[Marine biology] Santa Monica marine biology teacher honored with leadership awardBenjamin Kay, a marine scientist and marine biology teacher at Santa Monica High School and Santa Monica College, has been named a winner of the Green California Community College Summit’s 2011 Leadership Award.From: http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2011/10/20/news_-_features/santa_monica/s4.txt[Marine biology] Searching for SharksUSF students join Mote Marine Laboratory for an excursion into the Gulf to fish for sharks.From: http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?z=134&a=3924[Marine biology] Digest: During the weekend of Oct. 21-23, 25 students from Frances K. Sweet...attended Sea Camp, a marine biology camp for students.From: http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/nov/08/digest-during-weekend-oct-21-23-25-students-france/?partner=yahoo_feeds[Marine biology] University Offers New Concentration in Marine BiologyStarting in fall 2012, Cornell’s biology department will offer a new concentration in marine biology. Prof. Ian Hewson, microbiology, assistant director of the Shoals Marine Lab, said the concentration will give new opportunities to students interested in sustainability and conservation. read moreFrom: http://cornellsun.com/section/news/content/2011/11/02/university-offers-new-concentration-marine-biology[Marine biology] Rapid response protocols for ship grounding needed - expertDr. Barbara Bollard-Breen, senior lecturer in marine conservation biology at AUT Universitys School of Applied Science is available to comment on the fall-out from the Rena oil spill and subsequent environmental implications.From: http://nz.news.yahoo.com/a/-/top-stories/10451286/rapid-response-protocols-for-ship-grounding-needed-expert/[Marine biology] Napa teen rallies to help her sisterSeventeen-year-old Jacqui Howe always thought her senior project at Napa High School would be related to her love for marine biology.From: http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/d258ebcc-f6e3-11e0-b4cb-001cc4c03286.html[Marine biology] Project to study marine molluscsThe Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, University of Kerala and Suganthi Devadason Marine Research Institute, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu are joining han...From: http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2570302.ece[Marine biology] An online global map of coral and zooxanthellae data for climate change study is releasedA team of researchers from the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) have developed an interactive global map of corals and zooxanthellae as part of a hybrid web application titled GeoSymbio. This application provides global-scale biological and ecosystem information on symbiotic zooxanthellae called Symbiodinium which are uni-cellular, photosynthetic dinoflagellates that live inside the ...From: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-online-global-coral-zooxanthellae-climate.html[Marine biology] Sustainable Santa Monica Educator Snaps Up Green Leadership AwardGrowing up, marine scientist and marine biology teacher at Santa Monica High School and Santa Monica College Benjamin Kay says his mom inspired him to appreciate the environment through recycling, being green, and living sustainably. Now as a 32-year-old, Kay has been instilling the same message to his students through his innovative classes and pr...From: http://www.smmirror.com/single.php?id=33247[Marine biology] Keralite marine life scholar keen to share knowledge on seashellsAlappuzha (Kerala), Oct.7 (ANI): Feroz Ahmed, a marine biology scholar from Alappuzha in Kerala, has been an ardent collector of seashells.From: http://in.news.yahoo.com/keralite-marine-life-scholar-keen-share-knowledge-seashells-134148838.html[Marine biology] Watch: Shark Nearly Swallows ReporterABC News John Berman snorkels with a marine biology teacher and whale sharks.From: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/shark-swallows-abc-correspondent-14806530[Marine biology] An Online, Interactive Global Map of Coral for Climate StudyResearchers at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), an organized research unit in the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology have developed a web application titled GeoSymbio that provides global geospatial bioinformatics and ecoinformatics data for Symbiodinium-host symbioses.From: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1110/S00759/an-online-interactive-global-map-of-coral-for-climate-study.htm[Marine biology] Watch: Teacher Films Sharks for ClassMarine biology teacher dives deep to teach her students about conservation.From: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/teacher-films-wild-sharks-class-14814396[Marine biology] Santa Monica marine biology teacher honored with leadership awardBenjamin Kay, a marine scientist and marine biology teacher at Santa Monica High School and Santa Monica College, has been named a winner of the Green California Community College Summit’s 2011 Leadership Award.From: http://www.argonautnewspaper.com/articles/2011/10/21/news_-_features/santa_monica/s4.txt[Marine biology] Oil spill expert Riki Ott outlines dangers of exposure to oil, compares Kalamazoo River spill to Gulf of Mexico, Exxon ...|This is not unique, its happening across America,| Riki Ott, who holds a Ph.D. in marine biology, during a presentation in Emmet Township. |Peoples health problems (from the Enbridge spill) are identical to the Gulf.