VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Wave of the Future Samantha Joye (UGA) is studying how microbial populations are responding to oil pollution in the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem post-Deepwater Horizon. Dr. Joye is one of thousands of scientists whose research has been funded by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI), as part of the…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK We Don’t Leave Our Dead Behind Members of the United Houma Nation and the Pointe-Au-Chien Indian Tribe recount how the Deepwater Horizon oil spill destroyed their fishing and shrimping season in 2010 and the huge socio-economic impacts it left on their community. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: How Plants…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK How It Should Be Done Dr. Cynthia Smith leads the Dolphin Health Project, which focuses on adverse health effects on bottlenose dolphins living in the aftermath of Deepwater Horizon. Instead of examining the traditional exterior physical features and feeding ranges, she and her team use sonograms to look inside. Their findings…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK I Was Told to be a Florist. Instead I Became a Scientist. These women overcame discouragement and followed their dreams of having academic careers in science. All have achieved great success as professors and funded researchers. Featuring Dr. Tamara Frank, Dr. Claire Paris-Limouzy, Dr. Shuyi Chen, and Dr. Samantha “Mandy” Joye….
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK The Present is the Key to the Past For marine scientist David Hollander (USF), there’s an idiom that underscores much of what inspires him about geology: “The present is the key to the past, but the past provides a window to see into the future.” With that in mind, he and…
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