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Massachusetts Institute of Technology has just dropped my MLK Scholar talk on space environmentalism for everyone to check out. Come join in as we discuss a celestial stewardship and how merging ancient TEK and modern tech will help us to solve humanity's wicked problems. Booya. 🤙🏾 #celestialstewardship ##spaceenvironmentalism #MLKScholar

From creating glass replicas of century-old deep sea models to digitizing historic photos at the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, here are 20 projects that recognize and celebrate UW’s 175th anniversary and the Wisconsin Idea.

🌌 Exciting times at LambdaVision! 🌌 We are proud to be featured in Success Magazine, highlighting our groundbreaking work in space innovation. Our #CEO, Nicole Wagner, Ph.D., discusses how we are leveraging microgravity environments to develop our artificial retina technology aimed at addressing #AMD and #RP. With 9 successful trips to the International Space Station (ISS), we are at the forefront of biotech advancements in space. Read more about #LambdaVision’s journey and the incredible potential of space-based research in the full article ⬇️ #SpaceInnovation #SpaceBasedResearch

What's new in ocean science? Here's our highlights of this month's ocean science news! 🐙💡 1️⃣ For the first time ever, images of a newborn great white shark were caught on camera. The footage, filmed by wildlife filmmaker Carlos Gauna and University of California, Riverside researcher Phillip Sternes, may help solve longstanding mystery in shark science: https://ow.ly/a1fu50Qwcrv 2️⃣ A new tool developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientists predicts flood risk from hurricanes in a warming climate: https://ow.ly/Hn9850Qwcru 💡 The #OceanDecade Challenge 6 focuses on community resilience to ocean hazards. As part of our #Vision2030 process, we're inviting the global ocean community to contribute to the strategic implementation of each Ocean Decade Challenge. Join the open review process here: https://ow.ly/8YH250Qwcrs 3️⃣ Academics call for a better inclusion of island people in ocean sciences in a special issue of the journal The Oceanography Society: https://ow.ly/6AgX50Qwcrt 💡 To address this, the #OceanDecade SIDS Ocean Science Policy Network Pilot Project aims to provides a platform for Small Island Developing States to be active ocean science leaders. Find out more: https://ow.ly/iqes50Qwcrr #WednesdayWisdom #OceanScience

"We are arguably in the midst of a new transformation in our human relationship with nature. A growing body of both fiction and non-fiction literature is beginning to acknowledge cooperation and symbiosis, as opposed to only competition, as fundamental organising principles for life on this planet." Phenomenal writing and thoughts by ecologist Tom Oliver via Leading Through Storms CIC on how to foster kinship with #nature to tackle the planetary #environmental crisis - and why it is the MOST important thing we should be working on. https://lnkd.in/edbX-a-g

For this month's Company Spotlight, AGS Scholar-Intern Phoebe Hill spoke with Applied Ocean Sciences' CTO, Dr. Chris Verlinden. "Applied Ocean Sciences, powered by passion for the ocean and the latest science and technology, takes an entirely new approach to innovation and inquiry. Their creative perspective reflects the type of novel approach which will be necessary to guide humanity as we advance into an ever more uncertain world, rocked by the realities of a changing and unpredictable climate and the seemingly endless march of technological and scientific progress." Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gTSUX2Ps #oceans #oceanography #marinescience

Interesting read in this Bloomberg article, with G. Mark Miller weighing in on this conversation of using superyachts for ocean research. What do you think about this idea? Is it a good solution to the shortage of affordable research and mission vessels available when and where they are needed? See what our CEO has to say in the full article -

🌌 Preserving Night Skies: A Priority in Chile's Atacama Desert 🌌 Chile is stepping up efforts to protect the Atacama Desert's world-renowned dark skies from light pollution. The newly introduced National Lighting Standard aims to safeguard not only the invaluable conditions for astronomical research but also the local biodiversity and human health across the country. This initiative highlights a comprehensive approach, emphasizing the importance of dark skies for both scientific advancement and ecological well-being. Read more about this vital environmental effort https://lnkd.in/dDGYJUjh

Researchers trace the health of coral reefs through tiny organisms - University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science: A National Science Foundation grant is helping University of Miami students and faculty members to investigate the health of global coral reefs by looking at the remains of foraminifera, single-celled organisms, that live near them. https://lnkd.in/em28F4vs