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Arcadia High School Wins National Ocean Sciences Competition
April 23, 2013 – 1:02 pm
Arcadia High School Wins National Ocean Sciences Competition

Arcadia High School from Arcadia, California won the 16th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®) Final, held April 19 – 21, 2013 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Continuing Education, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Development of Antarctic Ice Sheet Triggered a Unique Marine Ecosystem
April 18, 2013 – 6:26 pm
Development of Antarctic Ice Sheet Triggered a Unique Marine Ecosystem

Fossils collected on board the JOIDES Resolution provide insight into modern Antarctic environment

Educators Explore the Geology of the Pacific Northwest aboard the JOIDES Resolution
April 1, 2013 – 8:53 am
Educators Explore the Geology of the Pacific Northwest aboard the JOIDES Resolution

Beginning April 1, nineteen science educators from across North America will live on board the scientific ocean drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution for nine days, as participants in the latest “School of Rock Expedition for Educators” professional development workshop.

JOIDES Resolution Retrieves Young Crustal Rocks from Hess Deep Rift
March 20, 2013 – 2:48 pm
JOIDES Resolution Retrieves Young Crustal Rocks from Hess Deep Rift

An international team of scientists has completed an ocean drilling expedition in the eastern Pacific, more than 600 miles west of the Galapágos Islands.

Ocean Leadership Presents Senators Murkowski and Begich with Watkins Award
March 8, 2013 – 10:16 am
Ocean Leadership Presents Senators Murkowski and Begich with Watkins Award

On March 6, Ocean Leadership presented U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R – AK) and Mark Begich (D – AK) with the Admiral James D. Watkins Congressional Leadership Award at the organization’s Public Policy Forum.

U.S. Senators for Alaska to be Honored with Admiral James D. Watkins Award
March 1, 2013 – 11:45 am
U.S. Senators for Alaska to be Honored with Admiral James D. Watkins Award

The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is hosting a Public Policy Forum on Economies of a Changing Ocean where they will award Senator Lisa Murkowski (R – AK) and Senator Mark Begich (D – AK) with the Admiral James D. Watkins Congressional Leadership Award.

2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake Resulted in Near-Total Release of Tectonic Stress
February 14, 2013 – 1:38 pm
2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake Resulted in Near-Total Release of Tectonic Stress

Results from Scientific Drilling Expedition to be Discussed at 2013 AAAS Meeting

Scientific Expedition Studies Geology of Costa Rican Earthquake Fault
December 26, 2012 – 8:07 am
Scientific Expedition Studies Geology of Costa Rican Earthquake Fault

An international team of scientists has just returned from an ocean drilling expedition on board the JOIDES Resolution, near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, designed to study the subduction zone where the Cocos tectonic plate dips beneath the Caribbean plate.

Ocean Leadership Congratulates Bigelow Laboratory on the New Ocean Science Education Campus
December 14, 2012 – 3:58 pm
Ocean Leadership Congratulates Bigelow Laboratory on the New Ocean Science Education Campus

Today, the Bigelow Laboratory’s new Ocean Science and Education Campus formally opened in East Boothbay, Maine. Ocean Leadership President & CEO Bob Gagosian was on hand to speak at the event.

NOPP Celebrates Argo One-Millionth Ocean Observation Milestone
December 12, 2012 – 11:49 am
NOPP Celebrates Argo One-Millionth Ocean Observation Milestone

Innovative Global Observing System Funded Under NOPP for First 12 Years

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