Carolina College Conference in 1948 and became a member of the American Association of Junior Colleges. Further accreditation came in 1952 when the institution was so honored by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.Read more
UNC Wilmington Named to "Best in the Southeast" List by Princeton Review for Fifth Consecutive Year
For the fifth consecutive year, the University of North Carolina Wilmington is one of the best colleges in the Southeast, according to the Princeton Review....Read article
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