Investing in Clean Water: "Pay-for-Performance" Based Approaches to Watershed Restoration For years, states, localities and stakeholders have focused on implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs) to reduce nutrient inputs to Chesapeake Bay. While this strategy has yielded some successes, it has prioritized process over outcomes, leading to inconsistent results across the watershed. Now, new programs [...]
The Value of Restoration: Selling the Economic and Ecological Benefits of Oysters What is the not-so-secret superhero of the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem? Oysters, of course! When we invest in the restoration of these incredible bivalves, we ensure a future Bay with cleaner water, more resilient shorelines, and thriving local economies driven by fisheries and [...]
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) are opportunities for students to spend a summer pursuing a research project at a hosting institution. These opportunities are funded by the National Science Foundation, and students spend usually 10 weeks working closely with an academic mentor, presenting their findings, and even going on field trips. All 7 of CRC's member [...]
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 [...]
CRC Environmental Management Staffers with the CRC team at UMCES's Horn Point Lab. Through the Environmental Management Career Development Program, CRC works in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to provide three-year, entry-level positions for individuals looking to begin their careers in environmental science, policy and management. The Chesapeake Bay Program hosts CRC [...]
UPDATE 2/27/19: APPLICATIONS ARE NOW DUE MARCH 4TH AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION ARE DUE MARCH 11TH. As reported on our website and in our last newsletter, the CRC is now actively managing a Chesapeake Student Recruitment, Early Advisement, and Mentoring (C StREAM) program to promote the long-term mentorship for students from typically under-represented populations to find [...]
Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science are excited to announce a joint Postdoctoral Research Associate in Communicating Science position, with an emphasis on climate change and resilience in coastal communities. The Postdoctoral Associate will conduct research as well as design, test, and deliver training in the Virginia and mid‐Atlantic regions. [...]
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) are programs that are designed to help students conduct meaningful research and learn how to be successful graduate students. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), REUs are an opportunity to pursue independent research projects at an outside university. Students work closely with a mentor at their host institution and often [...]
Virginia Sea Grant offers research and post-graduate fellowships every year. These opportunities help students achieve their goals and develop professional skills. Research Fellowships Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowships: The Virginia Sea Grant Graduate Research Fellowship is open to full-time graduate students at any Virginia academic institution who are engaged in coastal and marine research relevant [...]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports summer research opportunities for undergraduates across the country. Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) are programs with cohorts of 10-15 students designed to give students the opportunity to pursue independent research projects outside of their university. The students work closely with a mentor on a specific research project and are granted [...]
