Podcasts about coastal sciences

Tommy talks with Cassandra Glaspie, Assistant Professor in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at LSU

Tommy talks to Cassandra Glaspie, Assistant Professor in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at LSU

Join us for a special episode of the 4-H Conversations and Coffee podcast as I have a conversation with some special guests from Rutgers University Extension, Rachel Lyons who serves as the State 4-H Program Leader and Assistant Director at Rutgers University and Janice McDonnell, who is an Associate Professor and Science, Engineering, and Technology Agent who works with the 4-H Program at Rutgers University and Janice is also affiliated with the Institute of Marine & Coastal Sciences. Janice is the lead developer and designer of the 2022 4-H STEM Challenge: Explorers of the Deep! 2022 4-H STEM Challenge Website: shorturl.at/iKV01 National 4-H Council Teen Environmental Impact Survey: https://4-h.org/about/research/teen-environmental-impact-survey/ RCE Extension 360 Podcast [Rachel Lyons and Kathleen Howell]: Available on Spotify! Check it out!!

The fistbump seen ‘round the world: Tom Collina discusses Biden's recent trip to the Middle East with Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Parsi covers the purpose of Biden's trip and what it means for US diplomacy efforts. On Early Warning, Angela Kellett sits down with Dr. Cheryl Harrison, assistant professor in the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Lousiana State University and lead researcher of a new paper that investigates the impact of nuclear weapons on the climate.

The recent war between Russia and Ukraine has stoked fears that the situation could escalate into an all-out nuclear war. This has many wondering, what would a large-scale modern nuclear war look like? We know about radiation. But how would a conflict affect the weather, agriculture, and even the climate in the long-term? Cheryl Harrison, Assistant Professor with the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences at LSU, was asking herself the same question. She and other researchers ran multiple computer simulations on the environmental impacts of potential nuclear war. She joins us today with their conclusions.  And, last week, the National Federation of the Blind met in New Orleans for its 2022 convention. Not only is the annual meeting the largest gathering of blind people in the world, but it also serves as a space for training, support, and decision-making for the blind community.  Last Friday, we learned of a documentary screening about a team of blind cyclists tackling the world's toughest bike race. Today, we dive deeper into the mission behind the National Federation of the Blind Convention, as Louisiana Considered's Alana Schreiber speaks with Pam Allen, President of NFB-Louisiana and Executive Director of the Louisiana Center for the Blind. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our digital editor is Katelyn Umholtz. Our engineers are Garrett Pittman, Aubry Procell, and Thomas Walsh.  You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:30 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.  Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the impact of our passion and what do we leave behind? This episode is centered around the life, work, and legacy of our friend, classmate, and fisheries researcher Anja Sjostrom who passed away in an accident in early January. This episode is meant to serve as an introduction to her work and what drove her to study her passion: the ocean, all the things that live inside it, and the people who are heavily connected and dependent on this resource. We are joined by her mother Natalie Cargill, her Ph.D. advisor at East Carolina University Cindy Grace-McCaskey, and her advisors in her Master's program at Oregon State University, professors Flaxen Conway and Lorenzo Ciannelli. Anja's life was centered around the ocean, her curiosity, empathy and ability to connect with people from various backgrounds lead her to a very impressive career at the nexus of social sciences and ecology. She is leaving a huge gap in our hearts, the science community and the world but we are thankful for having had the opportunity to meet such a beautiful soul. Please consider donating to the Anja Sjostrom Memorial Scholarship in Coastal Sciences to help young researchers like Anja to continue this important work to give underserved communities a voice in ocean management. We want to thank our partners at the American Shoreline Podcast Network and The Coastal Society for this opportunity, and our community for the support and love we have received during this incredibly difficult time.

We uncover the current situation of plastics and how it became the epidemic of today, the effects that plastics have on our holistic ecosystem, and wrap up with ways in which the consumers (us) can mitigate their plastic footprint without hurting their wallets. Guest Stars include: Greg Dayley (Segment 1); Greg is the founder of Pavati Ocean Pickup, which is rightfully the meaning conveyed in the organization's name. Greg is fighting the war on plastics in our waterways and also runs a cool company called Seabar. Seabar is revolutionizing the way we wash our hair! And finally, Greg stumbled into running the most active hair care account Instagram has with over 3.8 million followers. Dr. Jeremy Conkle (Segment 2); Jeremy is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He earned dual bachelor's degrees in Biology and Chemistry at Longwood University, an M.S. in Environmental Studies from the College of Charleston, a Ph.D. in Oceanography & Coastal Sciences from Louisiana State University and was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of California Riverside. His research focuses on contaminant presence, fate and impacts in aquatic systems. Dr. Conkle's current research relates to plastic debris in rivers and coastal settings. This includes work quantifying microplastics in the Mississippi River and their discharge to the Gulf of Mexico. He also studies microplastics in Texas' rivers and bays, along with microplastic consumption by blue crabs. Maysa Albahri (Segment 3); Maysaa is majoring in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power Systems at Western Sydney University in Australia! Her intent is to focus on Green & Sustainable energy sources to combat climate change. Maysaa is an active climate change advocate on social media and is posting daily interactive and enlightening information to the public at large.

