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Symposium ignites interest in Boston Harbor & Islands science

The Boston Harbor & Islands Science Symposium, held April 11-12, brought together 200 scientists, citizens, resource managers, decision-makers, and students to share their expertise and experiences studying Boston Harbor. The Symposium featured diverse formats in which attendees could learn about what is being studied, including field trips, panels, keynote talks, a networking breakfast, concurrent sessions, […]
May 02, 2017

Symposium ignites interest in Boston Harbor & Islands science

The Boston Harbor & Islands Science Symposium, held April 11-12, brought together 200 scientists, citizens, resource managers, decision-makers, and students to share their expertise and experiences studying Boston Harbor. The Symposium featured diverse formats in which attendees could learn about what is being studied, including field trips, panels, keynote talks, a networking breakfast, concurrent sessions, […]
May 02, 2017

Oyster reefs can outpace sea-level rise

Research by MSC Associate Professor Jon Grabowski suggests that oyster reefs can grow faster than previously thought - and faster than sea levels can rise.
August 05, 2014

Communicating climate change

Together with faculty members from three of the University's Colleges, Professor Brian Helmuth is working to communicate about climate change through his own work and that of the Urban Coastal Sustainability Initiative.
December 02, 2013

Global ecology as the next grand strategy

Retired Marine Col. Mark Mykleby said at a campus lecture this week that the nation's biggest problem is global unsustainability and it will take behavioral change, not national strategy, to fix it.
September 27, 2013

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