September 4, 2013 – S. Bradley Moran, a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography, has been appointed to serve as the assistant director for ocean sciences in The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President.
It took a few months, but forced federal budget cuts are costing hundreds of science and medical research jobs.
Three federal agencies have announced plans for remapping parts of the East Coast, where Hurricane Sandy altered seafloors and shorelines
A look at the Arctic region uncovers many hot-button issues: climate change, energy extraction, and cultural impacts, just to name a few
Astrophysicist France Anne Córdova has been tapped to head the US National Science Foundation (NSF)
Healthy oceans benefit all Americans, whether they live on our nation’s coasts or in the heartland.
The federal government needs to expand the scope of its damage assessment, the NRC said today in a new report.
A meeting of 24 nations and the European Union in mid-July will decide the fate of two proposed ocean reserves in Antarctica.
When President Barack Obama took to the microphone at Georgetown University on Tuesday afternoon to announce his “Climate Action Plan,” the long-awaited next steps in his effort to reduce U.S. carbon pollution, he didn’t forget to call out the effect such pollution has already had on the oceans.
Report Calls on Administration and Congress to Focus on Critical Ocean Policy Priorities
