Posts Tagged ‘Adjunct Faculty’
Grant Catalyzes New Study of Ocean Microbes at BIOS
BIOS has been awarded $6 million to support collaborative research on the distinctive microbial communities of the Sargasso Sea over the next five years.
Read MoreWith Coral Reefs in Hot Water, Bermuda Could be a Safe Haven
Elevated ocean temperatures have threatened coral reefs around the world for over a year, but this October marked a tipping point. NOAA scientists declared the onset of a global coral reef bleaching event impacting coral reefs in every ocean basin, and projected the bleaching will only intensify in 2016. This is the third such global bleaching event in history
Read MoreThe Science of Shark Oil Barometers
This summer, BIOS scientist Mark Guishard and college intern Shane Antonition (pictured above) paired up to begin looking at the mysterious little bottles through a scientific lens to find out just how useful these oil-filled tools are at forecasting storms
Read MoreHurricane Risk Research to Focus on Bermuda
Risk Prediction Initiative (RPI) Member companies and local sponsors have agreed to fund a project to reconstruct a pre-historical record of hurricanes in Bermuda, using information gained from examinations of sediments deposited by hurricane storm surges and waves in two island water bodies, Spittal Pond and Mangrove Lake
Read MoreCoral, Mosquitoes, and Clark University Researchers
Student Hannah Reich (shown above) spent the summer at BIOS conducting coral reef fieldwork for her master’s thesis with mentor Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley, assistant scientist at BIOS. Professor Todd Livdahl, who travels to Bermuda every other year with a team of students studying at BIOS, investigates mosquito species and observes the island’s efforts to control them. Read more about the work of these Clark University researchers and their relationships with BIOS
Read MoreSmall Change, Big Improvement: Modified Method Captures the Ocean’s Most Abundant Organism
BIOS researchers realized that the ubiquitous, ecologically important marine bacterium “SAR11″ was getting short-changed in bacterial census data. With collaborators, they improved a common DNA-based method for measuring bacterial diversity in marine environments
Read MoreFor Women in Oceanography, Progress is Made—and Challenges Remain
Three BIOS scientists and alumnae share their views in special report
Read MoreBiologist Samia Sarkis becomes adjunct faculty member at BIOS
Current interest focuses on the management of sea cucumbers
Read MoreSummer Courses in Coral Reef Classrooms (yes, there will be SCUBA diving)
This summer, BIOS will offer unique courses on coral reef ecology and reef fish biology, and both provide exceptional opportunities for university students to gain hands-on experience with modern research methods, including genetics analyses
Read MoreMonster Hurricanes Reached U.S. During Prehistoric Periods of Ocean Warming
Research on coastal sediments, funded in part by BIOS’s Risk Prediction Initiative, shows that prehistoric hurricanes along the northern East Coast of the United States were likely more frequent and intense than those that have hit within recorded history
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