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Discovery Channel: Friend or Foe of Sharks?

This is the question that has been floating around the marine blogs this week. The complaint is that Discovery Channel “is promoting negative stereotypes about…

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MATE Center’s International Student ROV Competition

Dr. M July 7, 2009 competition deep sea Deep Submergence Education Marine Advanced Technology Eductation remote operated vehicle submarine

The Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s International Student ROV Competition just occurred in Buzzard’s Bay, Mass. This is the competition for those who already…

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Oceanography on the Chopping Block: The Conclusion

Dr. M July 7, 2009 adminsitration economic crisis economy faculty Florida State University job cuts oceanography recession tenure university

In April, I reported that Word from Tallahassee is that oceanography may be out at FSU! Florida State administrators this afternoon released a draft of…

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I Like Big Boats and I Cannot Lie

Dr. M July 3, 2009 boats magazine marine programs university

The latest Boat U.S. Magazine identifies the top 25 four year schools with “the top marine programs and extracurricular boating activities.” It went about picking…

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Giant Isopods and Shark Rays in Cincinnati?

Dr. M June 28, 2009 4-eyes Aquarium archer fish Cincinnati freshwater Giant Isopod Kentucky Licking River mud skippers mussel Newport Ohio Organisms shark ray snake head turtle

Finding my self in Cincinnati for a conference, I couldn’t help myself from heading across the river into Kentucky to the Newport Aquarium. This aquarium…

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Reinventing academia, but for whom?

Peter Etnoyer April 27, 2009 academia Columbia University The New York Times

The New York Times published an interesting opinion piece saying its time for major changes in academia. Dr. Mark Taylor of Columbia University’s Religion Department…

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