Ocean Leadership’s Statement on Ocean Policy Task Force’s Interim Report
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership applauds the White House for taking an historic step forward in addressing the multitude of threats facing our ocean, coasts and Great Lakes with the issuance of a draft national ocean policy.
2009-2010 Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship Program Winners Are Named
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2009-2010 Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship Program have been selected.
New Site for Southern Stingray Bowl
From South Carolina to Georgia, a new location site has been named for the Southern Stingray Bowl, one of the 25 regional competitions being held this year for the Consortium for Ocean Leadership’s National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®).
Ocean Observatories Initiative Receives Award
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Consortium for Ocean Leadership have signed a Cooperative Agreement that supports the construction and initial operation of the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI).
NOPP Funding Announcement
For funding beginning in FY 2010, the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP) welcomes research proposals meeting the goal of partnerships between at least two of the following three sectors: academia, industry (including NGOs), and government.
Officials to Hold Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, AK – Obama Administration officials will hold their first Ocean Policy Task Force Public Meeting in Anchorage, Alaska on August 21, 2009.
National Ocean Sciences Bowl Second Place Team Takes Award Trip
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership’s National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is pleased to announce that the team who placed second in the 12th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) Finals Competition, Lexington High School, just returned from their awards trip to Catalina Island and La Jolla, Calif.
Dr. Nasseer Idrisi Selected As HBCU Educator at Sea
Dr. Nasseer Idrisi was recently selected as the first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Educator at Sea to sail aboard the JOIDES Resolution (JR), the newly equipped and modernized scientific ocean drilling research vessel supported by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP).
Registration Now Open For Small Sea Changes: BIG Infrastructure Impacts Workshop
The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Observations is pleased to announce the registration for Small Sea Changes: Big Infrastructure Impacts is now open. The workshop will take place on Friday, November 13, 2009 in Houston, Texas.
National Ocean Sciences Bowl First Place Team Takes Awarded Trip
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership’s National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) is pleased to announce that the champions of the 12th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl Finals Competition, Marshfield High School, just returned from their award trip to the Republic of Panama.
National Ocean Sciences Bowl Third Place Team Takes Awarded Trip
The Consortium for Ocean Leadership’s National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB®) is pleased to announce the third place team from the 12th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl Finals Competition, Cranston High School West, has traveled to the Great Lakes for the team’s third place prize.
Teachers from Around the World Take Part in Hands-On School of Rock 2009 Workshop
(Washington, D.C.) – The JOIDES Resolution (JR) Expedition 321T that cemented reentry cones around subseafloor borehole observatories and hosted the School of Rock 2009 teacher workshop, has docked.
