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USGS Researchers Attend Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference

USGS Researchers Attend Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) Conference

The Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) has been the leading multicultural and multidisciplinary...

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Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - November-December 2017

Recent Coastal and Marine Fieldwork - November-December 2017

Last month USGS scientists visited more than 13 coastal and offshore locations—plus one very much onshore location—studying hurricane damage, an...

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USGS researcher to brief staffer of U.S. Representative Charlie Crist

USGS researcher to brief staffer of U.S. Representative Charlie Crist

USGS research geologist Cheryl Hapke, along with Phil Kramer, the director of the Florida Institute of Oceanography,  briefed a staffer from U.S...

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USGS Research Geologist Publishes New AGU Article Forecasting Barrier Island Response to Sea-Level Rise

USGS Research Geologist Publishes New AGU Article Forecasting Barrier Island Response to Sea-Level Rise

A new article combines geomorphological and pre- and post-Hurricane Sandy observations from coastal New Jersey with a morphodynamic model to forecast...

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Researchers Present Protocols for Evaluating Barrier Island Restoration Effectiveness

Researchers Present Protocols for Evaluating Barrier Island Restoration Effectiveness

Protocols created as part of the Mississippi Coastal Improvements Program and will be used to evaluate project success and determine if adaptive...

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USGS Research Geologist Gives "Geologic Control on the Evolution of Nearshore Environments" Presentation at NOAA Office

USGS Research Geologist Gives "Geologic Control on the Evolution of Nearshore Environments" Presentation at NOAA Office

USGS geologist Jim Flocks presented recent research into the influence of the geologic framework on the evolution of nearshore shore-oblique sand...

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USGS researcher announced as judge for Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition

USGS researcher announced as judge for Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition

Christina Kellogg will be a judge for Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE competition.

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Eyes on the Coast—Video Cameras Help Forecast Coastal Change

Eyes on the Coast—Video Cameras Help Forecast Coastal Change

Coastal communities count on beaches for recreation and for protection from large waves, but beaches are vulnerable to threats such as erosion by...

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USGS Researcher awarded 2018 Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellowship by Australian Academy of Science

USGS Researcher awarded 2018 Rudi Lemberg Travelling Fellowship by Australian Academy of Science

Research microbiologist Christina Kellogg (USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center) was recognized as a prominent international...

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USGS Oceanographer Invited as Keynote Speaker for International Conference

USGS Oceanographer Invited as Keynote Speaker for International Conference

Research Oceanographer Joseph Long of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center will travel to Delft, Netherlands, to be a keynote speaker...

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