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John Kelley earns Usibelli service award
UAF announced today that SFOS faculty member John Kelley earned this year's Emil Usibelli Distinguished Public Service Award. more...
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SFOS faculty gain promotion/tenure
15 May
SFOS—SFOS faculty members Nicola Hillgruber, Murat Balaban, Alan Springer, and Trent Sutton were recently promoted or received tenure, effective beginning July 1, 2008.
NOSB finals a resounding success
12 May
SFOS—Top-notch high school students from around the nation gathered in Seward at the end of April for the finals of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl. It was the first time in the eleven-year history of the NOSB competition that the finals were held in Alaska. The students enjoyed a long weekend of adventure and tough competition.
Red king crabs hatch millions of larvae in Seward hatchery
29 April
ASG—Red king crabs hatch in second year of an Alaska Sea Grant research initiative aimed at learning how to raise crabs in hatcheries.
National high school marine science competition coming to Alaska
21 April
SFOS—Later this week, up to 125 marine science experts will converge in Seward to share their knowledge of the world's oceans.
Follow SFOS scientists on a research cruise in the Bering Sea
16 April
SFOS—Several SFOS faculty and students are currently in the Bering Sea, on board the USCG icebreaker Healy as part of the Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Program/Bering Ecosystem Study. The cruise began March 29 and will continue until May 6.
Research center awards $500,000 to marine, fisheries scientists
8 April
SFOS—The Pollock Conservation Cooperative Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has funded more than $500,000 for the study of Alaska’s marine ecosystems.
On thin ice: Marine mammals challenged by climate change
18 February
SFOS—Changes in the sea ice at the north and south poles have an immediate effect on the animals that live there. On Tuesday, Feb. 19, Mike Castellini will describe how disappearing sea ice affects the breeding, hunting, resting and social systems of polar bears, seals, penguins and more in his lecture, "On Thin Ice: Marine Mammals Challenged by Climate Change." The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Westmark Gold Room and all ages are welcome to attend the free event.
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