What is the “Dead Zone?” And why is it growing in the Gulf of Mexico? Dr. Nancy Rabalais joins President William F. Tate IV to answer these questions; give a behind-the-scenes look at an oceanographer's life both on deck and below; and describe her journey to being elected to the most prestigious scientific society in the U.S., the National Academy of Sciences. For more than three decades, Dr. Rabalais' determination to protect marine life in the gulf has resulted in several appearances before Congress and 35 research cruises. Dr. Rabalais is a professor and the Shell Endowed Chair in Oceanography and Wetland Studies in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University. Learn more and see photos at www.lsu.edu/president/on-par/2021/08-26-rabalais

The number of people testing positive for coronavirus continues to rise in many parts of the U.S., with sharp rises in places like Florida, Nevada, Alabama, Texas, and Puerto Rico. Yet, President Trump continues to attribute the rise to more testing -- despite the rise in hospitalizations and deaths -- and he wants to reduce federal aid for more testing, tracing, and for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Also this hour: The ABC News/Washington Post poll released Sunday shows former Vice President Joe Biden leading President Trump by 15 points among registered voters, 55% to 40%. A majority of respondents are not happy with the president's handling of the coronavirus, among other things. On a happier note: It's National Moth Week! GUESTS: Maria Sundaram is an infectious disease epidemiologist. She’s a postdoc fellow at ICES in Toronto and a regular contributor to BBC OS (@mariasundaram) Steven Shepard is senior campaign and elections editor and chief polling analyst for Politico. (@politico_steve) Liti Haramaty is a founding member of the Friends of the East Brunswick Environmental Commission and vice-chair of the East Brunswick Commission. She's co-founder of National Moth Week and a researcher at the department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University. (@LeeTeeK) Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy World Penguin Day! Penguins almost exclusively live in the Southern Hemisphere, most notably in Antarctica. So how do those cute, tuxedo wearing birds survive and what is it like to study penguins in the coldest place on Earth? We’re featuring an April 2017 LSU Science Cafe talk by Dr. Mike Polito, Assistant Professor Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, where he shared all things penguin - from what they eat to how they respond to environmental stresses. We then sat down with Dr. Polito to learn more about his research in the southern continent and why science collaborations so important for his work.

Happy World Penguin Day! Penguins almost exclusively live in the Southern Hemisphere, most notably in Antarctica. So how do those cute, tuxedo wearing birds survive and what is it like to study penguins in the coldest place on Earth? We’re featuring an April 2017 LSU Science Cafe talk by Dr. Mike Polito, Assistant Professor Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences, where he shared all things penguin - from what they eat to how they respond to environmental stresses. We then sat down with Dr. Polito to learn more about his research in the southern continent and why science collaborations so important for his work.

In this episode, Dr. Donna Nickitas, Editor of Nursing Economic$, talks with Dr. Jennifer Francis, a Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Research Center in Falmouth, MA, and an Affiliate with the Rutgers University Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences.Dr. Francis is world-renowned for her research on Arctic climate change impacts and the resulting effect on weather in other regions of the world. Her research has focused specifically on the connection between the rapidly warming Arctic and a weakened jet stream. She is regularly quoted in major media outlets, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. She recently testified to the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on climate change and its connection to extreme weather. Dr. Francis received her PhD in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Washington and her undergraduate degree from San Jose State.Her article, "Clarity and Clouds: Progress in Understanding Arctic Influences on Mid-Latitude Weather," was published in the January/February 2019 issue of Nursing Economic$, as part of its special issue on "Climate Change & Health-Related Environmental Risk."To purchase your copy of this special issue of Nursing Economic$, order online at:http://www.nursingeconomics.netTo learn more about Woods Hole Research Center: https://whrc.org/Jennifer A. Francis, PhD, is a Senior Scientist at Woods Hole Research Center in Falmouth, MA, and an Affiliate with the Rutgers University Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences. Learn more about Dr. Francis and her research by visiting her website: https://www.jenniferafrancis.com/Donna M. Nickitas, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNE, FAAN, is Dean and Professor, the Rutgers School of Nursing, Camden, NJ, and the Editor of Nursing Economic$.© Jannetti Publications, Inc.All rights reserved. No portion of this podcast may be used without written permission.To learn more about Nursing Economic$, visit http://www.nursingeconomics.netProduction management by Carol M Ford Productions, LLC, for Anthony J. Jannetti, inc.Music selection:Scott_Holmes — "Think Big"http://www.scottholmesmusic.com

Plankton provide the single largest source of oxygen and carbon sequestration on this planet all while nourishing the largest mammal on Earth, the blue whale. With the rise in temperature and acidity in the ocean an urgent question emerges; how will the environmental changes affect the plankton’s ability to maintain these global processes and provide the foundation of the world’s food web? Join us in our conversation with Dr. Malinda Sutor, from the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences in the College of Coast & Environment, as we cover a range of topics including the challenges of quantifying zooplankton to her research into this puzzling question to the importance of quantifying these organisms from a national defense perspective.

