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A doodled graphic of the Earth with plastic trash forming the land masses. The Earth has the text “Planet vs. Plastics Earth Day 2024” on it. Around the Earth are images of participants of education programs including students cleaning up trash from beaches and learning in classrooms.

Planet vs. Plastics: 10 education programs to inspire you this Earth Day

April 22, 2024

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A doodled graphic of the Earth with plastic trash forming the land masses. The Earth has the text “Planet vs. Plastics Earth Day 2024” on it. Around the Earth are images of participants of education programs including students cleaning up trash from beaches and learning in classrooms.

Two adults wearing jackets are flanked by their two children at the Klamath River Overlook. Behind them is the mouth of the river where it meets the Pacific Ocean. On either side of the river are two hills covered in shrubs and pine trees.

My family’s NOAA-themed spring break, Northern California edition

April 18, 2024

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Two adults wearing jackets are flanked by their two children at the Klamath River Overlook. Behind them is the mouth of the river where it meets the Pacific Ocean. On either side of the river are two hills covered in shrubs and pine trees.

Volunteers Eva Lagdamen and Benjamin Sankar are standing in the waters of an estuary, wearing waders, and show the camera a small eel, approximately the length of a finger, that they found in the river.

Participate in science with NOAA

April 1, 2024

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Citizen Science Day

Volunteers Eva Lagdamen and Benjamin Sankar are standing in the waters of an estuary, wearing waders, and show the camera a small eel, approximately the length of a finger, that they found in the river.

Makayla stands at a lab bench, looking down at a lab tray that looks to contain shallow water. She holds a transfer pipette in one gloved hand and a sampling vial in the other. She wears protective goggles and an apron.

Gaining professional connections and lab skills: An internship on the impact of 'forever chemicals' on grass shrimp

November 21, 2023

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOS

Makayla stands at a lab bench, looking down at a lab tray that looks to contain shallow water. She holds a transfer pipette in one gloved hand and a sampling vial in the other. She wears protective goggles and an apron.

Kate smiles, standing at a muddy table on a dock. She uses gloved hands to grab oysters and her full-length waders are covered in mud from the task.

The case of the missing females: Channeling Nancy Drew during my summer internship

November 17, 2023

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Takeover Tuesday

Science communication piece

Kate smiles, standing at a muddy table on a dock. She uses gloved hands to grab oysters and her full-length waders are covered in mud from the task.

A digitally illustrated poster that shows a water column represented as visually noisy acoustic data. On top of the water, a NOAA vessel rests in the water. The deep scattering layer is drawn about a third of the way down the water column. Towards the bottom of the poster, the backscattering response implies sea floor bathymetry that varies in depth. An ROV located in the deep scattering layer is connected by a wire to the NOAA vessel. Gelatinous marine organisms are drawn in the ROV's line of sight.

Researching life in the deep scattering layer: A poster from my Hollings internship

November 17, 2023

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOAA Research

Takeover Tuesday

Creative project

A digitally illustrated poster that shows a water column represented as visually noisy acoustic data. On top of the water, a NOAA vessel rests in the water. The deep scattering layer is drawn about a third of the way down the water column. Towards the bottom of the poster, the backscattering response implies sea floor bathymetry that varies in depth. An ROV located in the deep scattering layer is connected by a wire to the NOAA vessel. Gelatinous marine organisms are drawn in the ROV's line of sight.

Isaac stands next to an ocean acidification display in an empty room. He holds his hand over his eyes and shrugs the other hand as if looking around in confusion.

Communication and community: My internship contributing to a new wave of ocean acidification education

November 17, 2023

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOAA Research

Takeover Tuesday

Creative project

Isaac stands next to an ocean acidification display in an empty room. He holds his hand over his eyes and shrugs the other hand as if looking around in confusion.

Eleanor poses with a smile as she uses her hands to gently part a section of a large shrubby plant.

Illustrating internship research findings of trash use by birds

November 17, 2023

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Internship line office: NOS

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Creative project

Eleanor poses with a smile as she uses her hands to gently part a section of a large shrubby plant.

Grace and the oyster farmer stand on a dock with boats docked on either side. Grace looks at the oyster grower, who is speaking and gesturing towards his boat.

Photo essay: Reflecting on interviews with oyster farmers during my internship

November 17, 2023

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Creative project

Takeover Tuesday

Internship line office: NOS

Grace and the oyster farmer stand on a dock with boats docked on either side. Grace looks at the oyster grower, who is speaking and gesturing towards his boat.

