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Education program cultivates leaders in marine science

April 5, 2012
Ph.D. student Jeanette Davis impressed the judges with her talk about sea sponges as a source of anti-cancer compounds at the NOAA-Educational Partnership Program’s Education and Science Forum in March. She won First Prize for the graduate student oral presentation in the “NOAA Healthy Oceans” category.

Study confirms oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster entered food chain in the Gulf of Mexico
March 20, 2012

Mid-Atlantic suburbs can expect an early spring thanks to the heat of the big city
March 8, 2012
Scientists used high-resolution satellite data collected over the past 25 years to look at the number days that trees have green leaves in the forests of the Mid-Atlantic. The study found that urban heat islands affected the growing season in areas within 20 miles of the city.

BAY 101 - Science of the Chesapeake Bay for Non-Scientists
March 5, 2012
Scientists from the Horn Point Laboratory share their knowledge in a seven-week series aimed to inform the public around the science of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.

Landmark study of leatherback turtle migration identifies Pacific danger zones for critically-endangered species
March 1, 2012
A major new study of migration patterns has identified high-use areas—potential danger zones--in the Pacific Ocean for the critically endangered leatherback turtle.

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