You guys rock! Thirteen of us managed to bundle up enough cash, just shy of $1,000, to fund 3 project, impacting over 130 students. Many of these supplies will live on to be used by future students down the line so your impact is really immeasurable. Aside from myself, these 12 dedicated ocean lovers . . . → Read More: Thanks for supporting oceans in the classroom, but we got more work to do!
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By Miriam Goldstein, on  October 21st, 2011  Leave a comment  Education  Donor's Choose, science education It’s the second-to-last day of the Donor’s Choose Science Blogger Challenge, and we are just $347 away from buying some awesome sea life for this low-income classroom in Utah. The Donor’s Choose Board of Directors will match every donation from now until 11:59 PM tomorrow, so your impact will be doubled! There is no way . . . → Read More: Donate marine life to a low-income classroom and get a prize!
By para_sight, on October 19th, 2011 31 comments Education, Invertebrate Wars, Opinion, Weird jellyfish, sea jellies, Sea Stars, starfish, the pointlessness of trying to mandate common names 
Staring into one of the aquarium’s exhibits “I like these new Mastigias jellyfish”, I said, absently. “Sea jelly”, my colleague corrected (with a certain smugness, I might add). “I beg your pardon?” I replied. “Sea jelly. They’re sea jellies now.” “Oh, are they?” “Yes, like sea stars.” “I’m sorry?” “Sea stars.” “Jellyfish are like sea . . . → Read More: On common names
Broadcast Spawn!Tweet#call_to_action h4{padding:0px 5px;}Broadcast Spawn!Tweet Each year, Deep Sea news joins science blogs from all corners of the internet, big and small, in helping to fund small classroom projects and raise awareness for the lack of ocean science in the United State’s classrooms. Personally, this means a lot to me every year and traditionally our readers pull through and show . . . → Read More: Help us Support Oceans in the Classroom!
By para_sight, on September 24th, 2011 Leave a comment Conferences, Coral, Education, Expeditions, Life At Sea, New Research Aquarius, coral reefs, Florida Keys, Georgia Aquarium, georgia tech, Reefbase, UNCW Ten days ago I had a conversation with Dr. Mark Hay from Georgia Tech where he was at the Aquarius ReefBase habitat on the bottom of the Florida Keys and I was at the ice breaker for the annual Association of Zoos and Aquariums meeting hosted at Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. We were talking about . . . → Read More: A conversation with Mark Hay aboard the Aquarius habitat
By para_sight, on September 14th, 2011 3 comments Conferences, Ecology, Education, Environmental Sciences, Expeditions, Fish, Life At Sea, New Research, Vessels and Equipment Aquarius, AZA, Georgia Aquarium, georgia tech, NURC, Reefbase, UNCW The Association of Zoos and Aquariums is holding its annual conference in Atlanta this week (Twitter #AZA2011) and at tonights iceabreaker event at Georgia Aquarium, we’re going to try a live cross to the Aquarius ReefBase habitat off the Florida Keys. ReefBase, which is a NURC and UNCW initiative, is the only underwater lab in . . . → Read More: ReefBase broadcast tonight!
By Dr Bik, on August 21st, 2011 2 comments Education, New Research Funding, NSF, Tree of Life, visualization I finally made it to Lake Placid. Yes, after a 6 hour drive drinking iced coffee and belting out some Gaga, I’m super excited to be here. This week, I am one of 35 scientists selected to attend a National Science Foundation “Ideas Lab” focused on Advancing and Visualizing the Tree of Life (AVAToL). The . . . → Read More: NSF Ideas Lab on Advancing and Visualizing the Tree of Life
By Dr. M, on June 29th, 2011 Leave a comment Bringin' It, Education defensive end, football, marine biology, marine science, Miami Well this brings a smile to my face. St. Thomas Aquinas defensive end Jelani Hamilton (6-foot-5, 250 pounds) committed to the University of Miami on Monday, citing his interest in the field of marine biology and Miami’s prowess as a leading research facility via STA’s STA’s Jelani Hamilton eyes marine biology at Miami: Jelani Hamilton . . . → Read More: Marine Science For The Win!
By RickMac, on June 26th, 2011 5 comments Biodiversity, Bringin' It, Education, Life Science, Opinion, Ramblings, Scientist! Happy Pride Weekend to everyone! Here in San Francisco, I’m hunkered down in the office prepping for field work in Mexico, but through my open window I can hear the cheers of the crowd from the SF Pride Parade just a couple of blocks away. This post has spent a long time languishing in my . . . → Read More: Minorities in Ocean Sciences: The LGBT Pride Weekend Edition
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