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Category: Marine Studies Initiative

El Arrecife Heroico

Varadero's corals show surprising health and resilience, despite living in a difficult environment.

Los corales del Varadero han soportado quinientos años de conflicto humano, pero puede que no sobrevivan el frágil proceso de paz de Colombia

Tags Colombia, coral reefs, corals, espanol, South America, Spanish, translation

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The Heroic Reef

The corals of Varadero have endured five hundred years of human conflict, but they may not survive Colombia’s fragile peace.

Tags Cartagena, Climate Change, Colombia, coral bleaching, coral reefs

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Altered Arctic

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date January 17, 2017

As the ice recedes, scientists seek signs of life in warming seas

Tags Arctic, CEOAS, Plankton

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Ripples Upon Ripples

Post author By Rachel Robertson
Post date November 18, 2016

Bret Bosma, Kelley Ruehl, and Asher Simmons (front to back) collaborated on a project to advance wave energy research. (Photo: Rachel Robertson)

Engineers use sensors and software to refine wave-energy systems

Tags College of Engineering, Hinsdale Wave Lab, Wave Energy

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A Market for Barnacles

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date August 23, 2016

Julia Bingham launches a study of barnacle biology and culture on the Oregon coast.

Tags barnacle, hatfield marine sciences center, Marine Science, Marine Studies Initiative, Oregon Sea Grant, Sustainability

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From Stakeholders to Sea Turtles

Post author By Dylan McDowell
Post date July 12, 2016

Laura Ferguson has dreamed of being a scientist since she was a child in Illinois, tromping through local streams. Her early explorations instilled a love of nature that led her to foreign countries and provided the necessary skills for her current post.