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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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The Bay Beat
Related LinksThe Bay in the News
Bay Journal News Service
National Sea Grant Program
Maryland Sea Grant Contacts
Michael W. Fincham
301.405.6382
fincham@mdsg.umd.edu
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Science News
Burreson Receives Mathias Medal
 Eugene 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
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.
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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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