Rebecca Irelan

Meghan Howey works with student archaeology students on a dig near Great Bay.

Unearthing Great Bay's Past

Researchers have summarized their findings about Great Bay's social and ecological history in an online StoryMap.听

Multiple smoke plumes from wildfires are seen from airplane above mountains and lakes.

Arctic Air

易胜博官网 researchers have received an NSF grant to study the mechanisms of wintertime air pollution in Arctic regions.听

A snow-covered mountain near a body of water and autumn foliage in the foreground.

Converging on Climate Science

A new graduate traineeship program will help students expand their climate research skills while working closely with Arctic Indigenous people.听

In a Class of Their Own

Steve Frolking and Roy Torbert have been elected to the 2021 Class of Fellows of the American Geophysical Union.听

Natalie Cook stands on a ship in front of the Thomas Jefferson hydrographic vessel.

Fantastic Voyage

Natalie Cook '23 spent 45 days aboard a survey vessel this summer to map the seafloor of the Chesapeake Bay.听

Two exhibits featuring posters and computer kiosks at a museum.

An Out Of This World Experience

High school students collaborated with 易胜博官网 scientists to create a museum听exhibit about humans in space.听

A small glacier and snow-covered mountains in Svalbard, Norway.

Frozen Commons

易胜博官网 researchers have received a $488,983 grant from NSF to study shared Arctic landscapes and improve their resilience.听

Space Waves

易胜博官网 researchers have received a $1.62 million听grant from NSF to study magnetic waves that impact Earth's radiation belts.

Watercolor of bow of boat with sun over ocean horizon.

Artist At Sea

A new exhibition at the 易胜博官网 Museum of Art focuses on ocean research and the collaboration between art and science.

A Deeper Dive Into Research

Five students from Puerto Rico and Mauritius are taking part in an eight-week internship this summer at 易胜博官网 to conduct marine and oil research.听

Plastic bags hang on tree branches just above Chicago River.

Tracking the Stream of Plastic

易胜博官网 researchers have received a grant to study how much plastic stays within rivers instead of washing out to sea.

Narragansett Dawn

A new ocean-going vessel co-operated by 易胜博官网 has been given the name Narragansett Dawn.

Jaya Roperez and Rochelle Wigley stand on a dock in front of the DSSV Pressure Drop vessel.

Undersea Discoveries

When scientists discovered the world鈥檚 deepest-known shipwreck and explored the trenches in the lowest points of the ocean this spring, they relied on detailed seafloor maps created by 易胜博官网...

Class of 2018 易胜博官网 marine acoustics short course

Sound Waves of the Future

The 易胜博官网 Center for Acoustics Research and Education has received a $750,000 grant to build an ocean acoustics workforce training program.

Large red ocean-going vessel sits stationary in a bay.

Setting Sail for Science

A remotely operated sailboat that will map the seafloor is about to make its maiden voyage to Hawaii.

Seeing the Infrared

易胜博官网 researchers received a $200,000 NASA grant to improve satellite-based estimates of forest growth rates.

A Simple Instrument for Outer Space

易胜博官网 researchers have been awarded $50,000 to design a compact, relatively simple space instrument to measure protons in the solar wind.

易胜博官网 pier with research vessels on either side of it.

Dropping Anchor at 易胜博官网

The Rhodes Academy of Oceans Law and Policy has found a new administrative home at the 易胜博官网 School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering.

The Air Up There

NASA's latest mission to explore two unusual atmospheric phenomena will tap 易胜博官网 faculty and student expertise.听

Image of Earth's magnetic field and solar flare from nearby sun.

Current Events

Researchers are using artificial intelligence and student-built magnetometers to improve space weather forecasting and prepare for power outages those storms听cause.

Stormy Weather

Banafsheh Ferdousi, a research scientist in the 易胜博官网 Space Science Center, has received $800,000 from NASA to study space weather that impacts our technology.

Nada Al-Haddad, a research assistant professor in the 易胜博官网 Space Science Center, has been awarded a prestigious four-year, $690,000 NASA grant to support her solar-based research as an early-career...

The Autonomous Surface Vehicle team stands next to a yellow vessel.

Seas the Day

A team of 易胜博官网 scientists won first place in an international competition for virtual autonomous ocean-going robotics.

Joe Souney inspects an ice core from Antarctica.

