Marine Sciences News Archive
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Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences Mentioned on Capitol Hill
Christopher Blankenship's House testimony includes South's contribution to water and seafood quality in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
January 30, 2023 -
Delta Drawn
Ben Raines shares a devotion to the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, "America's Amazon," as South's first environmental fellow and writer-in-residence. ...
October 20, 2023 -
'Living Laboratory'
The º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Foundation has gifted more than a quarter mile of bayfront to the University, opening additional access for teaching and research. ...
September 6, 2023 -
5 Things to Know about Red Snapper
As the red snapper season begins, researchers at South's Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences offer insight on one of Alabama's most popular game fishes. ...
May 25, 2023 -
Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences Lands NASA Grant
This funding will support the development of technical computing content for the University's marine science labs. ...
May 15, 2023 -
South Seamester
Living and studying on Dauphin Island, four marine science undergraduates get more than their feet wet during the University's first Semester by the Sea. ...
April 18, 2023 -
Stokes Gift $2 Million to Marine and Environmental Sciences
The º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Board of Trustees passes a resolution renaming the School the Angelia and Steven Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences. ...
March 3, 2023 -
Wanted: Gulf Scholars
A new research program at South will select students from diverse academic disciplines for community and environmental projects. ...
December 13, 2022 -
South Cuts Ribbon on New Fisheries Lab Complex
South students and faculty now have access to state-of-the-art equipment and processing technology to monitor local fish populations. ...
November 15, 2022 -
South Ph.D. Student Receives Marine Policy Fellowship
Matthew Hodanbosi has been named one of just 86 recipients of the 2023 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. ...
August 4, 2022 -
Marine Sciences Professor Wins $3.1 Million Water Quality Grant
Dr. John Lehrter and the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× School of Marine and Environmental Sciences will lead the three-year study of water and sediment quality along Alabama' s Gulf Coast. ...
July 11, 2022 -
Greater Amberjack Count
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× professor is leading a federally funded project that could have significant implications for commercial and recreational fishing. ...
June 28, 2022 -
Majors Added in Marine Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability Sciences
The two new undergraduate degrees in the School of Marine and Environmental Sciences complement the school's existing programs in research and graduate education. ...
March 25, 2022 -
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences Dedicated
New academic and research programs are expected to follow as South increases opportunities for students and faculty. ...
December 2, 2021 -
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× Associate Professor Named Gulf Research Program Fellow
Dr. Brandi Kiel Reese becomes the second South faculty member honored by the Gulf Research Program in as many years. ...
November 17, 2021 -
School of Marine and Environmental Sciences Receives $2 Million Grant
Governor Kay Ivey's office and the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources distributes the federal funding. ...
October 25, 2021 -
Tracking Amberjack
South leads a 'Dream Team' of Gulf Coast researchers in an $11.7 million greater amberjack study that could have significant implications for commercial and recreational fishing. ...
August 25, 2021 -
Bay Watch
South marine scientists monitor environmental trends throughout Mobile Bay in a multi-year program that seeks to prevent decline of oysters, blue crabs and spotted sea trout. ...
July 29, 2021 -
The World Is Her Oyster
Marine scientist Merritt McCall turns her experience at South and the Dauphin Island Sea Lab into a fisheries job with the state of Mississippi. #MyFirstJob ...
July 1, 2021 -
Supporting the School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo and the Coastal Conservation Association Alabama each donate to the newly-established school. ...
March 25, 2021 -
DISL Delivers $56 Million Economic Impact to Alabama
A recent study conducted by the º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ× finds the Dauphin Island Sea Lab to be an economic powerhouse. ...
March 16, 2021 -
South Launches School of Marine and Environmental Sciences
Plans call for new undergraduate and graduate programs to complement the existing degrees that have been offered by the department of marine sciences. ...
March 15, 2021 -
South Dives Into Galapagos Research
º£½ÇÒùĸÂÒÂ×'s collaboration with partners in Ecuador and on the volcanic archipelago grows with a focus on research and global engagement. ...
January 5, 2021 -
DISL Researcher's Work Published in Science Magazine
A November 2019 meeting at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab led to a report on salt marshes published in esteemed scientific journal. ...
November 24, 2020 -
The 'Important, Poorly Understood' Worm
Dr. Kelly Dorgan studies worms and marine sediment, creatively piecing together what she calls the 'puzzle of science.' ...
November 18, 2020