Our Research in the News
- NPR interview with Dr. Tift about Antarctica research (2023), carbon monoxide research, and marine mammal strandings in North Carolina. NPR - WHQR
- NPR interview with Dr. Tift and Anna Pearson about Antarctic research with crabeater seals in 2022. NPR - WHQR
- Planet Ocean Seminar Series - Dr. Tift on carbon monoxide (CO) research at UNCW - UNCW Center for Marine Science and BlueFish Society
- Listen to Dr. Tift discuss the lab's research on NPR's Coastline - NPR - WHQR
- Carbon Monoxide (CO) Breath Sampling in Cetaceans - CBS News
- Two Scientists Walk Into A Bar
- UC Natural Reserves System - Seal Breath Inspires Carbon Monoxide (CO) Therapy
- National Science Foundation: Scientists Investigate the Role of the 'Silent Killer' Inside Deep-Diving Animals- NSF
- Nature News: Deep-Diving Seals Reveal Secrets of Carbon Monoxide (CO)- Nature News
- Taste of Science Event: From the Highest Mountains to the Deepest Seas: Understanding Adaptations to Low Oxygen
Updates and Awards
- April 11, 2023 - The entire UNCW Marine Mammal Stranding Program has been awarded the UNCW Research Collaboration Award - Link
- February 12, 2023 - Dr. Michael Tift has been awarded the first John B. West Award in High Altitude Physiology and Medicine at the International Hypoxia Symposia
- May 12, 2022 - Dr. Michael Tift is announced as one of the inaugural recipients of the UNCW Rising Research Excellence Award - Link