University of Concepcion Oceanographic Relief Fund As you are aware, an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Chile on Saturday, February 27 and caused catastrophic damage to the country.

Buried Alive: Half of Earth's Life May Lie Below Land, Sea While astronomers scour the skies for signs of life in outer space, biologists are exploring an enormous living world buried below the surface of the Earth.

NOAA Sea Grant Program Analyst, Silver Spring, MD NOAA's National Sea Grant College Program is advertising for Program Analysts to work in the Silver Spring, MD, headquarters office.

Vice President for Administration, UMCES The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) is seeking a Vice President for Administration (VPA).

ONW: Week of March 1, 2010 - Number 82 The staff here at Ocean Leadership works hard to make certain that each week we provide you with the most useful and timely information regarding our efforts, activities of the community, news from Capitol Hill, and all opportunities, jobs and internships that we feel you might find beneficial.

Science Manager/Science Coordinator – IODP-MI Science Manager/Science Coordinator – Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Management International (IODP-MI), Tokyo

Gradate Student Assistantships in Geospatial Science MS program at Missouri State University There are several graduate assistantships available for Fall 2010 in the Geospatial Science MS program at Missouri State University in Springfield.

Calif. May Ban Cos. from Using Ocean as Coolant State water board regulators are mulling a plan to stop power companies from vacuuming the ocean for water to cool their machinery.

Researchers Issue Outlook for a Significant New England 'Red Tide' in 2010 Seed Population on Seafloor Points to a large ‘Red Tide’; Impacts will Depend on Ocean Conditions and Weather.

IODP Expedition 318: Wilkes Land Week Report SIX Part SIX of the weekly updates from the JOIDES Resolution, sailing for the Antarctic coast of Wilkes Land between January and March 2010.

IODP Expedition 318: Penguin TV Episode 4 IODP Expedition 318: Penguin TV Episode 4 - Scientific Ocean Drilling for Kids!

Tiny Shelled Creatures Shed Light on Extinction and Recovery 65 Million Years Ago An asteroid strike may not only account for the demise of ocean and land life 65 million years ago, but the fireball's path and the resulting dust, darkness and toxic metal contamination may explain the geographic unevenness of extinctions and recovery, according to Penn State geoscientists.