Posts by Stephanie Murphy
Diving into Confidence: My O-STEAM Fellowship Experience
Questions swirled in my head: “Am I qualified enough? Will my application stand out? What if I don’t get accepted?” As I sat down to revise my O-STEAM application for the last time, a wave of anxiety washed over me.
Read MoreQ&A with Knauss Fellow Jori Barley
A graduate of UMass Amherst, Jori Barley is a 2024 Knauss Fellow in the NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). One of NOAA Sea Grant’s most high-profile fellowship, the John A. Knauss Fellowship provides a one-year, paid experience for highly-qualified early career professionals to work on issues related to coastal, marine and Great…
Read MoreMore than 46 Tons of Plastic Shrink Wrap Diverted from the Waste Stream Thanks to Cape-wide Shrink Wrap Recycling Program
July 31, 2024 — Cape Cod and boating go hand in hand in the summer. In the off-season, many of those boats are covered in plastic shrink wrap to protect them from the elements, and when they are unwrapped in the springtime, the plastic is frequently tossed into the trash. For the past six years,…
Read MoreConversation Series Highlights WHOI Sea Grant Research Program
This spring, WHOI Sea Grant kicked off a new “Conversation Series” to showcase the work done through our funded research program. Organized by Research Coordinator Jennie Rheuban and Communications Specialist Poonam Narotam, the informal presentations engage audiences in topical discussions and launched in May at local Falmouth micro-brew, Aquatic Brewing, with UMass Amherst scientists Adrian…
Read MoreAnnouncing Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week
Cape Cod Coastal Resilience Week Raises Awareness of Coastal Vulnerabilities and Promotes Solutions – while having a bit of fun at the same time Eight days of events across Cape Cod Download event flyer Cape Codders have experienced their fair share of extreme weather in recent years, with stronger storms and larger storm surge reshaping…
Read MoreThe First Leap: One O-STEAM fellow’s experience
Questions swirled in my head: “Am I qualified enough? Will my application stand out? What if I don’t get accepted?” As I sat down to revise my O-STEAM application for the last time, a wave of anxiety washed over me.
Read MoreCitizens and Scientists Monitoring Change at Town Neck Beach
A citizen science effort in Sandwich is getting an extra boost from WHOI researchers and a statewide portal for collecting photos of coastal flooding, coastal storm impacts, and shoreline adaptation. Installed by WHOI Sea Grant in partnership with the Town of Sandwich in 2020, the CoastSnap cradles at …
Read MoreMassachusetts Aquaculture Internships
The Massachusetts aquaculture industry is in search of staff who are reliable and willing to learn. Aquaculture Internships for Massachusetts (AIM), a collaborative partnership MIT Sea Grant, WHOI Sea Grant, and Barnstable County Cooperative Extension, pays individuals to learn about aquaculture. No prior experience is needed. Spend much of the year in an internship trying…
Read MoreUnraveling the Mystery of Lobster Die-offs in Cape Cod Bay
In the summers of 2019 and 2020, lobstermen working in Cape Cod Bay hauled up their lobster traps to find most of them dead. What caused these unprecedented deaths? With funding from Sea Grant, WHOI Associate Scientist Malcolm Scully and his team developed a model using numerous datasets to unravel this mystery. The culprit, they…
Read MoreWaving Goodbye: Greg Berman Sets Sail for Chatham
This fall, WHOI Sea Grant wished a fond farewell to long-time Coastal Processes Specialist Greg Berman. Team members Shannon Hulst and Shelly McComb tried to keep things light, dressing like Greg at his send-off.
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