Jeff Marlow featured by Scientific American
Jeff Marlow’s recent research on polymetallic nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) found evidence of “dark oxygen” last year. Scientific American dove into why the biggest challenge to this science comes from its funders.
New Publication: Proactive assisted gene flow for Caribbean corals in an era of rapid coral reef decline
Dr. Sarah Davies and collaborators recently published an article in Science titled Proactive assisted gene flow for Caribbean corals in an era of rapid coral reef decline. Coral reefs are one of the most well-documented marine ecosystems under increasing threat from climate change. Catastrophic episodes of coral bleaching and subsequent mortality caused by prolonged heat […]
New Publication: Wetland Gain and Loss in the Mississippi River Bird‐Foot Delta
Professor Sergio Faherazzi, along with collaborators investigated the gains and losses of land in the Mississippi River Bird-Foot Delta. Sea level rise has attracted significant attention on the fate of the Mississippi River Bird‐foot Delta (MRBD) in future years. In this study, we measured the gain and loss of MRBD and found that: (a) The […]
Maria Abate and students working with the Wampanoag Tribe to track—and protect river herring population
River Herring in Martha’s Vineyard Are Disappearing. A BU Marine Biologist Is Trying to Help Save Them Maria Abate and her students are working with the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) on Martha’s Vineyard to track—and protect—the dwindling migratory river herring population
New Publication for three BUMP Faculty: Understanding Wave Attenuation Across Marshes: Insights from Numerical Modeling
Understanding Wave Attenuation Across Marshes: Insights from Numerical Modeling Duncan FitzGerald, Zoe Hughes, and Alyssa Novak recently published this article along with collaborators Marsh vegetation dampens wave energy, providing protection to coastal communities from storms. A new modeling framework was applied to study wave height evolution over the saltmarsh bordering Newbury, MA. A regional Delft3D […]
Two BUMP graduate students win International Coral Reef Society Research Awards
Congratulations to Mu-Han Chen and Ninon Martinez on being awarded 2025 International Coral Reef Society (ICRS) Graduate Research Fellowships! The fellowships provide funding which may be used to cover the costs of fieldwork, or of visiting another laboratory, in order to obtain results that are to be included within a thesis submitted for a research […]
Sierra Koerber-Marx (CAS’26) featured in The Brink
Protecting Maine’s Coastal Heritage—and Her Own Student researcher and daughter of a lobsterman Sierra Koerber-Marx (CAS’26) dives to help save sugar kelp in a changing ocean See more at https://www.bu.edu/articles/2025/protecting-maines-coastal-heritage/
Annica Hunter (Marine Science ’25) featured in BU Today
This Mother and Daughter Are Both Graduating from Boston University Caren Hunter and Annica Hunter: being together on campus has brought them closer Mom and daughter Caren Hunter (CAS’99, SSW’25, Wheelock’25) and Annica Hunter (CGS’23, CAS’25) are both graduating from Boston University on Sunday, May 18, at BU’s 152nd Commencement ceremony. They have spent the past […]
Annual Honors Symposium
Students completing honors in Marine Science will present their research at the annual honors symposium on May 9, 2025
New undergrad, grad student, and faculty paper out on clown anemonefish
Nocturnal parental care and the role of parents in hatching their eggs in the clown anemonefish Madison Pacaro, Tina Barbasch, Michaela Rogers, Juan Chavez, Peter Buston, John Majoris Parental care is a critical component of many breeding systems that enhances both parent and offspring fitness. It is widely recognized that parental care varies in quality and quantity in response to […]