C-IMAGE Partners with Story Collider to Share Oil Spill Science Stories – MARCH 16, 2017 (From Winter 2017 Newsletter) On February 6, 2017, the Center for Integrated Modeling and Analysis of Gulf Ecosystems (C-IMAGE) and the Story Collider teamed up to feature five speakers who shared their stories surrounding the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The…
GoMRI Attends Restore America’s Estuaries Summit in New Orleans (From Fall 2016 Newsletter) Members of the GoMRI Management Team, in partnership with the four Gulf Sea Grant programs and the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), attended the Restore America’s Estuaries Summit from December 11-14, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. This…
LADC-GEMM Hosts SeaGlide Workshop in New Orleans – MARCH 16, 2017 (From Winter 2017 Newsletter) Model SeaGliders help local Louisiana educators explore Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem Science Provided by Sara Heimlich, Oregon State University and Dianne Maygarden, University of New Orleans The Littoral Acoustic Demonstration Center – Gulf Ecological Monitoring and Modeling (LADC-GEMM) consortium, funded…
2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference Brings Together Oil Spill Scientists and GoMRI Community in New Orleans – MARCH 16, 2017 (From Winter 2017 Newsletter) The 2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science (GoMOSES) Conference took place from February 6-9, 2017 at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, Louisiana.…
RECOVER Launches New Virtual Lab – MARCH 16, 2017 (From Winter 2017 Newsletter) The GoMRI-funded consortium Relationships of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in Fish for Validation of Ecological Risk (RECOVER) recently launched a new education tool called the “RECOVER Virtual Lab.” Narrated by Ph.D. and Master’s students working with the consortium, the RECOVER Virtual Lab…
Summertime & Fall Fieldwork – NOVEMBER 28, 2016 (From Fall 2016 Newsletter) To highlight the summer and fall research seasons, we asked the GoMRI-funded consortia to tell us what they’ve been working on by asking them three questions: What did your consortia do during the summer and fall field seasons? What was one of the…
GoMRI Attends 2016 Clean Gulf Conference in Tampa, FL – NOVEMBER 28, 2016 (From Fall 2016 Newsletter) Members of the GoMRI Management Team, as well as members of the Gulf Sea Grant Team and the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Information and Data Cooperative (GRIIDC), attended the 2016 Clean Gulf Conference from November 1-3, 2016…
CARTHE Partners with Local Organizations and Community in Bay Drift Study – NOVEMBER 28, 2016 (From Fall 2016 Newsletter) The Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment (CARTHE) was recently approached by the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens with a question they hoped CARTHE could help with. Museum members had been noticing…
GoMRI Attends 2016 National Marine Educators Association Conference in Orlando – JULY 29, 2016 (From Summer 2016 Newsletter) Members of the GoMRI management team and several GoMRI Consortia outreach coordinators attended the 2016 National Marine Educators Association (NMEA) conference in Orlando, FL from June 27-July 1, 2016. GoMRI hosted a booth in the Exhibit Hall…
CRGC Helps to Build Resiliency Among Gulf Coast Communities – JULY 29, 2016 (From Summer 2016 Newsletter) Contributing Author: Elizabeth Thornton, CRGC Outreach Coordinator The Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities (CRGC) is unique among the GoMRI-funded consortia; their efforts primarily focus on assessing and addressing the social, economic, and public health impacts of the Deepwater…