Dr. Randi Rotjan (aka Dr. Mom)
The New England Aquarium , a BUMP Academic Partner, Member’s Magazine “Tracking the Pulse of a Caribbean Coral Reef“ article features BUMP faculty member Dr. Randi Rotjan. Randi is a wonderful role model for many of our students and a great asset to our program.
Arianna Medina (CAS ’13)
BUMP student Arianna Medina (CAS ’13) will be presenting her groups research results, “Personality traits in the clownfish Amphiprion percula”, at the Animal Behavior Society meeting in Albuquerque in June 2012. Arianna, along with fellow undergraduate Curran Uppaluri (CAS ’13), were supported in their research by the University Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Stacy Arnold (Arizona […]
Salute to Stellwagen: Free Lecture Series
A series of free lectures have been organized to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. Among the guest speakers is our own BUMP Prof. Les Kaufman. April 12: “The Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary – Its Future” presented by Les Kaufman, a professor of biology in the Boston University Marine Program, […]
Sloan Research Fellowship award for 2012
Congratulations to Prof. Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler, BUMP Associate Director: “The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of 126 outstanding U.S. and Canadian researchers as recipients of Sloan Research Fellowships for 2012. Awarded annually since 1955, the fellowships are given to early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as […]
BUMP Lab Renovation, Update #1
The long-anticipated BUMP Lab renovation and expansion has begun. We will soon have a new 700-gallon coral reef display tank, 2 180-gallon coral frag grow out tanks, and additional tanks dedicated for student research.
BUMP Lecturer Randi Rotjan (New England Aquarium)
BUMP lecturer and New England Aquarium associate scientist Randi Rotjan was one of three experts invited to speak at the Advancing Science, Serving Society (AAAS) “Cutting Edge: The Oceans” lecture series (subscription required). Randi discussed five cutting edge topics in coral reef science: symbiosis, “omics” as reef diagnostics, ocean acidification, marine protected areas and connectivity.
SEA Semester
Two BUMP students are spending their spring semester sailing from Tahiti to Hawaii as part of the SEA Semester. Follow along with the ship’s blog as they set sail on the SSV Robert C. Seamans. (Courtesy of SEA)
Stellwagen Alive Interns
BUMP students are involved in many different internships. A group of five BUMP students are the social media team for Stellwagen Alive. “Stellwagen Alive! is on a mission—a mission to preserve Stellwagen Bank and the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary. We are all at risk of losing this backyard undersea treasure that we’ve depended on […]