Farewell 2020 – Education Spotlight – JULY 15, 2020 (From Farewell 2020 Newsletter) The Consortium for Simulation of Oil-Microbial Interactions in the Ocean (CSOMIO) created a middle school science curriculum called “Modeling the Gulf” to help students make connections between the theoretical nature of science and real-world applications. The curriculum includes five lessons plans related…
Summer 2019 – Education Spotlight – SEPTEMBER 18, 2019 (From Summer 2019 Newsletter) The Consortium for Simulation of Oil-Microbial Interactions in the Ocean (CSOMIO) hosted a summer outreach program in partnership with the Florida State University (FSU) Center for Ocean- Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) in July, where students learned about ocean and atmospheric sciences. The program…
Spring 2019 – Education Spotlight – JUNE 19, 2019 (From Spring 2019 Newsletter) The Relationships of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in Fish for Validation of Ecological Risk (RECOVER) consortium developed an exhibit in collaboration with the Education Department at the Miami Seaquarium, which is currently on display with the Tropical Fish Aquariums. The exhibit features…
Winter 2019 – Education Spotlight – APRIL 5, 2019 (From Winter 2019 Newsletter) The Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities (CRGC), one of the consortia funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative, aims to “assess and address the social, economic, and public health impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.” One of CRGC’s broader…
Fall 2018 – Education Spotlight – JANUARY 8, 2019 (From Fall 2018 Newsletter) Members of the Consortium for Advanced Research on Marine Mammal Health Assessment (CARMMHA), including Mandy Tumlin, Jaimie Thompson, Ashley Barratclough, Alissa Deming, Brittany Novick, and Celeste Parry, participated in the Girl Scouts Believe in G.I.R.L. (Go-Getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker, Leader; B.I.G.) event, hosted…
Summer 2018 – Education Spotlight – OCTOBER 12, 2018 (From Spring 2018 Newsletter) Several GoMRI-funded consortia participated in festivals and camps this summer. The Aggregation and Degradation of Dispersants and Oil by Microbial Exopolymers (ADDOMEx) consortium attended Artist Boat’s World Oceans Day Festival, held at Stewart Beach in Galveston, Texas, on June 8, 2018. The Consortium for…
Spring 2018 – Education Spotlight – JUNE 19, 2018 (From Spring 2018 Newsletter) The Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE) recently partnered with the ANGARI Foundation and MetOcean Telematics on a professional development opportunity for K-12 educators. The ANGARI Foundation’s mission is to promote “a global community that is…
Winter 2018 – Education Spotlight – MARCH 29, 2018 (From Winter 2018 Newsletter) The Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) consortium recently published a timeline featuring images of the incredible biodiversity they encountered during their five research cruises in the Gulf of Mexico from May 2015 to May 2017. It lists…
Fall 2017 – Education Spotlight – DECEMBER 18, 2017 (From Fall 2017 Newsletter) C-IMAGE Attends EMSEA Conference in Malta Outreach coordinators Teresa Greely and Angela Lodge from the Center for the Integrated Modeling and Analysis of the Gulf Ecosystem (C-IMAGE) attended the European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA) conference from October 7-10, 2017 in Valletta,…
Summer 2017 – Education Spotlight – SEPTEMBER 26, 2017 (From Summer 2017 Newsletter) GoMRI Outreach Coordinators Lauren Bracken, from the Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE), and Jessie Kastler, from the Consortium for Oil Exposure Pathways in Coastal River-Dominated Ecosystems (CONCORDE), attended the 2017 National Marine Educators Association (NMEA)…