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MIT, News | February 8, 2017
Happy Birthday to the Father of Modern Dynamical Meteorology
In honor of his 100th birthday, MIT remembers Jules Gregory Charney, a leader in numerical weather prediction, and a former MIT professor and director of the Atmospheric and Ocean Dynamics Project. -
News, WHOI - Oceanus | February 8, 2017
More Floods & Higher Sea Levels
Geological records help forecast escalating coastal hazards -
Featured Stories, MIT, News | February 7, 2017
Aerocene Soars at the 47th World Economic Forum Meeting
Climate-conscious sculptures influence world perspectives in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland -
Featured Stories, MIT, News | February 6, 2017
Faculty Promotions
The Executive Committee of the Corporation has approved the promotion of Michael Follows to Full Professor and David McGee to Associate Professor (effective July 2017.) -
News, WHOI News | February 6, 2017
Study Provides First Measurement of Nitrogen Removal by Local Shellfish
A new study by Woods Hole Sea Grant, Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, and the Mashpee Department of Natural Resources provides the first comprehensive measurement of nitrogen removed by shellfish harvested from waters off Cape Cod. -
WHOI News | February 2, 2017
Town of Falmouth and WHOI Win Seaport Economic Council Grant
At a meeting Thursday in Fall River, members of the Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council (SEC) green-lighted a $500,000 grant request from the Town of Falmouth and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). -
Featured Stories, MIT, News | February 1, 2017
Transparent, Gel-based Robots Can Catch and Release Live Fish
Made from hydrogel, robots may one day assist in surgical operations, evade underwater detection. -
MIT Sea Grant, News | January 31, 2017
MIT Sea Grant announces three newly funded projects studying ocean acidification
MIT Sea Grant has selected three research projects for funding from our annual request for proposals. The projects focus on developing new ocean acidification sensor technology and using modeling techniques to consolidate historical data to inform futu... -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT News, News | January 31, 2017
How the smallest, most abundant bacteria inspired a children’s book series
Institute Professor Penny Chisholm teams up with author and illustrator Molly Bang to write environmental children’s book series. -
News, WHOI | January 31, 2017
ExxonMobil Adds Climate Expert to Its Board
Atmospheric scientist and former president and director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Susan Avery has been elected to the board of directors of the ExxonMobil Corporation. -
MIT Sea Grant, News | January 31, 2017
MIT Sea Grant is excited to announce the opening of the Katádysi Art Gallery
The new gallery will be a destination for students, faculty, and the community, to experience the unique interplay of art and science in the context of MIT Sea Grant research and outreach programs. -
Featured Stories, MIT, News | January 31, 2017
Atmospheres, Oceans and Planetary Studies on Display at AGU
Over the week of December 12th, members of MIT’s PAOC attended the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 49th annual Fall Meeting in San Francisco. -
MIT, MIT Sea Grant, News | January 30, 2017
MIT Sea Grant 2017 Winter Newsletter
Includes research and marine advisory highlights, fellowships and student awards, a new gallery opening and work from MIT Sea Grant's partners. -
Featured Stories, MIT News, News | January 30, 2017
Explained: Greenhouse gases
Carbon dioxide isn’t the only one that matters, and the gases vary widely in potency and duration. By David L. Chandler | MIT News Office When hearing the words “greenhouse gas,” most people think immediately of carbon dioxide. This is indeed the greenhouse gas that is currently producing the greatest impact on the Earth’s rapidly changing … Continue reading Explained: Greenhouse gases -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT EAPS, News | January 30, 2017
Solomon is 2017 National Academy of Sciences Medalist
Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will receive the 2017 National Academy of Sciences, Arthur L. Day Prize and Lectureship. -
News, WHOI - Oceanus | January 30, 2017
Eavesdropping on Shrimp’s Snap Chat
Tiny animals dominate the undersea soundscape -
MIT Sea Grant, News | January 29, 2017
MIT Sea Grant says good bye to renowned scientist Ernst Ray Pariser
Ernst Ray Pariser passed away peacefully on January 20th, 2017. -
MIT, News, WHOI | January 27, 2017
Tiny Creatures Form Massive, Bright Ring Around Antarctica
Dense algae populations in the Great Calcite Belt could cause carbon dioxide release from the ocean into the atmosphere. -
Featured Stories, MIT, MIT EAPS, News | January 26, 2017
Ono is 2017 EAG Medallist
Prof Shuhei Ono receives the 2017 Paul Gast Lectureship of the European Association of Geochemistry. -
Featured Stories, MIT, News | January 26, 2017
Celebrating Pauline Morrow Austin: A Founder of Radar Meteorology
MIT Faculty, friends and family of Mrs. Austin gathered to remember her life and commemorate her contributions to science with the unveiling of an exhibit in EAPS.
