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Two men stand in front of a Science On a Sphere globe that displays a world map and the word ‘congratulations’. The globe hangs in an unfinished museum gallery, with parts and boxes on the floor around the site.

20 years, 200 spheres: NOAA celebrates the 200th Science On a Sphere

February 29, 2024

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Two men stand in front of a Science On a Sphere globe that displays a world map and the word ‘congratulations’. The globe hangs in an unfinished museum gallery, with parts and boxes on the floor around the site.

The image of the cover of the guide includes the title in white text “Conocimiento Oceanográfico: Principios Esenciales y Conceptos Fundamentales de Las Ciencias Oceánicas Para Estudiantes de Todas Las Edades”. The background for the text is a photographic compilation with the view below the waterline. We see blue ocean water teeming with marine life such as many different types of fishes, sea turtles, and coral reefs. A small submersible shines its lights on these marine animals.

New Ocean Literacy guides available in English and Spanish

February 20, 2024

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The image of the cover of the guide includes the title in white text “Conocimiento Oceanográfico: Principios Esenciales y Conceptos Fundamentales de Las Ciencias Oceánicas Para Estudiantes de Todas Las Edades”. The background for the text is a photographic compilation with the view below the waterline. We see blue ocean water teeming with marine life such as many different types of fishes, sea turtles, and coral reefs. A small submersible shines its lights on these marine animals.

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EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program Request for Proposals: 2024 Career Development Workshop

February 5, 2024

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A group of people in matching blue shirts with CCME logos pose in front of a large, docked vessel.

NOAA EPP/MSI CCME II — Developing student scholars to scientists

January 30, 2024

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A group of people in matching blue shirts with CCME logos pose in front of a large, docked vessel.

NAAEE and NOAA extend transformative eeBLUE partnership

January 17, 2024

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A collage of photos each showing an activity from the eeBLUE aquaculture literacy mini-grants. Activities shown range from observing and tending to oysters to cooking seafood and talking with teachers.

Applying for 2024 aquaculture literacy mini-grants? Register for informational webinar

January 16, 2024

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A collage of photos each showing an activity from the eeBLUE aquaculture literacy mini-grants. Activities shown range from observing and tending to oysters to cooking seafood and talking with teachers.

A group of 67 attendees from the workshop gather in the lobby of a building and look up for a group photo.

Report: Lessons from the field of community resilience education

January 12, 2024

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A group of 67 attendees from the workshop gather in the lobby of a building and look up for a group photo.

Natasha D. White, Ph.D., receives 2023 Women of Color in STEM award

December 4, 2023

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four students sit around a drain on the street with cars in the background. The students are wearing gloves and holding paint brushes. Around the drain is fresh white paint.

New funding opportunities to support K-12 environmental literacy, state-wide environmental education capacity

November 7, 2023

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four students sit around a drain on the street with cars in the background. The students are wearing gloves and holding paint brushes. Around the drain is fresh white paint.

Students and educators hike along a grassy hillside in a single-file line.

NOAA B-WET funding opportunities are now open!

November 6, 2023

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Students and educators hike along a grassy hillside in a single-file line.

Janelle grins in full SCUBA gear, floating at the surface of crystal clear, blue ocean water. In the background, mountains covered in green vegetation meet the shore.

EPP/MSI LMRCSC II prepares fellows for future careers in NOAA-mission enterprise

October 20, 2023

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Janelle grins in full SCUBA gear, floating at the surface of crystal clear, blue ocean water. In the background, mountains covered in green vegetation meet the shore.

A screenshot of a web page dashboard that displays multiple types of data visualizations including rain gauge graphs filled with water, observation counts, and monthly calendars that visualize data collection over the years.

New CoCoRaHS Data Explorer gives volunteers an easier, more in-depth way to view data

October 12, 2023

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A screenshot of a web page dashboard that displays multiple types of data visualizations including rain gauge graphs filled with water, observation counts, and monthly calendars that visualize data collection over the years.

NOAA announces the EPP/MSI 2023 Graduate Fellowship Program recipient

October 4, 2023

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People stand talking to each other, holding clipboards and flyers of oysters and throwing away trash

NOAA awards $3 million to advance community resilience through education

September 29, 2023

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People stand talking to each other, holding clipboards and flyers of oysters and throwing away trash

A grid of photos showing scholars doing a variety of activities, including: holding a tray of sampled oysters in a lab, holding a plate of whale baleen, on a boat, holding a weather balloon, and at a computer displaying audio data.

Now accepting applications for the EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholarships

September 1, 2023

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A grid of photos showing scholars doing a variety of activities, including: holding a tray of sampled oysters in a lab, holding a plate of whale baleen, on a boat, holding a weather balloon, and at a computer displaying audio data.

A graphic of a blackboard with #BackToSchoolNOAA written on it surrounded by chalk doodles of a satellite, ship, fish, buoy, lightning, and octopus arms.

Go back to school with NOAA

August 2, 2023

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A graphic of a blackboard with #BackToSchoolNOAA written on it surrounded by chalk doodles of a satellite, ship, fish, buoy, lightning, and octopus arms.

A group of educators stand together outside with buckets, meter sticks and other sampling supplies. The educators are participating in environmental education and look to be measuring a shallow puddle.

NOAA funding supports Chesapeake Bay watershed environmental education

July 12, 2023

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A group of educators stand together outside with buckets, meter sticks and other sampling supplies. The educators are participating in environmental education and look to be measuring a shallow puddle.

