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Heavy metals and VOCs detected in USVI streambeds.

The Watershed Team has published an article in Scientific Reports which highlights human impacts on USVI guts. Their study suggests that elevated levels of certain heavy metals and VOCs in streambed sediments indicate that guts require a more actionable protection plan.

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The Great Mangrove Cleanup 2025

Register today to be a part of the solution! Join the Great Mangrove Cleanup – events are taking place on St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. PLUS, see the our Forgotten Shorelines video…its unforgettable.

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Have you been on a night dive recently? Check out some of these shots from VI-EPSCoRs photographer Dan Mele (@dan_mele_photography) while he was out documenting coral spawning last year with Dr. Robin Smith’s lab. 📸1) Porcupinefish 📸2) Ba We are excited to announce that VI-EPSCoRs upcoming spring 2023 Newsletter will be focused on RESTORATION. VI-EPSCoR supports multiple coral restoration projects as well as a rapidly growing mangrove restoration project, and fostering the next gener Have you ever had a fish friend before? Meet George!l the Nassau Grouper. Dr. Rick Nemmeth has been studying the Nassau Grouper spawning aggregations for several years and one particular grouper, George, has always stuck out from the crowd. This fri Check out this mangrove outplant from Howard Forbes (@greywolf162) and Jarvon Stout (@_introvertwithacamera_). When they outplant, tags are placed on the plants to help them track their health, growth, and survival through time. Some of their outplan Happy New Year! Who’s ready to do some groundbreaking science in 2023?! In this photo, Master of Marine and Environmental Science (@uvimmes) student Matt Souza (@souza.matt) gives his drivers directions before they begin their seagrass survey Rock Boring urchins are anything but boring. If you’ve ever visited a rocky intertidal zone, you’ve likely seen these all over the place. They’re name comes from their ability to bore into the hard reef structure. They create meande We are so excited to announce the release of Vol. 1 of The Coral Chronicles! This booklet covers the amazing partnership between @reefresponse and @lovangoresort and their journey to rebuild coral reefs surrounding Lovango Cay. This booklet was writ Big congrats to Arelys Chaparro (@arelyschaparro) for successfully defending her master’s thesis which investigated relationships between disease and coral interactions with benthic community members. We will share a link to watch it online onc The Master of Marine and Environmental Science (@uvimmes) is pleased to announce the thesis defense presentation of Jendahye Antoine. Tune in today at 2:30pm AST. In person room location: UVI OEK Campus, BUS 110 Attend virtually through the link i It was great to have the annual VI-EPSCoR conference in person this year! So many great presentations highlighting all the wonderful research, outreach and workforce development happening at the University of the Virgin Islands. @nsfgov
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Emerging Areas - Shoreline Response

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Service Learning and Hurricane Recovery: A Reflection 
EDUCATION, VI-ISERP Elisa Bryan 10/18/18 EDUCATION, VI-ISERP Elisa Bryan 10/18/18

Service Learning and Hurricane Recovery: A Reflection 

AmeriCorps alum, Dr. Michele Guannel, revisits the spirit of service by bringing UVI students outside the classroom to  contribute to real-time disaster recovery in Science 100, the course on natural disasters and local ecosystems of the Caribbean.

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Five St. Croix Teacher Teams Chosen to Address International STEM Conference
EDUCATION, Mare Nostrum Caribbean, RESEARCH, VI-ISERP Elisa Bryan 8/1/18 EDUCATION, Mare Nostrum Caribbean, RESEARCH, VI-ISERP Elisa Bryan 8/1/18

Five St. Croix Teacher Teams Chosen to Address International STEM Conference

Five St. Croix teacher teams have been invited to present their work on a national stage at the 7th annual International STEM Education Association (ISEA) STEM-Exposition and Conference!

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This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. OIA-1946412.

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