Monthly Archives: December 2017

CONCORDEGoMRI StudentsPeople Grad Student Hoover Examines How Freshwater Discharge Affects Gulf Larval Fish 6236a

Responders to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident sought to reduce the amount of shoreline oiling by diverting an increased amount of Mississippi River outflow into the Gulf of Mexico. The Army Corps of Engineers opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway in 2016, which diverted Mississippi River water into the Mississippi Sound, to relieve pressure on the Read More

Classroom MaterialsFact SheetsSea Grant Fact Sheet: The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Impact On Bottlenose Dolphins Thumbnail of factsheet

After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the public worried that the oil spill caused health problems in bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists examined the health and stranding patterns of dolphins along the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and discovered oiled areas had more sick and dead dolphins than other areas. OIL Read More

Citizen ScienceECOGIGGoMRI SciencePeopleResearch StoriesTeachers and Students Teachers Participate in ECOGIG Research Expedition 4896

Two Georgia middle school teachers recently joined a consortium research cruise through the AMP-IT-UP (Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential) program, a multi-year grant focused on cultivating the next generation of STEM innovators. The research was relevant not only for the teachers but also for their students, who have been studying AMP-IT-UP curriculum modules Read More

Audio-VideoCRGCGoMRI StudentsPeopleWebinars Webinar: CRGC Student Webinar Explores the Graduate School Process 4888

Graduate students Jacqueline Fiore and Vanessa Parks recently discussed their graduate school experiences and working on a transdisciplinary research team in a recent webinar for the Student Spotlight Series. Watch the webinar here.

Classroom MaterialsFact SheetsSea Grant Sea Grant Releases Fact Sheet on Beach, Water, and Seafood Safety after Oil Spill

The  Sea Grant Oil Spill Outreach Team released a publication that addresses the public’s questions about health safety after the Deepwater Horizon incident. The fact sheet, Is it Safe?  Examining Health Risks from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill succinctly explains findings from peer-reviewed studies and reports from state and federal agencies that investigated the safety Read More