May 14, 2021
The Coastal Carolina University Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies has developed a new program that will use advanced technology to monitor, gauge, and develop strategies to address flooding in Horry and Georgetown counties. The center’s Smart River Research program, which is being supported by private sector partners and key scientific institutions, will be unveiled on Monday, May 17, at 11 a.m. at Horry County’s Osprey Marina.
Those scheduled to speak at the event include Daniel Ennis, CCU’s provost and executive vice president for academic affairs; S.C. Sen. Stephen Goldfinch; S.C. Rep. Heather Ammons Crawford; Horry County Councilman Cam Crawford; Duke Energy’s S.C. state president Mike Callahan; Paul Gayes, director of the Burroughs & Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies; Gettys Brannon, CEO of the S.C. Boating and Fishing Alliance; S.C. Chief Resilience Officer Ben Duncan; and retired Maj. Gen. Tom Mullikin, chair of the
CCU unveils new program to address flooding in Horry, Georgetown counties wmbfnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wmbfnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Underground Railroad (10 episodes) is on Amazon Prime from 14 May.
Following his work with Damien Chazelle (on Whiplash, 2014), Steve McQueen (on 12 Years a Slave, 2013), Adam McKay (on The Big Short, 2015; Vice, 2018; and Succession, 2018-), and especially Barry Jenkins, for whom he scored Moonlight (2016), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) and now The Underground Railroad, 40-year-old Nicholas Britell has become one of the most sought-after contemporary film composers.
Britell’s collaborations with Jenkins have been especially close, with the two typically spending long hours together in the studio. On The Underground Railroad, that intimate process was initially disrupted by the pandemic, with Britell on the East Coast and Jenkins in Los Angeles, before Britell flew out and lived in a ‘production bubble’ with Jenkins and the crew.
Can new tools predict flooding in Horry County before it even happens? What to know yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.