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Phytoplankton communities collected during the NOAA Fisheries September 2019 Northern California Current Ecosystem Cruise. Large type Psuedo-nitzchia chains look like grains of rice, while Asterionellopsisglacialis and Chaetoceros debilis are in spiral chains. This image shows a magnified view of phytoplankton communities: large type Psuedo-nitzchia chains look like grains of rice, while Asterionellopsisglacialis and Chaetoceros debilis are in spiral chains.

My internship mapping toxic microbes: The power of community in coastal health monitoring

January 27, 2026

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Hollings Scholarship

Topics:

Internship line office: NOS

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

Phytoplankton communities collected during the NOAA Fisheries September 2019 Northern California Current Ecosystem Cruise. Large type Psuedo-nitzchia chains look like grains of rice, while Asterionellopsisglacialis and Chaetoceros debilis are in spiral chains. This image shows a magnified view of phytoplankton communities: large type Psuedo-nitzchia chains look like grains of rice, while Asterionellopsisglacialis and Chaetoceros debilis are in spiral chains.

Nicolea holding a water quality probe while conducting field research at the He‘eia fishpond.

Reflecting on biocultural restoration: My Hollings internship at the He‘eia fishpond

January 20, 2026

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Hollings Scholarship

Topics:

Internship line office: NOS

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

Nicolea holding a water quality probe while conducting field research at the He‘eia fishpond.

A teal bottom trawl net with orange floats stretched across a warehouse floor for inspection.

My internship exploring the future of New England groundfish surveys

January 13, 2026

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Hollings Scholarship

Topics:

Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

A teal bottom trawl net with orange floats stretched across a warehouse floor for inspection.

A map showing MPAS Composite Reflectivity in dBZ for June 10, 2025, at 03 Z. The map covers a region from 100°W to 105°W and 31°N to 34°N, displaying several clusters of precipitation with high reflectivity values reaching 50–60 dBZ, particularly concentrated between 101°W and 103°W.

A 'stone cold' look: My internship assessing the modeling potential of the Rapid-Refresh Forecast System

January 7, 2026

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Hollings Scholarship

Topics:

Internship line office: NOAA Research

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

A map showing MPAS Composite Reflectivity in dBZ for June 10, 2025, at 03 Z. The map covers a region from 100°W to 105°W and 31°N to 34°N, displaying several clusters of precipitation with high reflectivity values reaching 50–60 dBZ, particularly concentrated between 101°W and 103°W.

Claire stands on boat and gives a thumbs up, wearing a rain jacket, life vest, and binoculars.

Lessons from gulls: My experience creating a collaborative research program for seabird colony monitoring

September 30, 2025

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Hollings Scholarship

Topics:

Internship line office: NOS

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

Claire stands on boat and gives a thumbs up, wearing a rain jacket, life vest, and binoculars.

A gloved hand holding a thick-horned nudibranch.

Reflections on my internship experience: Piloting data collection to empower sustainable aquaculture

September 30, 2025

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Hollings Scholarship

Topics:

Internship line office: NOAA Fisheries

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

A gloved hand holding a thick-horned nudibranch.

Two people on a small raft in a lake.

Into the unknown: My internship studying the ecology of Trena Lake

September 30, 2025

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Topics:

Internship line office: NOS

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

Two people on a small raft in a lake.

Two people sit looking into a bucket between them while on a boat.

You are what you eat! My internship studying Atlantic cod and striped bass diets in New Hampshire

September 30, 2025

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Hollings Scholarship

Topics:

Internship line office: NOS

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

Two people sit looking into a bucket between them while on a boat.

Megan stands in front of a blue and white NOAA aircraft in a hangar.

What’s the charge? My internship researching black carbon aerosols in Boulder

September 30, 2025

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Hollings Scholarship

Topics:

Internship line office: NOAA Research

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

Megan stands in front of a blue and white NOAA aircraft in a hangar.

‘MEET’ MELODIES-MONET: Introducing the toolkit I developed for my Hollings internship

September 30, 2025

Focus areas:

Offices:

Office of Education

Programs:

Hollings Scholarship

Topics:

Internship line office: NOS

Science communication piece

Project summary

Takeover Tuesday

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