SOS Explorer displays Sea Surface Currents and Temperature dataset on a Dell Chromebook that is placed on a desk.

Updated SOSx mobile app is classroom-ready with new features

June 29, 2023

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SOS Explorer displays Sea Surface Currents and Temperature dataset on a Dell Chromebook that is placed on a desk.

Congratulations 2023 EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholarship recipients!

June 12, 2023

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EPP/MSI Undergraduate Scholarship Program request for proposals: Career development workshop

March 22, 2023

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Photo of T’Kiyah Reeves and Pa-Shun Hawkins, EPP/MSI Center Students at Eel Pond in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

NOAA awards $60 million in education grants to Minority Serving Institutions

January 23, 2023

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Photo of T’Kiyah Reeves and Pa-Shun Hawkins, EPP/MSI Center Students at Eel Pond in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.

Photo of DaNa Carlis, Ph.D., who was named the new director of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma.

DaNa Carlis named director of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory

January 13, 2023

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Photo of DaNa Carlis, Ph.D., who was named the new director of NOAA’s National Severe Storms Laboratory in Norman, Oklahoma.

Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grant Symposium February 8th and 9th 2023 noaa.gov/aquaculture-minigrant-symposium

Join us for the eeBLUE aquaculture literacy mini-grant symposium

January 11, 2023

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Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grant Symposium February 8th and 9th 2023 noaa.gov/aquaculture-minigrant-symposium

Buoys and a boat on the water at a kelp farm.

Seaweed farming brings hope in the face of climate change

January 11, 2023

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Buoys and a boat on the water at a kelp farm.

A student stands at a podium speaking at the NOAA B-WET 20th anniversary event.

B-WET celebrates their 20th anniversary at a special event on the Chesapeake Bay

December 5, 2022

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A student stands at a podium speaking at the NOAA B-WET 20th anniversary event.

Tabletop display materials will be used at outreach events such as here at the Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival in September 2022.

Using stories to grow an industry that grows our favorite fish

November 28, 2022

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Aquaculture Literacy

Tabletop display materials will be used at outreach events such as here at the Ohio Fish and Shrimp Festival in September 2022.

People stand and sit around a table, engaged in conversation. They are looking at a large sheet of paper that says "youth" and holding markers.

Giving thanks to partners: NOAA Education and aquariums gather for 4th collaborative workshop

November 21, 2022

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People stand and sit around a table, engaged in conversation. They are looking at a large sheet of paper that says "youth" and holding markers.

Updated guide for educators on meaningful watershed educational experiences

November 17, 2022

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Headshots of Julio, Summer, and Travis.

Announcing the 2022 EPP/MSI Graduate Fellows

November 7, 2022

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Headshots of Julio, Summer, and Travis.

Hampton City Schools (Virginia) students track information about oysters they are growing in a project supported by Chesapeake B-WET.

Grant opportunities for school districts, regional environmental education efforts in Chesapeake Bay watershed

November 2, 2022

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Hampton City Schools (Virginia) students track information about oysters they are growing in a project supported by Chesapeake B-WET.

Students pose for a group photo outside NOAA headquarters.

Informational webinar series: EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholarships

October 26, 2022

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Students pose for a group photo outside NOAA headquarters.

Six teens stand or sit on rocks that cross a stream. Two are holding sampling probes and another holds a clipboard. There is thick, shrubby vegetation on either side of the stream, and there are large mats of algae in the water.

New guide helps educators lead Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences

October 26, 2022

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Six teens stand or sit on rocks that cross a stream. Two are holding sampling probes and another holds a clipboard. There is thick, shrubby vegetation on either side of the stream, and there are large mats of algae in the water.

A grid of photos of seafood experts. Left: Kayla Menu-Coursey, Middle: Students at Santa Monica College (top) and a person pouring mussel water samples, with a picture of a mussel under a microscope(bottom). Right: Geoduck survey divers from the Nisqually Tribe (top), Peter Struffenegger (bottom).

Get a taste of Seafood Month: Explore and learn from West Coast experts

October 14, 2022

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A grid of photos of seafood experts. Left: Kayla Menu-Coursey, Middle: Students at Santa Monica College (top) and a person pouring mussel water samples, with a picture of a mussel under a microscope(bottom). Right: Geoduck survey divers from the Nisqually Tribe (top), Peter Struffenegger (bottom).

Audrey and Gracia are underwater in full SCUBA gear. They pose for the camera and though their mouths are difficult to see around the scuba mouthpiece, their eyes are clearly smiling. Gracia holds a large, professional-looking underwater camera while Audrey has a smaller underwater camera.

Applications for the EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholarships are now open

October 3, 2022

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Audrey and Gracia are underwater in full SCUBA gear. They pose for the camera and though their mouths are difficult to see around the scuba mouthpiece, their eyes are clearly smiling. Gracia holds a large, professional-looking underwater camera while Audrey has a smaller underwater camera.

Cartoon illustration of community members discussing and collaborating on a schematic featuring maps and environmental information. Speech bubbles show that they are discussing storms, tornadoes, and storm shutters. Next to them, two people look at NOAA information on a laptop.

NOAA awards $4 million to advance community resilience through education

September 27, 2022

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Environmental Literacy Program

Cartoon illustration of community members discussing and collaborating on a schematic featuring maps and environmental information. Speech bubbles show that they are discussing storms, tornadoes, and storm shutters. Next to them, two people look at NOAA information on a laptop.