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FEATURED IMAGE OF THE DAY |
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R/V Atlantis came out of dry-dock in Jacksonville, Florida, recently with a fresh coat of paint and a full schedule of science cruises. Atlantis is currently working in the Pacific without Alvin, which is undergoing a complete overhaul and upgrade. (Photo by Christopher Morgan, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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FROM OCEANUS |
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From concept to keel, the process of acquiring new ships for the nation's fleet of oceanographic research vessels is arduous and fraught with pitfalls.
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WHOI IN THE NEWS |
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WHOI chemist Ken Buesseler organized a two-week cruise in June to examine the fate and impacts of radiation leaking from the tsunami-battered nuclear reactors.
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More WHOI in the news:
A World Centered on Sea Ice is changing Swiftly at the Poles
Yale Environment 360
WHOI Partners with Cape Abilities
Cape Cod Times
Anger and Mystery on Cape Cod in Wake of the Killing of Six Gray Seals
The New York Times
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EDUCATION |
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Graduate student Clay Kunz's path has taken him from video game parlors to ice cream parlors with his family, with Mars and the Arctic Ocean seafloor in between. Hear him describe his life in the lab, field, and at home in this audio slideshow.
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FEATURED MULTIMEDIA |
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Video captures majestic migrations of thousands of Mastigias jellyfish in Palau's famed Ongeim'l Tketau, also known as Jellyfish Lake.
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AWARDS & RECOGNITION |
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In June, Admiral Gary Roughead, the Chief of Naval Operations, toured several of the Institution’s labs, spoke to the WHOI community, and delivered a letter of congratulations. It was the first such appearance at the Institution by a serving Chief of Naval Operations.
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