Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS)
Could microplastics impact the ocean's carbon storage?
Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers have received an NSF grant to study the impacts of microplastics on the ocean's microbial food web. Read More-
04/07/25
Land. Sea. Space.
What does it mean to be a Land, Sea and Space Grant university?ÌýThe triple designation signifies a collaboration between the U.S. government partners... -
04/07/25
Mapping the Deep
In December 2023, thanks to Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø, the United States grew by one million square kilometers.ÌýThe U.S. gained that seabed territory beyond 200 nautical... -
04/04/25
A Career Written in the Stars
Many moons before Harlan Spence became the director for the Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space (EOS), his father, an amateur... -
Recent Stories
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07/13/23 - Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Researchers Examining Use of Ribbed Mussels in Marsh RestorationÒ×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø scientists are leading coastal marsh restoration that focuses on adding new sediment layers and Atlantic ribbed mussels. Read More
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07/03/23 - NASA Administrator, Sen. Shaheen Visit Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø's Space Science CenterÒ×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø welcomed NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen to campus for a visit June 27, shining a spotlight on Ò×ʤ²©¹Ù꿉۪s leading heliophysics program and the continued... Read More
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06/25/23 - Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Space Scientist Secures Four Research Grants Totaling $1.2MÒ×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø will receive $1.2 millionÌýfor its role in four research grants to study space energy transfer and to create 3D space visualizations. Read More
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06/05/23 - Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Research Focuses on Making Whelk Fisheries More SustainableCollaborative research led by Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø scientists and alumÌýaims to make the channeled whelk industry more sustainable and result in the resurgence of the species, as well as preserve... Read More
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04/28/23 - Using Passive Acoustic Monitoring and Genetics to Determine Habitat Connectivity in the Gulf of MaineNew research at the Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and the Center for Acoustics Research & Education uses passive acoustic monitoring and metabarcoding seawater... Read More
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04/18/23 - Mapping the Value of Water Quality ImprovementsÒ×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researcher Wil Wollheim maps and data to new research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that looked at households' willingness to pay for... Read More
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03/31/23 - Research from Renowned Phycologist Now Archived at Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍøIn fall 2022, Arthur Mathieson, professor emeritus of biology, phycologist and former head of the Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, passed away, leaving behind a legacy of... Read More
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03/21/23 - Sediment May Be Solution to Preventing Tidal Marsh LossNew research from a national team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Ò×ʤ²©¹Ù꿉۪s Jackson Estuarine Laboratory, found that eroded tidal marsh sites can... Read More
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03/01/23 - Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Researchers Help Discover 1894 Shipwreck in Lake HuronResearchers from the University of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø were part of a world-renowned team that found an intact shipwreck from the 19th century hundreds of feet below the surface of Lake... Read More
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02/07/23 - Retracing Colonists’ Spread into Great BayResearchers are using an innovative tactic to reveal the decision-making behind the early English colonists' movements into Great Bay. Read More