Duke University Marine Lab
The Duke University Marine Laboratory is a campus of Duke University in Beaufort, N.C., and a unit within the Nicholas School of the Environment. Its mission is education and research in the basic ocean processes, coastal environmental management, marine biotechnology, and marine biomedicine.
Programs at the Marine Laboratory are central to the Nicholas School of the Environment’s mission to provide interdisciplinary educational and research opportunities addressing an area of vital concern–the quality of the Earth’s environment and the sustainable use of its natural resources.
The Marine Laboratory operates year-round to provide educational, training, and research opportunities to about 3,500 persons annually, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students enrolled in the university’s academic programs; visiting student groups who use the laboratory’s facilities; and scientists who come from North America and abroad to conduct their own research.
