Connecticut Sea Grant, along with the Groton and Bridgeport public libraries, will host three community book discussions about, What If We Get It Right? Visions of Climate Futures, by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
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3 early career scientists chosen for marine policy fellowship
Connecticut Sea Grant will sponsor three recent graduates of advanced degree environmental science programs as part of the 2025 class of of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Sea Grant program John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship.
UConn doctoral student awarded NOAA-Sea Grant fellowship
Halle Berger, a UConn marine sciences doctoral student, is one of 10 early career scientists awarded the 2024 National Marine Fisheries-Sea Grant Fellowship that provides support for critical fisheries research. Her research focuses on sea scallops, one of the most valuable fisheries in the United States.
Long Island Sound Resilience Assistance Programs
The Long Island Sound Study sustainable and resilient communities extension professionals have established two assistance programs–the Long Island Sound Resilience Grant Writing Assistance Program and the Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program.
Research funding orientation meeting slated for Oct. 18
CT Sea Grant will host an orientation meeting on Oct. 18 aimed at introducing new and interested researchers to CTSG and CTSG research opportunities, in addition to providing a primer on submitting grants to CTSG and including outreach and education components in your grant proposals.
Podcast focuses on CTSG’s work in the coastal environment
Listen to the Connecticut East This Week news magazine podcast of journalist Brian Scott Smith interviewing Connecticut Sea Grant Director Sylvain De Guise and Communications Coordinator Judy Benson about CTSG’s work in the coastal environment.
Two CTSG-CLEAR webinars planned for Climate Week
As part of statewide Climate Week events Sept. 22-28, Connecticut Sea Grant and the UConn Center for Land Use Education and Research (CLEAR) will host two free webinars for the public, “Rebuild by Design’s Atlas of Accountability,” and “UConn Climate Corps: Climate Adaptation Projects in Communities.”
Taking a small step in a world awash in plastic
Trying to give up single-use plastics can seem like a fool’s errand, with nearly every imaginable product you can buy ensconced in plastic packaging. A few of us at CTSG decided to try anyway for a week last month, as part of the international Plastic-Free July initiative. This article, published in The Day and CT Hearst newspapers the week of Aug. 11, introduces the 8th annual #DontTrashLISound campaign that kicks off Aug. 17.
CT’s Sandy Shores book wins APEX Award for Excellence
Connecticut’s Sandy Shores: An Introduction to the Geology, Ecology, Plants and Animals has received an Award for Excellence in the APEX 2024 Awards for Publication Excellence competition for communications professionals.
Aquaculture newsletter features CTSG mobile seaweed lab
The Connecticut Sea Grant mobile seaweed lab, a project led by Associate Extension Educator Anoushka Concepcion, is featured in the July issue of Aquaculture North America.