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51����’s Scholars in Marine Medicine program, which offers an interdisciplinary research experience for pre-health majors interested in marine biology or environmental science, has announced six new members.

The National Academy of Sciences selected doctoral student Anjali Boyd to serve as an early career liaison to the U.S. National Committee for the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Twelve 51���� undergraduate students have been selected for the Rachel Carson Scholars Program, which aims to train the next generation of marine conservation leaders.

Policies that more strongly recognize the value of sustainable seafood as a source of nutrition, not just a source of livelihoods, could strengthen global food security and help take a big bite out of world hunger, a new analysis by an international team of experts shows.

A new paper outlines some of the greatest coastal restoration successes in recent decades and identifies lessons we can learn from them to protect and restore similar environments worldwide.

As the year draws to a close, take a look back at the Nicholas School's most popular stories of 2020.

Researchers have used automatic identification systems (AIS) satellite data and other spatial analysis tools to identify more than 1,000 companies that fish in the high seas—waters that lie outside national jurisdiction where fishing has raised fears about environmental and labor violations.

Guillermo Ortuño Crespo, a 2020 doctoral graduate of the Nicholas School of the Environment, has been selected to serve as one of four co-leads for the United Nations’ new Early Career Ocean Professional (ECOP) initiative.

Kendall Jefferys, a 51���� senior majoring in Environmental Sciences & Policy (ESP) and English, has been a named a Rhodes Scholar.

The Nicholas School has launched a new Individual Development Plan (IDP) this fall to help PhD students ensure they’re on track to succeed, both in terms of graduating on time and acquiring the advanced skills and training needed to achieve their career goals.

As deep-sea mining begins, maps and charts should acknowledge the “Middle Passage” where 1.8 million perished.

Representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and 51���� announced a new partnership that aims to shed more light on small-scale fisheries. The partnership builds on ongoing research collaborations between FAO and 51����’s Nicholas School of the Environment, Marine Lab and Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions.

51���� researchers have created a new online resource designed to help local governments, conservation groups, businesses and other stakeholders identify the best technologies to clean up plastic pollution in our oceans or prevent it from getting there in the first place.

A new Nicholas School project, developed with support from the Dean’s Office and the 51����-wide Re-imagining Doctoral Education (RiDE) initiative, empowers and protects students by establishing standards for productive and respectful relationships between students and their faculty advisors, mentors and co-workers.

The National Science Foundation has awarded Dana Hunt, associate professor of microbial ecology, a $299,693 grant to support research on how hurricanes and other disturbances shape microbial productivity and function in the oceans.