TreVaughn smiles, sitting on an aluminum fishing boat loaded with field equipment. He's dressed for aquatic fieldwork in cold weather.

The adventurer: Visualizing my journey as a scientist and Hollings intern through animation

November 17, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Creative project

TreVaughn smiles, sitting on an aluminum fishing boat loaded with field equipment. He's dressed for aquatic fieldwork in cold weather.

Emma Rudy sits on a smooth weathered log that is lying in shallow water and smiles, looking up at the sky. The water flows into a mountainous Alaskan landscape behind her.

A day in the life: My internship at a remote Alaskan research station

November 17, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Day in the life

Emma Rudy sits on a smooth weathered log that is lying in shallow water and smiles, looking up at the sky. The water flows into a mountainous Alaskan landscape behind her.

Roxanne sits in a cubicle, facing the camera and smiling. There are two monitors and an open laptop on her desk displaying documents and data.

An internship analyzing low or depleted oxygen in U.S. coastal waters

November 17, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOAA Satellites

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Roxanne sits in a cubicle, facing the camera and smiling. There are two monitors and an open laptop on her desk displaying documents and data.

Seraina smiling at the enclosed helm of a boat. She is dressed for fieldwork in cold weather and wears a personal floatation device.

Food for thought: Learning from an internship project on diets of harvested Alaskan fish

November 16, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOS

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Seraina smiling at the enclosed helm of a boat. She is dressed for fieldwork in cold weather and wears a personal floatation device.

Two people hold up wire traps in ankle-deep water in a bay. The water around their knee-high boots is turbid with kicked up sediment.

A day in the life of a scholar researching crab trap efficiency in Alaska

November 8, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOS

Day in the life

Two people hold up wire traps in ankle-deep water in a bay. The water around their knee-high boots is turbid with kicked up sediment.

Spencer poses in front of a decorative flower bed outside of a brick building.

Advice to future scholars: Time management and friendship during my EPP/MSI internship

November 2, 2023

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Advice to future scholars

Internship line office: NOAA Research

Spencer poses in front of a decorative flower bed outside of a brick building.

Emmelia smiles, posing on a boat. She wears a life jacket. They boat appears to be cruising at a slow speed on a calm, sunny day.

My internship learning firsthand about research and policymaking work at NOAA

October 26, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Takeover Tuesday

Emmelia smiles, posing on a boat. She wears a life jacket. They boat appears to be cruising at a slow speed on a calm, sunny day.

Dear future EPP/MSI scholar: Advice from reflecting on my summer internship

October 23, 2023

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Advice to future scholars

Internship line office: NWS

Three people in fieldwork clothes squat down in a mangrove forest, proudly posing behind a soil core that is nearly as long as a meter stick they are using to measure it.

An internship growing my skills as a science researcher, educator, and communicator

October 19, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOS

Takeover Tuesday

Three people in fieldwork clothes squat down in a mangrove forest, proudly posing behind a soil core that is nearly as long as a meter stick they are using to measure it.

Sarah smiles, sitting in an open-air vehicle, with an empty beach visible through the opening behind her, as though the vehicle is driving on the beach. She is wearing an outfit similar to surgical scrubs and rubber gloves.

My internship on changes to dolphin diet over time and impacts of sea surface temperature

October 12, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Takeover Tuesday

Sarah smiles, sitting in an open-air vehicle, with an empty beach visible through the opening behind her, as though the vehicle is driving on the beach. She is wearing an outfit similar to surgical scrubs and rubber gloves.

Allie stands outside next to a sign that reads "Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Village Campus.

What's the buzz? My internship studying sperm whale foraging using passive acoustics

October 5, 2023

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Science communication piece

Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Takeover Tuesday

Allie stands outside next to a sign that reads "Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Village Campus.

Alison stands next to a presentation title slide.

EPP/MSI scholar explores her interests in new ways during her summer internship

September 28, 2023

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Internship line office: NOAA Research

Alison stands next to a presentation title slide.

Ellie stands at the helm of a center console boat, driving with a smile on her face in calm inland waters. They are cruising at a slow speed judging by the wake. She wears a personal flotation device and equipment is stored neatly to the sides of the boat.

Working on bird time: A day in the life of a Hollings scholar

September 20, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Day in the life

Internship line office: NOS

Ellie stands at the helm of a center console boat, driving with a smile on her face in calm inland waters. They are cruising at a slow speed judging by the wake. She wears a personal flotation device and equipment is stored neatly to the sides of the boat.

