Fostering a positive relationship with science and STEM-related careers for middle and high school students is a large undertaking, one that RECOVER co – PI’s Dr. Aaron Roberts and Dr. Ed Mager from the University of North Texas and UNT College of Science are more than happy to take part in. At the City of … Continued
In an initiative created by Dispatches from the Gulf called “50 short”, Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative scientists and researchers are interviewed on multiple topics relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, its impacts and the connection to society, in short videos. RECOVER lead PI Dr. Martin Grosell and postdoctoral researcher Dr. Rachael Heuer are … Continued
RECOVER co-PI Dr. Aaron Roberts, based at the University of North Texas in the University of North Texas College of Science, brought pollution into the classroom. This week, Dr. Robert’s visited a local elementary school in the Denton, Texas area, where he met 100 eager second graders. He presented his research and the work being … Continued
On March 1st, the University of Miami Rosenstiel School held its annual Ocean Kids event on the Key Biscayne campus. Two hundred students from four different elementary schools in the surrounding Miami Dade communities visited the campus and its various research groups for a day filled with marine science and conservation. Since 2016, RECOVER has … Continued
Original story by University of North Texas College of Science The RECOVER Consortium is a team of marine biologists, aquatic toxicologists, and geneticists from four research institutions, including the Biological Sciences Department in UNT’s College of Science. The team is dedicated to further the understanding of oil-induced effects on fish and the potential for recovery. RECOVER, which stands for … Continued
RECOVER started 2019 off with a bang! We collaborated with the Miami Seaquarium to create a traveling exhibit within the Seaquarium featuring RECOVER’s research. This exhibit can be placed throughout the aquarium and is currently on display with the Tropical Fish Aquariums underneath the top deck dolphin area. Our dual-panel interactive and educational display features … Continued
Original story by Stephanie Ellis and Nilde Maggie Dannreuther For questions and/or comments, please contact sellis@ngi.msstate.edu Many fish that were exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil survived; however, they may have experienced later-in-life impacts that affected their ability to survive longer than fish that did not experience oil exposure. Alexis Khursigara investigates if oil-induced latent effects in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) … Continued
Original Story from University of North Texas College of Science S.M.A.R.T = Science & Mathematics Advancing Research & Technology. Formerly known as the Faculty Lecture Series, the series of talks was created to highlight the outstanding scholarly work of COS faculty and bring the UNT community together to discuss scientific breakthroughs and learn about the … Continued
We are extremely proud to introduce you to Dr. Christina Pasparakis! On August 10th, Dr. Pasparakis successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation entitled “Effects of Temperature, Ultraviolet Radiation and Crude Oil Exposure on Early – Life Staged Mahi – Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). It has been an honor to work with her and be a part of … Continued
Original story by Emily Frost of Smithsonian Ocean Portal For a month during the summer of 2016, Lela Schlenker spent several hours in the dead of night watching mahi-mahi and waiting to catch them in the act. The colorful and large fish spawn in the cloak of darkness, and she needed to say with certainty … Continued
