/unhtoday/feed/3450/rss.xml 91ÖÆƬ³§ Today Articles en /unhtoday/2025/09/take-video-tour-shoals-marine-laboratory Take a tour of the Shoals Marine Laboratory, located on the rugged, beautiful Appledore Island off the coast of Maine and New Hampshire. Aimee Bousquet, a marine, estuarine, and freshwater biology major at 91ÖÆƬ³§, shows what life is really like at Shoals: immersive fieldwork, small classes, sustainable living, and unforgettable experiences surrounded by ocean and science. Whether you’re interested in marine biology, sustainability, conservation, or just want to learn by doing, Shoals offers the kind of hands-on learning that makes a lasting impact. ]]> Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:15 -0400 /unhtoday/2025/09/take-video-tour-shoals-marine-laboratory /unhtoday/2024/08/5-ways-wildcats-are-staying-cool-summer Summer of ’24 has already broken heat records here in New England, but some in our 91ÖÆƬ³§ community are staying cool. Here are five ways our ’Cats are beating the dog days of summer. Cruising on an icebreaker. Three researchers from 91ÖÆƬ³§â€™s world-renowned Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping — director Larry Mayer, associate director Brian Calder, and affiliate assistant research professor Liz Weidner ’23G — are in northern Greenland on board the Swedish icebreaker Oden. They’re mapping the seafloor of this unexplored region, contributing to our understanding of the melting Greenland Ice Sheet and its impact on sea level rise. Chilling above the Arctic Circle. At Sweden’s Abisko Research Station, professor of Earth sciences Ruth Varner and a team of researchers, including 91ÖÆƬ³§ students,... ]]> Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:15 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2024/08/5-ways-wildcats-are-staying-cool-summer /unhtoday/2023/07/musseling-up-marsh-restoration 91ÖÆƬ³§ scientists are leading coastal marsh restoration that focuses on adding new sediment layers and Atlantic ribbed mussels. ]]> Thu, 13 Jul 2023 15:30 -0400 Nicholas Gosling '06 /unhtoday/2023/07/musseling-up-marsh-restoration /unhtoday/2023/04/using-acoustics-genetic-testing-determine-habitat-connectivity-Gulf-of-Maine New research at the 91ÖÆƬ³§ College of Life Sciences and Agriculture and the Center for Acoustics Research & Education uses passive acoustic monitoring and metabarcoding seawater samples to provide a wholistic picture of marine habitat connectivity. ]]> Fri, 28 Apr 2023 11:00 -0400 Nicholas Gosling '06 /unhtoday/2023/04/using-acoustics-genetic-testing-determine-habitat-connectivity-Gulf-of-Maine /unhtoday/2022/11/we-all-belong-island Shoals Marine Laboratory has been awarded a 2022 Honorable Mention for Innovation for its Strategic Plan for Advancing Belonging. ]]> Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:45 -0400 Rebecca Irelan /unhtoday/2022/11/we-all-belong-island /unhtoday/2022/10/cod-and-tern With new grants, 91ÖÆƬ³§ researchers will study how climate change in the Gulf of Maine is affecting species like the Atlantic cod and the common tern. ]]> Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:00 -0400 Robbin Ray ’82 /unhtoday/2022/10/cod-and-tern /unhtoday/2022/07/wave-power An interdisciplinary team of 91ÖÆƬ³§ students took a top prize in the national Marine Energy Collegiate Competition hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy. ]]> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:15 -0400 Beth Potier /unhtoday/2022/07/wave-power /unhtoday/2021/10/lifesaving-voyage On Sept. 29, the Coast Guard held a small ceremony at the Portsmouth Harbor station to recognize the members of the Shoals Marine Laboratory staff for their response in rescuing a person from the ocean after a boating mishap this summer. ]]> Mon, 11 Oct 2021 15:00 -0400 Keith Testa /unhtoday/2021/10/lifesaving-voyage https://www.cbsnews.com/video/sharing-quarantine-with-endangered-seabirds/ ]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:15 -0500 /unhtoday/2020/12/sharing-quarantine-endangered-seabirds