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Hometown: Rockville, Maryland Area of research focus/interest: My master’s work at the University of Massachusetts Amherst focused on understanding how evolution and physiology interact to give populations within a species different sensitivities and responses to climate change. I used a marine predatory snail called the Oyster Drill, native from Cape Cod south to Florida, as…
CARE for the Cape & Islands presented their annual stewardship awards during the CARE About a Clean Cape & Islands Summit held November 4 and Woods Hole Sea Grant was one of the recipients for our boat shrink wrap collection program. The CARE Business/Organization Stewardship Award was presented to Stephanie Murphy, Woods Hole Sea Grant Sr. Communications…
Marine Invaders: Green crabs and other species are the featured subjects in the next WHSG Topics in Oceanography (TIO) workshop for informal and formal educators grades 6-12. The workshop is scheduled for Friday, December 3 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The Woods Hole Sea Grant Program, WHOI Information Office,…
Professional learning workshop for informal and formal educators Grades 6-12 December 3, 2021 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Join us to learn the basics of invasive species, discover the marine invaders we find on Cape Cod, dive into green crab genetics (real life examples of some middle school genetics concepts), and explore how climate change…
On Nov. 17, from 3-4pm (ET), join us for three case studies of community monitoring programs are providing data to local and state decision makers. There will be time for Q&A. Speakers: Kristen Grant, Maine Sea Grant & UMaine Cooperative Extension Shelley Whitmeyer, James Madison University Ian Conery, US Army Corps of Engineers When: November…
Woods Hole Sea Grant Joins with Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries on Seafood Marketing Grant Program. Do you have an idea that will support the commercial seafood and fishing industries and communities? This year, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) Seafood Marketing Grant Program is partially funded by Woods Hole Sea Grant (WHSG), enabling…
How do decision makers use data from citizen science projects to chart a path forward? Join us on to hear three case studies of how community monitoring programs are providing shoreline flooding data to local and state decision makers. SPEAKERS: Bob Rulli, Planning Director, Warren, RI Rebecca Fischman, NYC Mayor’s Office of Climate Resiliency Julia…
Sean Waugh, NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, OK Hurricanes impact people all over the world, and not just along the coastlines! The NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory takes you inside the research behind a landfalling hurricane to better understand these complex storms and all of the hazards it causes. NOAA NSSL’s mission is…
Malia Evans, NOAA’s Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hilo, Hawai’i » Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage in the Monument » Learn about the special name given to this unique place – You can even listen to an audio file of the pronunciation and practice at home. » Read about Maliaʻs journey to Papahānaumokuākea in July 2019…