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WHOI Receives $25 Million to Accelerate Search for Ocean-based Climate Solutions
Major funding commitment from board chair Paul Salem comes amidst increased attention on ocean’s role in climate and growing pace of funding from public and private sources
Read MoreFunders invests $250 million to supercharge ocean-based climate solutions
Coalition of philanthropic funders invests $250 million to supercharge ocean-based climate solutions Dubai, UAE — Many of the world’s leading philanthropic funders of ocean research and conservation have joined forces to…
Read MorePropeller Announces $100 Million Fund to Invest in Ocean-Climate Companies
Unique partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and veteran leadership team deploys vital capital to blue economy ‘narwhals’ at the nexus of ocean innovation, science and technology.
Read MoreWHOI to Launch New Center for Ocean and Climate Research
Today WHOI announced the establishment of the Francis E. Fowler IV Center for Ocean and Climate to seek new knowledge and solutions at the intersection of oceanography and climate science. A generous gift from Francis E. Fowler, IV established the center and will enable it to immediately commence operations.
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Brazilian State of Pará sign Memorandum of Understanding in advance of COP30
The agreement underscores a commitment between the two parties to host an Ocean Pavilion in the official Blue Zone of COP30 in Belem, Brazil.
Read MoreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institution Announces Shift of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement Field Trials to Summer 2025
Change was made in response to changing ship availability and to resulting changes in ocean conditions later in the year
Read MoreOcean Pavilion Partners Unveil COP28 Dubai Ocean Declaration
Declaration recognizes the critical role of the ocean in regulating climate change, calls for increased ocean observations
Read MoreWHOI Awarded Funding to Support Research and Development of Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal
WHOI researchers are among the 17 projects that have been awarded funding by NOAA’s Ocean Acidification Program on behalf of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP).
Read MoreWHOI Opens 2023 SXSW Conference
WHOI joins experts from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and American Geophysical Union on ocean-based carbon dioxide removal panel
Read MoreFirst ever ocean-focused pavilion in the Blue Zone
Leading ocean science and philanthropic organizations to highlight the global ocean at UN climate conference
Read MoreWHOI joins world leaders at UN Ocean Conference: June 27 – July 1, Lisbon, Portugal
Thousands of participants from around the world will converge in Lisbon beginning June 27 as part of the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference. Among them will be representatives from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the world’s largest independent organization dedicated exclusively to ocean research, engineering, and education.
Read MoreInnovation Takes Off at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the world’s largest independent institution specifically focused on ocean science, engineering, and education, today announced the establishment of the George and Wendy David Center for Ocean Innovation, the latest in a series of new initiatives aimed at cementing WHOI’s position as a national leader in ocean innovation and laying the foundation for a future of scientific discoveries, breakthrough technologies, and unparalleled advances on land and at sea.
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