The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) has been working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sea Grant College Program to develop an online game to promote ocean literacy and engage students, teachers, and NOSB teams worldwide

This month, Kathleen Meehan Coop spoke at the Breakfast Series of the Washington, D.C. section of the Marine Technology Society (MTS) on her role as the Director for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB).

In November, Deep Earth Academy, the U.S. education arm of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), was awarded a planning grant from NSF entitled, “Bringing Cutting Edge Scientific Ocean Drilling Research on Past Climate Change into Minority-Serving Institution Geoscience Classrooms.”

Deep Earth Academy, the U.S. education arm of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), launched a traveling exhibit about the JOIDES Resolution at the North Museum in Lancaster, Pennsylvania this month.

In October, the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) held the annual Technical Advisory Panels (TAPs), which review and edit the upcoming year’s competition questions.

The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) released the inaugural issue of The Ocean Gyre, NOSB’s bi-annual newsletter, in September as a fun and useful way to keep up with the NOSB program and community.

Deep Earth Academy, the U.S. education arm of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), has been awarded a $284,217 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and establish a project entitled “Ship To Shore Science: The R/V JOIDES Resolution As A Platform For Learning.”

The MATE Center coordinates the placement of motivated community college and university students (or recent graduates) in at-sea marine technician internships across the country and around the world.

[ April 27, 2012 to April 29, 2012. ] Science Spark’s mission is to re-invigorate the interest of our nation’s youth (particularly underserved communities) in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by producing and presenting the most compelling, exciting, educational and entertaining science festivals in the United States.

The National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) National Office is busy preparing for the Regional Coordinators Meeting occurring September 14-16, 2011 at Ocean Leadership.

School of Rock, the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program’s (IODP) successful educator training expeditions on the JOIDES Resolution, hosted a review summit for the first five cohorts of the program.

[ April 19, 2012 to April 22, 2012. ] Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel, Baltimore, MD April 19-22, 2012.