Lab Lands Grant to Examine Effects of BP Oil Spill
The Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory is receiving funding to support an enhanced multi-state research program examining effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico.
GoMRI Research Board Vice-Chair Margaret Leinen Elected as AGU President
In early October, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) elected Dr. Margaret Leinen as their next president. She begins a two-year term as president-elect in January 2013, followed by a two-year term as president.
Photo Release: Globalstar Tracking Currents in the Gulf of Mexico
Satellite Company Provides Researchers With SPOT Satellite GPS Messengers(TM) to Complete an Unprecedented Oceanic Flow Study in Wake of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Conquering Oil Spills
To solve the very big ecological and economic problems caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a team of researchers is thinking very small.
DROPPS Global Platform for Ocean Research: NOAA’s Science on a Sphere
All the world’s a stage – literally – as oceanic, atmospheric, and geologic conditions and events come to life on a “revolving” globe.
BP-Sponsored Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Awards New Grants
GoMRI announced today that it has approved funding for 19 grants that will support studies of the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico. Roughly $20 million will be awarded to these researchers over the next three years.
Marsh Madness: Scientists Descend Upon Louisiana’s Wetlands…Gently
Fragile. Compromised. Disappearing. These words pop up frequently when describing the condition of Louisiana’s valuable wetlands. So how do researchers studying the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on coastal Louisiana collect the data they need?
Killifish – The “White Mouse” of Marine Science – in Gulf Oil Studies
Why would scientists select a small marsh minnow to help them understand the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill?
Two Years After Deepwater Horizon: Mote’s Oil Spill Response
Today, on the second anniversary of the worst oil spill in U.S. history, new questions continue to surface about Deepwater Horizon’s long-term effects on marine life — an ongoing focus of the world-class research at Mote Marine Laboratory.
Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Researchers Look into Effects on Wildlife, Ways to Improve Response
LSU entomologist Linda Hooper-Bui and her graduate students spent a day last week putting down cages, each one containing 20 brown crickets, among sprigs of smooth cordgrass in a marsh by Bay Jimmy.