Plankton provide the single largest source of oxygen and carbon sequestration on this planet all while nourishing the largest mammal on Earth, the blue whale. With the rise in temperature and acidity in the ocean an urgent question emerges; how will the environmental changes affect the plankton’s ability to maintain these global processes and provide the foundation of the world’s food web? Join us in our conversation with Dr. Malinda Sutor, from the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences in the College of Coast & Environment, as we cover a range of topics including the challenges of quantifying zooplankton to her research into this puzzling question to the importance of quantifying these organisms from a national defense perspective.

Dr. Ali Al-Sawalmih is the director of the Marine Science Station (MSS) Research Institute in Aqaba, Jordan and a researcher on Marine and Coastal Sciences at the University of Jordan in Aqaba since 2012. He has prior 5 years of experience in Germany on Marine Calcification at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG) in Germany. Dr. Al-Sawalmih earned the MSc degree in Physics at Stuttgart University / Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (MPI FKF) in 2004, and PhD degree in marine materials at the RWTH Aachen University and Max Planck Institute for Iron Research (MPIE) in 2007.   “For one who wants to be a researcher first before becoming a director or a manager being organized can save time, can make your work perfect and it can make you avoid mistakes as much as possible.” Dr. Ali Al-Sawalmih

Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts, Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show Richard Condrey, former professor at LSU in the Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences stops by to talk with Jacques & Simone about his background, the value of Louisiana fisheries to the rest of the world, the Baton Rouge Audubon Society (BRAS) and his blog "The Great Barrier Reef of the Americas: Coastal Lessons from the Past." Natalie Snider, director of science policy at EDF also joins the show to talk with Simone & Jacques about The Great Barrier Reef of the Americas, the impact the loss of the GBRA had on our wetlands & marshes, the importance of oyster reefs for a sustainable coast, creating an artificial reef and much more!

Listen to Harlem legend, Dr. Paul G. Falkowski, as he talks about the 2100 Harlem Mega Flood, Nobel Prize for the Environment, and more, with host Danny Tisdale, on The Danny Tisdale Show.Dr. Paul Falkowski, known as the Godfather of oceanography, he was born in Harlem, and educated at the City College of New York, where he received his BSc. and MSc.degrees. He completed his doctoral thesis in biology and biophysics at the University of British Columbia in 1975. After postdoctoral research at the University of Rhode Island, he moved to the Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1976 to join its newly formed oceanography department, and in 1998 he moved to Rutgers University. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1992, and was appointed as Cecil and Ida Green Distinguished Professor at the University of British Columbia in 1996. He has been elected to a number of learned societies including the American Geophysical Union (2001), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2002) and the National Academy of Sciences (2007). He has also received a number of awards including the A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences (1998), the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award (2000), the European Geosciences Union Vernadsky Medal (2005) and the ECI Prize (2010). In 2018, Paul Falkowski was nominated as a recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement for his work on phytoplankton as it relates to climate change impacts. He shares the 2018 Tyler Prize, with fellow biological oceanographer Dr. James J. McCarthy of Harvard University. He works at the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers University, doing his influential research on the critical role of earth's smallest lifeforms in the evolution of our modern climate.  Dr. Falkowski's research lab is one of the top labs worldwide for biological oceanography. https://www.whoi.edu/science/cinar/CVs/Falkowski_CV.pdfSUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: www.youtube.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.facebook.com/harlemworldmagazine.comwww.harlemworldmagazine.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/theharlemworldmagazinepodcast)

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We are surrounded by single-use plastic. We dispose of plastic bags, water bottles, and coffee stirrers quickly after their uses, yet their existence remains. These persistent plastics find their way into our waterways, leaching toxic chemicals and breaking down into smaller and smaller microscopic pieces, eventually corrupting the entire food web. Dr. Mark Benfield with the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences in the College of Coast & Environment shares his recent research on microplastics in the Mississippi River, which may soon be known as the river of plastic.

We are surrounded by single-use plastic. We dispose of plastic bags, water bottles, and coffee stirrers quickly after their uses, yet their existence remains. These persistent plastics find their way into our waterways, leaching toxic chemicals and breaking down into smaller and smaller microscopic pieces, eventually corrupting the entire food web. Dr. Mark Benfield with the Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences in the College of Coast & Environment shares his recent research on microplastics in the Mississippi River, which may soon be known as the river of plastic.