|From: http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/09/oil_spill_expert_riki_ott_outl.html[Marine biology] Shell-shock! Damage To Marine Ecosystems RevealedA team of marine experts is helping predict the future of coastal ecosystems after discovering that warming temperatures may exacerbate ocean acidification.From: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1108/S00444/shell-shock-damage-to-marine-ecosystems-revealed.htm[Marine biology] Proton flux hypothesis offers new explanation for effects of ocean acidification on coral reefsA researcher in Hawaii has come up with a new explanation for the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs: the |proton flux hypothesis| is that calcification of coral skeletons are dependent on the passage of hydrogen ions between the water column and the coral tissue.From: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110830092401.htm[Marine biology] Marine Science School for High School StudentsTeens begin marine education in high school.From: http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Marine-Science-School-for-High-School-Students-129101703.html[Marine biology] Earth and Environmental SciencesWhat courses? Environmental science; geosciences; geology; geophysics; marine biology; countryside conservation; climate science; meteorology; oceanography; biological conservation; physical geography; ecology.From: http://www.independent.co.uk/student/into-university/az-degrees/earth-and-environmental-sciences-2346119.html[Marine biology] Scientist Creates New Hypothesis on Ocean AcidificationA Researcher at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, an organized research unit in the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology has come up with a new explanation for the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs.From: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC1108/S00082/scientist-creates-new-hypothesis-on-ocean-acidification.htm[Marine biology] Chelmsford student chosen to learn at marine-biology programLOWELL -- It was at age 4, when he was given a fish for his birthday, that James |Jimmy| Morrison, of Chelmsford, decided to be a marine biologist.From: http://www.lowellsun.com/rss/ci_18683901?source=rss[Marine biology] Necropsy found abnormalities in kidneys, intestines of beached whaleIrregularities in the internal organs and a piece of plastic marine debris were among the preliminary findings that resulted in the necropsy conducted on the whale that has stranded itself on Micro Beach last week.From: http://www.saipantribune.com/newsstory.aspx?cat=1&newsID=112203[Marine biology] Watch Your Mouth: Is Eco-Certified Sea Bass a Sham?Attention shoppers: The fresh Chilean sea bass in the seafood case—that filet of Marine Stewardship Council-certified “best choice” fish—might not be Chilean. In fact, it may not even be sea bass. Earlier this year, biologist Peter Marko visited ten different supermarkets and bought 36 filets of certified sustainable Chilean sea bass. In a letter published last week in Current Biology , Marko ...From: http://www.good.is/post/watch-your-mouth-sea-bass-my-ass/[Marine biology] Marine mammal conservation studiedPALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Preserving a key 4 percent of the worlds oceans could protect vital habitat for most of Earths marine mammals, U.S. and Mexican researchers say.From: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/08/29/Marine-mammal-conservation-studied/UPI-77471314655099/[Marine biology] Gray whale skeleton almost completeThe skeleton will provide a valuable teaching tool for marine biology students Scientists in Tacoma are piecing together the bones of a gray whale for marine biology students to study. The multi-step process is almost ready for display. The process has included bleaching and piecing the bones back together.From: http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-scientists-create-skeleton-of-gray-whale-20110812,0,4312747.story?track=rss[Marine biology] Fishman: If you build it they will comeRight now, more than 30 years later, it seems like a no-brainer: a marine science program at what is sometimes called “the university by the sea.” After all, Savannah State University, the 121-year-old historically black school, nestles right up to Country Club Creek, which leads to the Herb River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The campus practically sits on water. But it took some ...From: http://savannahnow.com/accent/2011-08-28/fishman-if-you-build-it-they-will-come[Marine biology] Preserving four percent of the ocean could protect most marine mammal species, study findsPreserving just 4 percent of the ocean could protect crucial habitat for the vast majority of marine mammal species, from sea otters to blue whales, according to researchers at Stanford University and the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Their findings were published in the Aug. 16 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.From: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-percent-ocean-marine-mammal-species.html[Marine biology] Marine viruses follow recurring patternsSANTA BARBARA — Viruses fill the ocean and have a significant effect on ocean biology, specifically marine microbiology, according to a professor of biology at UC Santa Barbara and his collaborators.From: http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/article/26100[Marine biology] Preserving 4 percent of the ocean could protect most marine mammal species, study findsPreserving just 4 percent of the ocean could protect crucial habitat for the vast majority of marine mammal species, from sea otters to blue whales, according to researchers at Stanford University and the National Autonomous University of Mexico.From: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110829115431.htm[Marine biology] WCCC hosts summer marine programCALAIS, Maine — Thirteen students from Princeton to Pleasant Point were able to dive into the marine ecosystem of Maine’s coast at a recent program held at Washington County Community College. The weeklong Marine Biology and Science Camp was taught by Dr. Wesley “Doc” Hedlund as part of the college’s ...From: http://bangordailynews.com/2011/08/21/news/downeast/wccc-hosts-summer-marine-program/Page 1 of 2 1 2