Marine Science Association E-board named for Fall 2022
The e-board for the student-run Marine Science Association has been named for Fall 2022. President: Abby Hagen Vice President: Reid Thompson Treasurer: Taylor Walker Secretary Delaney Foster Interested in joining? Want to know what we’re up to this year? Email msa@bu.edu or find us on Instagram @MSAatBU
BU Joins BOEM, NOAA With Science to Support Ecosystem-Based Development on the US Outer Continental Shelf
BU JOINS BOEM, NOAA WITH SCIENCE TO SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM-BASED DEVELOPMENT ON THE US OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF The United States has a vast, submerged outer continental shelf (OCS) that is rich in both living and non-living resources. It is used intensively for many purposes including commercial and recreational fishing, shipping, wildlife conservation, research, recreation, travel, […]
Marine Semester 2022 starts off with a splash
The Fall 2022 Marine Semester began with a two day orientation focusing on field work and snorkel skills to be used throughout the semester. Pictured are a group of students working in the BU Pool on snorkel training that they will use for classes in New England and Belize.
Faculty and Staff visit Calabash Caye Field Station
In anticipation of our return to the Calabash Caye Field Station in Belize, faculty and staff recently visited the station to scout out field sites for Marine Semester classes and meet with Belizean partners and colleagues. Curious about what we saw? Check out the whole trip at bumarine.smugmug.com
Pete Buston Published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Faculty member and BUMP Director Pete Buston published a review of the evidence for strategic growth in social vertebrates, in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. The review highlights phenotypic plasticity. the ability of a genotype to express different phenotypes in response to variation in environmental conditions. The authors review examples of strategic growth in social […]
Annual Lang Lecture – Dr. Heidi Sosik
Announcing this year’s annual Lang Lecture in Marine Science: Dr. Heidi Sosik Life and Death in the Plankton, Stories from cytometry and imaging in the ocean Thursday, April 14th at 6pm 8 St. Mary’s Street, PHO 206 The lecture will be livestreamed here: Heidi Sosik is a Senior Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic […]
BUMP’s Marine Semester Marks 35th Anniversary
Read the BU Today article here!
STATEMENT OF UNITY FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
Dear BUMP Students, Staff and Faculty, How can we make society better for everyone? That’s a fundamental question we all face. The recent killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor have, yet again, thrown the problem of unequal justice into sharp relief. The COVID-19 pandemic and its disproportionate effects on economically disadvantaged communities […]
2020 Warren McLeod Winners
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2020 Warren McLeod Fellowships: Rebecca Branconi – Annual Fellowship Nicola Kriefall – Summer Fellowship Claudia Mazur – Summer Fellowship Karina Scavo- Summer Fellowship Leah Williams – Summer Fellowship Yiyang Xu – Summer Fellowship
BUMP Office Working Remotely
The Boston University Marine Program Office will be working remotely until further notice. While we are working remotely we aim to maintain all regular administrative roles. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns. Julia Hammer Mendez; Program Manager; hammer@bu.edu Pete Buston; Marine Program Director; buston@bu.edu