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A Reef Scientist Talks About NASA’s CORAL Campaign

Posted on: May 13, 2016 12:34 PM by: NASA JPL

Category: Coral Reef Studies, In the News, Events

CORAL will survey more of the world's coral reefs, and in far greater detail, than ever before to measure the condition of these threatened ecosystems. It will combine airborne and shipboard sensor observations to create a uniform dataset on reefs around the globe.

NASA’s Game-Changing Plan To Save Coral Reefs

Posted on: May 12, 2016 8:03 PM by: Chris D’Angelo

Category: Climate Change, Coral Reef Studies, In the News

Source: Huffington Post

NASA’s high-tech endeavors normally look outward. But given the existential threat facing the world’s coral reefs, the space agency has decided to focus its efforts closer to home — and the result may be game changing.

Tech-savvy youths shine in robotics contest

Posted on: May 05, 2016 11:21 AM by: Nadia Hall

Category:

Source: The Royal Gazette

Clearwater Middle School Wins Underwater Robotics Challenge.

Photos & Video: BIOS ROV Regional Challenge

Posted on: May 05, 2016 11:10 AM by: Bernews

Category: Ocean Academy, In the News, Events

Source: Bernews

Up to twenty-eight teams from nine Bermudian schools and educational organizations converged on the National Sports Center in Devonshire this morning [April 30] for the 2016 MATE Bermuda Regional ROV Challenge.

Bermudian students and community members gather for underwater robot challenge

Posted on: May 04, 2016 2:28 PM by: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences

Category: Ocean Academy, In the News

Hundreds of Bermudian students met at the National Sports Centre pool on Saturday to compete in an undersea robotics challenge, a partnership between BIOS and the Mid Atlantic Robotics In Education Program (MARINE), with lead sponsor HSBC.