VIMS is offering a new graduate opportunity (an M.A. program) for students who want to study marine science, but intend on pursuing careers in policy, advocacy, education, business, non-profits, and other professional areas. This new program is open to all students who have an interest in marine science, including those from non-traditional academic backgrounds, such as [...]
NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Welcomes Two Staff Members Sean Corson Hired as NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Director Sean Corson was officially named the Director of the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office on September 17th. Sean is no stranger to NCBO. He started with the office in 2008 as the deputy director, and has been serving in [...]
Middle Peninsula Nearshore Habitat Restoration Workshop On September 24, the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office co-hosted the one-day Middle Peninsula Nearshore Habitat Restoration Workshop with the Virginia Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science. The workshop goals were to build awareness among attendees of existing and proposed nearshore habitat restoration projects [...]
Chesapeake Bay Program Fall 2019 Update Manokin River Chosen as Final Oyster Restoration Site The Chesapeake Bay Program is pleased to announce that the Manokin River has been selected as the tenth Chesapeake Bay tributary for large-scale oyster reef restoration. The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement calls for the restoration of the native oyster population in 10 [...]
UMBC Researcher Leads Landmark Study on Contaminants in the Chesapeake While many studies have looked at particular contaminants of emerging concern in local rivers and small watersheds, few researchers have looked at multiple contaminants in the larger Chesapeake Bay watershed. Dr. Lee Blaney of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) led a team of [...]
Special Session Proposals for the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2020 are due on November 29th We are excited to announce a call for special session proposals for the Chesapeake Community Research Symposium 2020! It is our sincere hope that you will consider putting together a proposal for a session. Sessions on any topic relevant to better understanding and [...]
Chesapeake Research Consortium Names Denice Wardrop as its New Executive Director Annapolis, Maryland – The Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC) has officially chosen its next Executive Director: Denice Wardrop of Pennsylvania State University. Wardrop will be taking over for William Ball, who has served as Executive Director since 2015 and will retire officially at the end of [...]
The Future of C-StREAM: Seeking Additional Funders and Mentors for 2020 As the CRC and our partners wind up our 2019 summer internship programs, we have already begun thinking about 2020. Toward that end, I encourage ALL newsletter readers to please think about how they might assist with this this important program. Possible means include: [...]
August 11, 2019 Dear Colleagues, TRANSITION is a very definite theme this year here for both the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership and the CRC. Within the CRC and its cooperative programs with EPA and NOAA, 2019 has or will bring: A new CRC Director before the end of the year as yours truly steps down to [...]
How One Family Shaped Bay Research: Tracking the Odum Lineage The Odum name has been largely synonymous with ecology for decades. Despite that, many younger scientists may not be fully aware of the Odum family’s tremendous contributions to the field of ecology and specifically, the implications of their research on how the Chesapeake Bay is [...]