Core Planning

易胜博官网 scientists received an NSF grant to plan the logistics of ice core research in a remote section of Antarctica.

Hydrographic Honor

NOAA has awarded 易胜博官网 oceanographer Andy Armstrong听a Gold Medal for his contributions to delineate the U.S. extended continental shelf.

Coast Watchers

易胜博官网's Jackson Estuarine Laboratory celebrates 50 years of research on estuarine, coastal听and marine ecosystems.听

Island Life

A new grant awarded to 易胜博官网 will help island communities in the Gulf of Maine to improve their energy, freshwater, and economic resilience.

Bogged Down By Climate Change

Shrubs are replacing moss in peat bogs due to climate change, which could cause听more carbon dioxide to enter听our atmosphere.听

Igniting a Spark for Space Science

易胜博官网 research professor Charles Smith for the 2020 AGU Carrington Award for excellence in space physics outreach.

Northern Lights dance across the night sky

Night Life

Researchers have received a new NASA grant to study geomagnetic storms on the night side of the Earth.

Solar Explorers

NASA has selected two teams featuring 易胜博官网 researchers听for its new听heliophysics mission concept studies.听

A Better View Below

易胜博官网 scientists have helped to publish the most detailed map to date of the Arctic Ocean seafloor.

GIS map indicating groundwater rise due to sea level rise

More Than Maps

NH GRANIT reaffirms its听commitment to curating听geographic data, helping communities, and shaping students' careers.听

Charting a Course Ahead

The Joint Hydrographic Center has received a five-year, $38.5 million听grant to continue their work in ocean mapping.

Two CubeSats designed by 易胜博官网 researchers.

Solar Focus

Scientists from the 易胜博官网 Space Science Center are gearing up to offer students a new hands-on research experience that's out of this world.

Diagram of the five Lagrange points in space.

A New View of Space Weather

A new satellite bearing a 易胜博官网-built magnetometer听will help scientists improve听space weather monitoring and predictions.

Two vehicles drive through flooded road conditions.

Water, Water Everywhere

A new document published by 易胜博官网 provides guidance to help Seacoast communities prepare for increased flood risks due to climate change.听

A gamma ray burst aimed at the LEAP space instrument.

A Leap into Space

Researchers from the 易胜博官网 Space Science Center are taking new steps to study gamma-ray bursts in the far reaches of the universe, thanks to a $500,000 grant from NASA.

Stellar Fellow

Terry Forbes, 易胜博官网 professor emeritus of听physics, has been selected as a听Legacy Fellow听of the American Astronomical Society (AAS).

Arctic Connections

Ruth Varner has been appointed to a year-long position as a visiting researcher at Stockholm University听in Sweden.听

Illustration of the Parker Solar Probe near the sun.

Close Encounters

易胜博官网 researchers are gaining a flurry of insights about the activity coming from our closest star.

Illustration of Solar Orbiter near the sun.

Leading Light

The University of 易胜博官网 is heading听to the sun with the new Solar Orbiter mission.

Larry Mayer sits at dock near a research vessel.

Ocean Accolade

Larry Mayer, director for the听Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and Joint Hydrographic Center听at 易胜博官网, has been selected as the first recipient of the听Walter Munk Medal.

Making Waves

Underwater sounds look like the rings inside a tree trunk, wi-fi icons, fat tubes of ziti loosely arranged on a plate. At least they do in the work of artist Lindsay Olson, who collaborated with...

Nine students study geosciences at 易胜博官网.

Closing the Gap

Nine undergrads traveled from the Mid-Atlantic to take part in an intensive geoscience research program at 易胜博官网.听

Looking Northward

The University of 易胜博官网 has joined the听University of the Arctic, marking an official pledge to continue and expand on its polar expertise.

Nell Campbell authored a report for the United Nations.

A United Effort

Countries around the world have pledged to adopt new measures that will improve their land and soil health听thanks in part to 易胜博官网.

Mercury Rising

Arctic communities who bear witness to the early impacts of climate change are grappling with a new challenge.

Artist Lindsay Olson next to her textile art.

The Art of Sound

A new collaboration between acoustics research and art is set to make waves at 易胜博官网 this autumn.

Prime Time

Members from the 易胜博官网 team who听won the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE听met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Sept. 18 to discuss their winning design from the international seafloor...

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