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Study Abroad - Akumal, Mexico
Spring 2015 Field Experience in Marine Botany in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico: https://utmsi.utexas.edu/academics/undergraduate/study-abroad.
Fish Eggs Turn Conventional View of Ocean Food Webs Upside Down
PORT ARANSAS, TX - Do you remember in fifth grade science class learning about food webs? Plants absorb energy from the sun, plants are eaten by animals, and smaller animals are eaten by bigger animals. Generally speaking, the flow is from...
Teachers and Educators Rediscover Teaching
This past weekend, local teachers and environmental educators met for two different events at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. They gained new skills and techniques to help them teach how science can be interesting and fun to learn about. On Saturday, educators in...
Copepod Wins a Beauty Contest
UTMSI’s very own, Dr. Brad Gemmell, won first place in the UT College of Natural Sciences “Visualizing Science Competition.” The winners of the 2014 Visualizing Science competition were announced last night at the College of Natural Sciences’ Town Hall. This first...
General Land Office Reels in on Coastal Issues
The coastal division of the Texas General Land Office (GLO) reeled in on coastal issues during a two-day visit to the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI). The team met with researchers from the UTMSI and National Estuarine Research Reserve...
UTMSI Partners with SEA and TPWD to Film Creation of an Artificial Reef
The Making of the Film – Creation of an Artificial Reef PORT ARANSAS, Texas - The University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) is teaming up with long-time partner, Saltwater Fisheries Enhancement Association (SEA) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, to...
Dynamic Duo Comes to the Coastal Bend for Marine Research and Education
This fall a dynamic husband and wife team, Dr. Brad Erisman and Ms. Kristin Evans, moved to Port Aransas Texas from San Diego California and they bring with them a wealth of expertise and knowledge about fisheries and marine education. Dr....
Challenge your friends and family to get back to nature
School has started, but that doesn't mean that you can’t still have fun. Come to the UTMSI Visitor Center in Port Aransas to complete your challenge activity that is designed for family fun and nature exploration. The University of Texas Marine Science...
Dr. Brad Erisman’s work is showcased in AlertDiver magazine
Dr. Brad Erisman’s spawning aggregation work in Palau has been featured in the current issue of AlertDiver magazine in the article entitled “Moon Dance.” The article is written by Dr. Erisman’s collaborator and professional photographer, Richard Barnden. It gives a diver’s...
Scientists Gather to Share Information about Research at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
PORT ARANSAS, Texas – Researchers are gathering today at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute to share information about their projects at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The Mission-Aransas Reserve and the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge are hosting a symposium highlighting...
UTMSI is hosting the biennial Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting
UTMSI is hosting the biennial Gulf Estuarine Research Society Meeting on October 30-31, 2014. Go to the website to learn more and register: http://gersmeeting2014.com/ Special thanks to the meeting sponsors: Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, Sea Grant (Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi,...
UTMSI scientists featured in two seminars this week
UTMSI scientists will share their knowledge to the Coastal Bend region this week at the Harte Research Institute (room 127), Texas A&M University Corpus Christi. Don't miss: Thursday, September 4, 2014 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Tony Amos will...
Estuary Explorium Grabs the TV spotlight
The new Estuary Explorium exhibits were featured on today’s Channel 6 KRIS morning show and the 5 pm news.
“Tilts” Tell the Tale of Cedar Bayou
Many readers may not remember that Mesquite Bay was once connected to the Gulf of Mexico through Cedar Bayou. In 1979, the bayou was closed to the Gulf to prevent damage to Mesquite Bay and the adjacent Mission-Aransas Estuary from the...
Texas Researchers Brace the Arctic Cold
In late July, UTMSI researchers Dr. Ken Dunton, Susan Schonberg, and master’s students Carrie Harris, and Christina Bonsell departed for the Arctic to conduct research in the Beaufort Sea. The researchers are working from the UTMSI research vessel Proteus and the...
The Estuary Explorium is Open!
Come Explore the New Estuary Explorium PORT ARANSAS, Texas – Port Aransas’s newest educational attraction, the Estuary Explorium, provides visitors a unique opportunity to learn about our local estuaries. The Explorium is located at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute...
Semester-by-the-Sea Students attend a National Field Course
Two undergraduate semester-by-the-sea students, Wayne Hall and Kelley Savage, were awarded travel funds to attend a national field course. Both students just returned from a week long course with the North American Dendroecology Fieldweek, which is sponsored by the National Science...
Fish open new doors in the fight against cancer
Fish open new doors in the fight against cancer PORT ARANSAS, Texas - It began when a research professor gave a talk at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute Advisory Council meeting heard by Jack and Valerie Guenther and Ronald...The University of Texas
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