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Education news and stories

Shucking my way to exciting innovations: My internship researching new methods of oyster farming in Alaska

October 3, 2024

Liz wears waders and is working on oyster gear on a wooden pier with a sunny Alaskan landscape in the background. She looks up from the cage she is working on, smiling.

Sea Grant and NOAA Fisheries announce 2024 Joint Fellowship Program awardees

September 26, 2024

Headshots of 10 fellowship recipients.

An internship using fish inner ear structures to estimate predation on salmon

September 25, 2024

Reid, whose face is out of focus in the background, uses forceps to hold up a small white crystalline structure for the camera.

Play a new educational game with Ocean Odyssey: Tracking Marine Debris

September 23, 2024

A cartoon graphic of a wave an the text "Ocean Odyssey" floating above the ocean. There are bottles and cans floating in the water.

NOAA EPP/MSI CESSRST II trains a new generation of diverse and competitive students

September 19, 2024

An upbeat group photo of students and staff posing together.

Tricky tautog: Lessons in resilience from my internship studying larval fish

September 19, 2024

Emily stands at a lab bench, concentrating as she presses down on the bulb of a pipette that she holds carefully in a plastic bin.

Infographic: Words of wisdom for teens taking environmental action

September 16, 2024

An infographic titled "Words of wisdom for teens taking environmental action: Quotes from the speakers of the 2024 Coastal Ecosystem Learning Centers Youth Summit." It depicts fifteen cartoon illustrations of the 2024 CELC Youth Summit speakers and speech bubbles connecting each to a notable quote. Read the full narrative below.

Collaborative versus independent research: Lessons from my NOAA internship

September 5, 2024

Kennedy crouches down in shallow water, her feet protected from the muddy creek bed by waders. She is securing mesh bags filled with oyster shells to stakes, which are anchored to a muddy area with abundant aquatic vegetation, suggesting that it is under water most of the time.

Congratulations to the 2024 EPP/MSI Graduate Fellowship Program recipients

September 3, 2024

Two people in business formal clothing pose for a photo outside in front of a large statue of a hand.

EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholarships application opening

September 1, 2024

A grid of photos showing scholars doing a variety of activities, including: holding a tray of sampled oysters in a lab, holding a plate of whale baleen, on a boat, holding a weather balloon, and at a computer displaying audio data.