Biology
Biology Department Hybrid Seminar: Why Everything You Know About Shark Conservation Is Wrong: An Interdisciplinary Look at Misinformation Along the Science-Policy Interface
David Shiffman, Arizona State University
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium. For those that wish to join virtually, you […]
Special Biology Department Hybrid Seminar: Life Without Oxygen and Other Tales of Tiny Organisms with Big Impact
Maria G Pachiadaki, WHOI
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium. For those that wish to join virtually, you can […]
Biology Department Hybrid Seminar: Implications of Exposure Route on the Bioaccumulation Potential of Nanoplastics
Jordan Pitt, WHOI
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium. For those that wish to join virtually, you can join […]
The Power of Super Reefs
Jessica Sieja was in high school when she got her first glimpse of a coral reef. Her father wanted his family to experience the wonder that he felt as a […]
Read MoreAs oceans warm, snapping shrimp sound a warning
Research published by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists today in Frontiers in Marine Science confirmed their previous observations that rising temperatures increase the sound of snapping shrimp, a tiny crustacean found in temperate and tropical coastal marine environments around the world.
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Weddell seal moms sacrifice to provide for their pups
Seal mothers dramatically limit diving and foraging while lactating to provide more iron to their young
Read MoreEdie Widder: A light in the darkness
By sharing her fascination with the luminous deep, explorer, author, and conservationist Edie Widder sheds light on why it matters.
Read MoreBiology Department Virtual Seminar: Loss, Recovery, and Stability of California Kelp Forests: Causes and Consequences from Populations to Ecosystems
Max C.N. Castorani, University of Virginia
Sponsored by: Biology Department
This will be a virtual seminar. You can join the Zoom Meeting here https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/98380453996
Meeting ID: 959 2994 5818
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WHOI and CMA CGM Group deploy acoustic monitoring buoy near Norfolk, Virginia
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and The CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air, and logistics solutions, have deployed an acoustic monitoring buoy 33 miles off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. A second buoy is slated for deployment off the coast of Savannah, Georgia in the coming weeks.
Read MoreBiology Department Hybrid Seminar: Energetic Tradeoffs Under Stressful Conditions
Blaine Griffen, Brigham Young University
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium. For those that wish to join virtually, you […]
Biology Department Hybrid Seminar: Microbial Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling Associated with Marine Snow Particles
Clarissa Karthauser, WHOI
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium. For those that wish to join virtually, you can join […]
A toxic double whammy for sea anemones
Exposure to both oil and sunlight can be harmful to sea anemones
Read MoreInvasive tunicates have shellfish farmers crying “foul”
As shellfish farmers struggle with invasive tunicate invasions, scientists are trying to gain insight into the thermal tolerances for these strange critters and determine where they might show up next
Read MoreBiology Department Hybrid Seminar: Tales of the Planktivores: Forage Fish Ecology in the Northeast US Shelf and Slope Ecosystems
Joel Llopiz, WHOI
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Redfield Auditorium. For those that wish to join virtually, you can join […]
Innovative, new “road map” for kelp crop improvement
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the University of Connecticut, and Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have executed a license agreement for a kelp germplasm, or collection of microscopic cells called gametophytes, containing more than 1,200 samples all developed and isolated by WHOI and UConn-led teams. Bigelow Laboratory’s National Center for Marine Algae and Microbiota plans to maintain, market, and distribute the germplasm collection for broad use.
Read MoreBiology Department Hybrid Seminar:Neuroimmune Effects of Early Life Exposure to a Harmful Algal Toxin
Alia Hidayat, WHOI
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Clark 271
This will be a hybrid seminar held in Clark 271. For those that wish to join virtually, you can join […]
4 Potential Solutions for Corals in Crisis
Racing against the clock, WHOI researchers and colleagues are developing innovative solutions to rebuild reefs and improve coral resiliency–before it’s too late.
Read MoreBiology Department Virtual Seminar: A Game of Drones: Advancing Discovery and Innovation in Coastal Research
Corey Garza, California State University, Monterey Bay
Sponsored by: Biology Department
This will be held virtually. Join Zoom Meeting: https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/j/93487125226?pwd=a0hFVWRQTHFnaE05eGxZSHNxZEJtZz09
Meeting ID: 934 8712 5226
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WHOI campaign sheds light on new strategies and solutions for the coral reef crisis
In advance of World Ocean Day on June 8, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is launching its Give Reefs a Chance campaign, aimed at raising awareness of what WHOI scientists and engineers are doing to tackle the corals crisis, the importance of coral reefs, and what we can all do to give reefs a chance to survive.
Read MorePartly cloudy with a chance of sharks
Researchers develop ‘heat map’ shark forecast system to improve beachgoer safety
Read MoreBiology Department Hybrid Seminar: A Study of Plankton Dynamics at the Middle Atlantic Bight Shelf-Break Front Using the Video Plankton Recorder
Andrew Hirzel, WHOI
Sponsored by: Biology Department – Redfield Auditorium
This will be hybrid in Redfield Auditorium For those that wish to join virtually, you can join the Zoom Meeting […]
Can environmental DNA help us find lost US service members?
Ocean scientists explore how eDNA may be able to help find and identify lost military personnel in the ocean
Read MoreWHOI scientists receive 2022 Simons Early Career Investigator Awards
Two Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists have received prestigious Simons Early Career Investigator in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Awards. Maria Pachiadaki and Harriet Alexander are both assistant scientists at WHOI, focusing on different aspects of microbial ecology.
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