Consortium for Ocean Leadership

Assistant Administrator, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), NOAA

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:32:02 +0000

NOAA is looking for a strong, innovative and collaborative leader to serve as the Assistant Administrator (AA) of NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR).

NIH to Launch Gulf Oil Spill Health Study

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:14:04 +0000

The National Institutes of Health will launch a multi-year study this fall to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf region.

Subseafloor Observatories Installed to Run Dynamic Experiments

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:00:24 +0000

An international team of scientists has just returned from two months at sea near British Columbia, Canada, where they installed two observatories in the ocean floor to run innovative experiments at the bottom of the sea.

BP's Missing Research Money

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:17:59 +0000

In May, the company pledged $500 million for critical oil spill science. Then politics and parochialism got in the way.

Full-Time Faculty (Assistant/Associate Professor) in Marine Biology, APU

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:06:49 +0000

Alaska Pacific University seeks full-time faculty (Assistant/Associate Professor) in Marine Biology with expertise in fisheries ecology or other area of marine ecology.

The Census of Marine Life: Photo of the Week - Pohls Sea Urchins

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:59:54 +0000

Pohls Sea urchins found off Lizard Island.

From Observation to Forecast: Tools for Understanding a Changing World

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:57:10 +0000

[ October 28, 2010 to October 29, 2010. ] From Observation to Forecast: Tools for Understanding a Changing World - MACOORA Annual Meeting

UA Professor to Study Oil’s Effects on Anemones

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:40:13 +0000

A University of Alabama professor won a federal grant to study the effects of the recent oil leak on a small animal living in the marshes along the Gulf of Mexico.

Researchers Develop Simulation to Better Understand the Effects of Sound on Marine Life

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:39:06 +0000

A combination of the biology of marine mammals, mechanical vibrations and acoustics has led to a breakthrough discovery allowing scientists to better understand the potential harmful effects of sound on marine mammals such as whales and dolphins.

Florida Coral Reefs Damaged by Cold Water

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:26:59 +0000

A rare series of cold-water upwellings from the deep ocean has severely damaged coral reefs in Florida already stressed by pollution, scientists say.