UNESCO has established an international Group of Experts on Ocean Literacy, with 20 members from diverse disciplines, stakeholder groups, geographical regions, and with a focus on gender balance. The group includes CTSG Education Coordinator Diana Payne.
Education
Undergraduate Research Fellowship opportunity for summer 2023
The CTSG Undergraduate Research Fellowship seeks to broaden participation of underrepresented/underserved students in marine and coastal professions by providing early career experience, training and mentorship. Applications due on March 13.
2023-24 Coastal & Marine Economics Graduate Fellowship open
The Coastal and Marine Economics Graduate Fellowship Program was established to enable selected graduate students to conduct independent fundamental or applied economic research for one year under the guidance of their academic advisor. Applications are due on May 5.
2024 Knauss fellowship applications period now open
CTSG is accepting Knauss Fellowship applications from graduate students for the one-year period anticipated to begin February 1, 2024. This opportunity provides a unique educational experience to students interested in ocean and coastal resources and in the national policy decisions affecting them.
UN ocean literacy report cites CT Sea Grant expert
CTSG Education Coordinator Diana Payne is one of the sources for the UN’s “State-of-the-Art of Ocean Literacy” report.
Long Island Sound teacher workshop offered Oct. 1
“The Long Island Sound in Your Classroom” workshop will take place at Sheffield Island in Norwalk on Oct. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Teacher workshop focuses on research, stewardship, training
CTSG, the LIS Study and the CT Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection invite teachers to “A New Era of Education, Research, Stewardship and Training on Long Island Sound,” July 26 and 27.
CT NERR celebrated as place ‘where the magic happens’
Tidal marshes, sea grass meadows, barrier beaches and coastal forests are just some of the habitats in the federally designated reserve of Southeastern Connecticut lands and waterways that will open a wealth of opportunities for public access, hands-on environmental education, research and stewardship.
Promotion spotlights Syma Ebbin’s interdisciplinary pursuits
On Earth Day a few weeks ago, Syma Ebbin reflected on how science and nature poetry can work in symbiosis, with each informing and magnifying the message of the other. The presentation encapsulated many of the reasons Ebbin excells in her job at CTSG and UConn, where she was recently promoted.
Long Island Sound teacher workshop planned for May 21
Teachers, learn how to take your students on an interdisciplinary field trip that incorporates NGSS, history and science into an unforgettable interdisciplinary and educational experience for all grade levels.