“Just keep swimming: challenges in PhD research”
The ole adage holds true for DMS graduate student Emma Siegfried’s first experiments on a new species of sand lance By Samantha Rush and Hannes Baumann In 1984, the late Alphonse Smigielski and colleagues published a research paper that showed how American sand lance (Ammodytes americanus) could be successfully spawned and reared in the […]
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DMS sophomore to study if tiny algae grow calcium carbonate crystals
A supply grant from UConn’s Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) will test whether cyanobacteria could assist with removing carbon dioxide Evelyn Lewis glances at the well plates full of colorful slime in Prof. Visscher’s lab and smiles. The life thriving in there is invisible to the naked eye, but she knows how to keep the […]
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At DMS phytoplankton are now on IFCB-TV
The team of DMS researchers Dr. Zofia Baumann, Dr. Kate Randolph and Hazel Levine are happy to share that a major new instrument has begun its long anticipated work. The Imaging Flow Cytobot – or IFCB for short – is for now installed in the Rankin Seawater lab, after being purchased with a UConn-CLAS shared […]
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Reposted from UConn Today by Sarah Al-Arshani | January 28, 2025 A study led by marine sciences Ph.D. student Hannah Collins found that Novamont’s Mater-Bi, a starch-based polymer, degraded significantly faster than traditional plastics—showing promise for reducing marine pollution Plastic pollution has become a global crisis, with the United Nations Environment Programme estimating between 19 […]
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Summary of Summer/Fall 2024 Departmental Achievements
Awards: Professor Samantha Siedlecki Prof. Siedlecki was named as a 2024 – 2025 Fullbright Scholar for research in both Italy and South Africa, which has been featured at UConn Today Professor Hans Dam Professor Dam had the honor of giving the Maxilliped Lecture on “Copepods as Model Systems for the Study of the Response […]
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A delayed spring bloom along the West Antarctica Peninsula -
Meet DMS alumnus Dr. Chris Murray -
Professor Michael Whitney promoted to Full Professor -
Professor Julie Granger promoted to Full Professor -
Professor Jamie Vaudrey promoted to Associate Research Professor -
Professor Lin receives two research awards -
New fellowship offers outreach experience for DMS students! -
DMS at Ocean Science Meeting 2024 -
Summary of Spring 2024 Department Achievements
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Sip N’ Science: Ocean Sciences on Tap -
DMS Alumni – Dr. Amin Ilia -
National Ocean Sciences Bowl 2024, 2024 National Ocean Sciences Bowl Team Coginchaug -
Meet Dr. Paola Batta-Lona: Assistant Research Professor at DMS
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Pf. Craig Tobias hired as new NERR director – UConn Today
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DMS faculty and researchers highlighed in UConn Today