An EPP/MSI scholar's internship contributing to Mission: Iconic Reefs

September 13, 2023

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Nick stands in what looks to be a lab for processing field samples. He grins, holding a large tray with oyster shells. His field boots and active transition lenses implied he's just brought them inside.

An internship studying how climate stress influences decisions at oyster farms in the Pacific Northwest

September 7, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Nick stands in what looks to be a lab for processing field samples. He grins, holding a large tray with oyster shells. His field boots and active transition lenses implied he's just brought them inside.

Several children are working on a craft at a table with spread out crafting supplies for coloring and pasting paper. Laura is talking to two of the students; she looks like she is explaining the craft.

Using my Hollings internship to try something new — education and outreach

August 31, 2023

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Hollings Scholarship

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Takeover Tuesday

Internship line office: NOS

Several children are working on a craft at a table with spread out crafting supplies for coloring and pasting paper. Laura is talking to two of the students; she looks like she is explaining the craft.

Maria smiles, posing in front of a concrete building with block lettering above the door that reads United States Department of Commerce.

Guest post: How my internship in the Department of Commerce allowed me to learn about and gain interest in NOAA

August 24, 2023

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Office of Education

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Takeover Tuesday

Maria smiles, posing in front of a concrete building with block lettering above the door that reads United States Department of Commerce.

Courtney poses in a lab, smiling and holding a gray, crescent shaped plate of whale baleen that appears to be a few feet long in her gloved hands. The baleen plate looks hard and fibrous.

A summer forging new paths at NOAA professionally and scientifically

August 22, 2023

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Takeover Tuesday

Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Courtney poses in a lab, smiling and holding a gray, crescent shaped plate of whale baleen that appears to be a few feet long in her gloved hands. The baleen plate looks hard and fibrous.

Cassidy is sitting at a work desk, looking at the camera. One of her hands rests on a laptop with data on it, while she uses her other hand to point to a computer monitor displaying multiple waveforms.

An internship listening to cetaceans: Using passive acoustic monitoring to measure habitat use

August 15, 2023

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Office of Education

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Hollings Scholarship

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Internship line office: NOS

Cassidy is sitting at a work desk, looking at the camera. One of her hands rests on a laptop with data on it, while she uses her other hand to point to a computer monitor displaying multiple waveforms.

An EPP/MSI scholar's internship improving pulse thunderstorm forecasting and warning

August 7, 2023

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Internship line office: NWS

A group of 13 people, nine high school students and four adults, smile at the camera. They are standing on a rooftop patio in Washington, DC, with the Washington Monument in the background.

NOAA expands efforts to uplift youth voices

June 27, 2023

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NOAA leadership

climate literacy

A group of 13 people, nine high school students and four adults, smile at the camera. They are standing on a rooftop patio in Washington, DC, with the Washington Monument in the background.

Devynn sits on a boat with her head turned to the side, looking off into the distance. She is wearing a life vest, rubber field pants, and other cold weather clothes.

Setting sail for the NOAA Corps: An EPP/MSI alumna's professional journey

June 23, 2023

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Devynn sits on a boat with her head turned to the side, looking off into the distance. She is wearing a life vest, rubber field pants, and other cold weather clothes.

Seven circular graphics that illustrate important oceanic topics and properties. Graphics showcase ocean currents, erosion, weather patterns, evolution, diverse marine life, human impacts, and exploration.

How are you connected to the ocean literacy principles?

June 13, 2023

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World Ocean Day

Seven circular graphics that illustrate important oceanic topics and properties. Graphics showcase ocean currents, erosion, weather patterns, evolution, diverse marine life, human impacts, and exploration.

A grid of six photos. Top row, left to right: Two people stand on a beach holding measuring sticks, a shark swimming through the water, and two people sitting in front of a microscope. Bottom row, left to right: Whales surface to feed, a person smiling at the camera, and a sea bird starting its flight from the water.

Citizen scientists help NOAA keep up with ‘changing tides’

June 7, 2023

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citizen science

A grid of six photos. Top row, left to right: Two people stand on a beach holding measuring sticks, a shark swimming through the water, and two people sitting in front of a microscope. Bottom row, left to right: Whales surface to feed, a person smiling at the camera, and a sea bird starting its flight from the water.

Kelly poses, smiling, next to her conference poster She's wearing a suit and name tag.

Hollings alumni highlight: NOAA research scientist Kelly Balmes

May 16, 2023

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Kelly poses, smiling, next to her conference poster She's wearing a suit and name tag.

photo of the outside of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium.

Teens from National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium help a local business become more environmentally friendly

April 19, 2023

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photo of the outside of the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium.