New research on family, politics, and recollections of weather.

KSC Biology professor Loren Launen and undergraduate researcher Katie Kiley are working together understand a growing problem in saltwater habitat where shellfish are farmed.

Theme: Integrating Environment and Health

Location: Washington, DC

With approximately 24,000 attendees in 2015, AGU’s Fall Meeting is the largest Earth and space science meeting in the world. 2016 will mark Fall Meeting’s 49th year as the premiere place to present your research; hear about the latest discoveries, trends, and challenges in the field; and network with colleagues that can enhance your career.

The 2016 Graduate Student Water Symposium will be hosted at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA from September 9 – 11. All presentations will be by undergraduate and graduate students, but post docs, alumni, faculty, and industry representatives are welcome to attend!

Listen to EPSCoR researcher Scott Ollinger discussing the value of trees and current threats to forest health such as invasive insects and extreme weather on The Exchange on NHPR.

The Society for Ecological Restoration – New England Chapter is pleased to announce our conference for the fall of 2016. This will include oral presentations from researchers and practitioners, a poster session, field trips to restoration sites, and more!

Join the Stewardship Network: New England to help count baby oysters as part of a restoration project. The oysters were measured in early summer and need to be counted and measured again to understand their growth and survival. This event is taking place over multiple days: September 26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. You can sign up for whatever days you can help!

BioBlitz is a daylong species scavenger hunt in Odiorne Point State Park, where families explore alongside scientists and field experts to find and record data on as many different species in the Park as possible in one day.