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• MIT Sea Grant | August 10, 2016

  Facing the Surge: Screening of new sea level rise documentary on September 22nd from 12:00-1:30

  Facing the Surge documents the tangible costs of sea level rise for the people of Norfolk, VA, and it tells the stories of citizens from across the United States as they step forward to raise awareness and push their government to solve climate change.
• WHOI News | August 9, 2016

  Moore Foundation Supports WHOI Effort to Revolutionize Ocean Research

  A $250,000 award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation supports WHOI scientists and engineers to explore a new path for ocean research focused on rapid software and hardware innovation.
• WHOI - Oceanus | August 8, 2016

  The Quest for the Moho

  Between Earth's crust and mantle lies a mysterious boundary
• MIT Sea Grant | August 7, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant Seminar Thursday August 18th from 12:00-1:30 – Dr. Bob Chen: Satellite Monitoring of Boston Harbor Water Quality

  Bob Chen from UMass Boston's School for the Environment will be speaking about how integrating remote sensing into water quality monitoring in the future will enhance our ability to manage our valuable coastal resources in a more resilient, sustainable manner.
• Featured Stories, MIT, News, WHOI | August 3, 2016

  The New York Times Follows Young Ocean Scientists Training in New England Waters

  New York Times Science reporter Nicholas St. Fleur joins a crew of young marine scientists as they train with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) aboard the R/V Atlantis for the second leg of a 2-week research cruise. Throughout the week, St. Fleur will be reporting live on Facebook on the team’s missions, the vessel and their discoveries happening off of New England’s eastern seaboard.
• WHOI - Oceanus | August 1, 2016

  Ocean Observatories System Is Up and Running

  WHOI plays major role in creating 'transformative' national research effort
• MIT Sea Grant | July 31, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant bids farewell to former Director Caption (Ret.) Dean Alden Horn, USN

  Captain Dean Alden Horn, USN retired, Director of MIT Sea Grant College program from 1976-1982, passed away last month in North Carolina where he had lived for the past 25 years.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 31, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant UROP students build an ROV – Alicia Cabrera-Mino and Kyubin Lee

  Interns Alicia Cabrera-Mino, a senior at MIT in mechanical engineering, and Kyubin Lee, a sophomore at MIT, are learning more about ocean engineering with the MIT Sea Grant College Program.
• MITgcm News | July 29, 2016

  Reversing the Ionian

  The driving mechanisms behind the decadal reversal of the Ionian Sea upper layer circulation recently sparked a considerable discussion in the Mediterranean scientific community. A new paper by Marco Reale uses MITgcm to explore.
• WHOI News | July 28, 2016

  WHOI Announces 2016 Ocean Science Journalism Fellows

  Seven writers, radio, and multimedia science journalists from the U.S., England, and India have been selected to participate in the competitive Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Ocean Science Journalism Fellowship program.
• Featured Stories, MIT, News | July 27, 2016

  The Third Annual Meeting of the Ozone and Climate Project

  Oceanographers, marine biogeochemists, atmospheric scientists and climatologists from across the world converged on MIT for the third annual meeting of the Ozone and Climate Project, which aims to understand the Antarctic ozone hole’s impact on Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, and its importance in the global picture of climate change.
• MIT, News, WHOI | July 27, 2016

  Space Rocks Reveal How Earth Got Its Oceans

  MIT-WHOI Joint Program graduate student Adam Sarafian talks about his research into the origin of Earth's oceans.
• WHOI News | July 27, 2016

  WHOI is a ‘Rising Star’ in Research Performance

  The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) was named one of the top 25 institutions in North America in the Nature Index 2016 Rising Stars, which identifies the countries and institutions that have significantly increased their research studies published in high-quality research journals.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 24, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant Student Explores Eelgrass – Megan Fahey

  Megan Fahey, an animal science student at the University of Vermont, is spending her summer in the field with MIT Sea Grant College Program research scientist Carolina Bastidas, doing marine research and learning more about coastal habitats.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 20, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant UROP Student Investigates Invasive Species – Christina Rossitto

  Christina Rossitto, an MIT sophomore studying biological engineering, is evaluating competition between marine invasive and native species with MIT Sea Grant for the summer.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 19, 2016

  Changing Habitats: Settlement of Non-Native Marine Species

  Nonnative species cause alteration of habitats and biodiversity with detrimental economic impacts. MIT Sea Grant College Program is exploring the abundances of these species in New England to improve our understanding of how nonnative species change ecosystem dynamics.
• WHOI - Oceanus | July 19, 2016

  Signs of Big Change in the Arctic

  A once-predictable system shifts out of balance
• MIT Sea Grant | July 17, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant Science Communication Intern – Morgan O’Hanlon

  Morgan O’Hannlon, a rising sophomore, will spend the summer with MIT Sea Grant, as a communications intern as part of the Boston University Research, Education, and Communication of Science (BURECS) program.
• MIT Sea Grant | July 17, 2016

  MIT Sea Grant Science Communication Intern – Nicole Mis

  Nicole Mis, a sophomore at Boston University, joins MIT Sea Grant for the summer as a communications intern, focusing on integrating climate science research with education, outreach and communication.
• WHOI - Oceanus | July 12, 2016

  No Stone Unturned

  'Ear stones' provide clues to help restore river herring.