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Communicating Ocean Sciences Workshop

Join the kick-off to the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage on Jan 19th, and step up your game when it comes to communicating. Register today. Continue reading

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NPRB’s 2015 Graduate Student Research Award Competition Announced

In May, NPRB will award up to six Graduate Student Research Awards of $25,000 each to qualified students. The submission deadline is Feb 13. Continue reading

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AOOS-funded water level sensors installed in Western Alaska

AOOS has joined a partnership with AK Dept of Natural Resources and the National Weather Service to deliver new water level measurements to storm forecasters and the public. Continue reading

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AOOS celebrates its 10th Anniversary

AOOS celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Nov 19th at the Anchorage museum with films, food and friends. We would like to thank our partners for their support over the past 10 years. Continue reading

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AOOS October eNews

Learn about the AOOS 10th anniversary, film contest winners, new board officers, new Kenai weather station, December ocean acidification workshop, and buoy updates. Continue reading

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New Kenai River weather station now live; webcam coming soon

Uniquely positioned at the mouth of the Kenai River, fisherman and ice forecasters alike can take advantage of the new station. Continue reading

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Seward Line Monitoring Reveals Warmer Gulf of Alaska

Warmer than normal waters in the Gulf of Alaska have surprised UAF scientists who have sampled the waters over the Alaskan shelf south of Seward for the past 17 years. AOOS contributes to the consortium funding this long term monitoring project. Continue reading

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Frontier Scientist Series premiers this month

Starting Oct 6, catch weekly 30-min programs following scientist as they uncover new findings on topics from bird migration to permafrost to coastal volcanoes. Episodes are available on the web or on television. Continue reading

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Sept 24 Webinar: “How to Frame the Issue of Ocean Acidification”

Learn about how to communicate the science of ocean acidification during this NOAA-sponsored seminar. Continue reading

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Ocean Obs and Ecological Forecasting Webinar – Sept 16

Join the conversation in person or by webinar to hear the latest science on HABs, pathogens and other environmental change in Alaska, and discuss priorities for new forecasting and modeling tools. Continue reading

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