Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
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Fellowship Experiences
A blog by and about students supported by Maryland Sea Grant
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No Filter: Growing Concerns Over Sunscreen Chemicals
Ethan Hain •
The active ingredients in sunscreens and some personal care products, a group of chemicals known as UV filters, have been in the eyes of the public and international regulators for their potential toxicity.
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A Deeper Dive into Baltimore Harbor: Scientists take a closer look at the tiny particles living in the murky waters
Ana Sosa •
Anyone who’s ever been to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor understands that there is a big trash problem in the city.
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Changing Course: From Ocean Research to Ocean Policy
Maureen Brooks •
In January 2019, I was a graduate student at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. I came to work each morning in jeans and a t-shirt and focused on my research: modeling the biology and physics of floating seaweed. Read more...
My Pursuit to Understand Society through Science (and Vice-Versa)
Daniel Teodoro •
Sometimes I feel like great scientific insights are not having an impact in societal and governmental decisions. That is particularly the case for climate science, but it is also in different scientific fields (e.g., engineering, forensic science, smart cities, etc.). As researchers, we like to think we know better, and that if others would know what we know the world would be a better place. Read more...
Studying Water From The Air: Learning to fly drones
Hayley Oakland •
As a burgeoning aquatic ecologist and environmental scientist, I never anticipated needing to know how to fly a drone.
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