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Research Experiences for Undergraduates - Summer 2012

Research Experiences for Undergraduates - Summer 2012
Applications due: February 28, 2012

Each summer, the Maryland Sea Grant REU program offers fourteen students the opportunity to conduct marine research on the Chesapeake Bay.  The program is especially designed for students majoring in fields such as biology, chemistry, ecology, environmental science, engineering, physics, marine science, and mathematics.  For more information and to apply, vist the Maryland Sea Grant REU page.

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Burreson Receives Mathias Medal


Burreson receives medal from HartleyEugene M. Burreson, a Virginia biologist who pioneered studies of parasites that decimated oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, is the latest recipient of a rare honor, the Mathias Medal. He received the award at a ceremony in Richmond on October 17, 2011, attended by family members and coworkers.The medal, sponsored by Maryland Sea Grant, Virginia Sea Grant, and Chesapeake Research Consortium, has been presented every five years or so to a retired scientist who has made significant contributions to science and policy in the Chesapeake Bay.

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Chesapeake Quarterly

Dams, Sediment & the Bay


To protect water quality, we need to keep sediment and nutrient runoff out of the Bay. Big storms, spring rains, and dams at capacity make this a challenge.

Marine Spotlight

Learning to Read Rip Currents Could Save Lives


As the season’s first hurricanes swing near the U.S. coast, churning out large waves, they bring the threat of dangerous rip currents all along the Atlantic Seaboard.

On the beach at Ocean City, Maryland, nearly a hundred lifeguards have their eyes trained on the waves, watching swimmers and looking for telltale signs of rip currents. Located right in the middle of the East Coast, Ocean City draws crowds of beachgoers from the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. The lifeguards know that rip currents can put swimmers’ lives at risk –– most drownings on American beaches are rip current drownings.
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