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FROM OCEANUS

Oceanus Student Issue

The current issue of Oceanus magazine features stories written by MIT/WHOI Joint Program students. Read about path-breaking oceanographic research from the eyes of those in the field and the lab.

Scientists Assess Radioactivity from Japan Nuclear Facility

A new study by a WHOI-led team analyzes levels of radioactivity discharged into the ocean from the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant in the first four months after the accident.

More WHOI in the news:

The Deep-Sea Find that Changed Biology
NPR

Challenging Science Stereotypes with Science on Ice
National Geographic

Disappearing Eelgrass Called Canary In Declining Salt Ponds
Martha's Vineyard Gazette

Two WHOI Scientists Honored by the AGU

On December 7, Joseph Pedlosky (left) and Henry Dick received two of the most prestigious awards offered by the American Geophysical Union.

Line W: Portrait of the Planet

Since 2001, a set of moored instruments and repeated research cruises across the Gulf Stream have helped form an unprecedented view of ocean circulation in part of the North Atlantic.  

Unforgettable Expedition

Friends of WHOI recently joined Director Susan K. Avery and Senior Scientist Susan Humphris on an expedition to one of the world's most beautiful wildlife sanctuaries on South Georgia Island.