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Coastal bluff overlook, wide — Landing page imagery, aspirational hero.
Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences · 18 November 2025

Estuary survey finds microplastics concentrated in three inlets

A twenty-eight station survey of the Aldwych estuary found three sheltered inlets holding concentrations an order of magnitude above the rest of the system.

  • Dr. Marcus Obi
Cross-institution working session — News imagery, collaboration.
Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences · 15 January 2026

A sediment core reopens a question about the last warm period

A core recovered in 2024 preserves the last interglacial better than anything the group had previously worked with, and does not agree with the shallower sites.

  • Dr. Marcus Obi
Grant announcement handshake — News imagery, funding.
Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences · 17 February 2026

Assessing what the January storm did to the shoreline

Post-storm surveys found dune loss varying by an order of magnitude between sites two miles apart, with sediment supply explaining most of the difference.

  • Dr. Marcus Obi
Abstract data visualization on a wall screen — News imagery, research breakthrough.
Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences · 14 April 2026

A tribute to a founding member of the oceanography faculty

The department marks the death of an emeritus professor who established its mooring program and spent a career defending long-term measurement against every argument for stopping it.

  • Dr. Elena Reyes
Research dock at sunrise, mist over water — Landing page imagery, aspirational hero.
Department of Life Sciences · 27 January 2026

Prentice Coastal Field Station adds year-round housing

Two new buildings give the field station sixteen year-round beds, replacing cabins that were usable only in summer.

  • Tom Whitfield
Seasonal campus wide shot — News imagery, year in review.
Department of Life Sciences · 14 May 2026

Twenty years of transects show recovery is not a return

The Prentice transect survey has run monthly since 2004. Its latest analysis questions an assumption built into a great deal of coastal management.

  • Dr. Marcus Obi
Community beach cleanup event — News imagery, community engagement.
Department of Life Sciences · 6 January 2026

Sofia Marchetti joins the marine conservation faculty

Sofia Marchetti joins as assistant professor of marine conservation, bringing the seagrass and salt marsh restoration work into the department.

  • Dr. Aisha Tanaka
Expedition gear unloaded at the quay — News imagery, fieldwork return.
Department of Life Sciences · 24 March 2026

Seagrass restoration plots hold through a second winter

Seagrass plots in the Aldwych estuary have survived two winters. Whether they function like the meadows they replace is a separate question, and the one the project is asking.

  • Dr. Marcus Obi
Conference keynote presentation — News imagery, events and conferences.
Department of Life Sciences · 20 October 2025

Fall open day draws the largest attendance on record

What an amazing day! Our biggest open day ever, with hundreds of future Northmoor students getting their first taste of life on the coast!

  • Rosa Delgado

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