VIDEO OF THE WEEK We Owe Society Answers Most people assume that the role of scientists is to ask unanswered questions, gather complex information, and interpret the resulting data. But that’s not all: We asked GoMRI scientists to define their own role in society. Many of their answers were unexpected, but overall they feel that…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet Nancy Rabalais: Focusing on Coastal Ecosystems Much of the Deepwater Horizon oil that came ashore landed in the Louisiana marshes and beaches. Dr. Nancy Rabalais (LUMCON) and her team are focusing their research on the coastal ecosystems – particularly the blue crab populations and how they are recovering. [WATCH HERE]…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK A Legacy of Collaboration Oceanographer Uta Passow is part of a team studying the effects of the Deepwater Horizon blowout on the deep ocean. Post-spill, the marine snow transported oil and dispersants to the seafloor, leaving behind an area of oiled sediments the size of Delaware. The team’s goal is to…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Meet David Murphy: The Next Generation of Scientists Dr. David Murphy (JHU) describes one of his research projects that simulates how dispersants break up oil, change the structure of the oil plume, and affect where it travels in ocean currents. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Saving Science Recent polls…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Dispersants: The Debate Continues Immediately after the Deepwater Horizon blowout, chemical dispersants were sprayed onto surface oil slicks and directly into the wellhead. The goal was to break up as much oil as possible. At the time, little was known about the behavior of oil in the deep sea, and that…
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK Chris Reddy: A Career Spent Studying Oil Spills Chris Reddy, senior scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, focuses his research on the never-ending war between nature and oil. Sunlight in particular has had surprising effects on residual Macondo oil. [WATCH HERE] PODCAST OF THE WEEK GulfCast: Marine Snow – Underwater Blizzards…
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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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