Announcements Archive

May 2008

Former Marine Science Institute Student Nancy Rabalais Receives High Honor  more info

Marine and Freshwater Biology major Mike Gil named College of Natural Sciences Dean's Honored Graduate  more info

Science and the Sea radio adds 9 more affiliates and is now heard on 165 stations in 35 states and around the world.  more info

April 2008

Chris Shank receives the College of Natural Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award.

March 2008

Chris Shank observes shifts in coral microbial communities when exposed to coastal water  more info

February 2008

Graduate students and teachers - apply now for our 2008-09 GK-12 program.  more info

January 2008

Our free Public Lecture Series returns. Come hear our scientists speak about their work. schedule | audio interview

Five monitoring stations are now up and running on the Mission-Aransas Reserve.  more info

December 2007

Apply now for our summer 2008 Research Experience for Undergraduates program  more info

October 2007

Science and the Sea reaches new public audience  more info

R/V Longhorn sails away for new duty more info

Wayne Gardner receives grant to study the dead zone  more info

September 2007

5-part radio series on Marine Research in the Arctic features Hedy Edmonds and Ken Dunton  more info

Texas Sea Grant to hold researcher conference at MSI  more info

Texas Shrimp Farming Course returns to MSI  more info

August 2007

Keep up to date with MSI research through our new page of audio interviews  more info

Peter Thomas shows how low oxygen impairs fish reproduction  more info

Grand opening for new marine fisheries lab on Aug 17  more info

Rick Tinnin honored by National Marine Educators Association more info

Two faculty positions open: Quantitative Ecology (pdf) and Fish Ecology (pdf) more info

July 2007

Join us for the planting day at the Wetlands Education Center.  more info

June 2007

It's official! State Legislature and Governor approve $1 million annual increase to MSI's budget.  more info

Hedy Edmonds leads an international expedition to locate hydrothermal vents in the Arctic Ocean.  more info

Scott Nunez appointed Director of Elasmobranchs on the Board of Advisors of MarineBio.org.  more info

May 2007

MSI students and faculty approve Guidelines for Ethical Research Conduct.  more info

Professor Emeritus Curly Wohlschlag dies.  Obituary in South Jetty and Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

April 2007

MSI receives $96,000 donation to study of migratory movements of tarpon.  more info

Friends of the ARK raises $15,000 for ARK operations.  more info

Mission-Aransas NERR holds Human Dimension Regional Roundtable Workshop, April 10-11.  more info

March 2007

MSI hosts Red Tide and Human Health Effects workshop.  more info

Schweppe Lecture Series hosts distinguished scientists for public lectures. more info 

MSI's growth spurt is featured on website.  more info

Lee Fuiman's work on Antarctic seals featured on award winning web site.  more info

February 2007

Former MSI graduate student appointed Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute  more info

Register now for the Texas Bays & Estuaries Meeting to be held April 17-19.  more info

UT Austin undergraduate student loved her summer at MSI.  more info

Tony Amos receives 2007 Seaspace - PADI Environmental Awareness Award.  more info

January 2007

Groundbreaking for a new 3,000 square-foot larval fish research facility on January 24.  more info

Our free Public Lecture Series returns. Come hear our scientists speak about their work.  more info

December 2006

Mission-Aransas NERR hosts a mapping and GIS forum.  more info

November 2006

Yahoo! Podcasts named our Science and the Sea program to its New & Noteworthy list

Faculty position open for an Estuarine/Coastal Ecologist.  more info

Potential exciting opportunity for graduate students in our GK-12 program.  more info

October 2006

MSI recognized at Conservation & Environmental Stewardship Awards banquet.  more info

Graduate student Kiersten Madden explores remote subantarctic islands.  more info

News of red tide in Port Aransas spreads throughout the state.  more info

There's a red tide event in Port Aransas.  See latest measurements  more info

Final voyage of R/V Longhorn.  more info

September 2006

Texas Tropical Trail directors learn of MSI's work.  more info

MSI earns Commercial Yard of the Month in Port Aransas  more info

R/V LONGHORN to be retired after 35 years of service  more info

Texas Shrimp Farming Short Course returns to MSI.  more info

Cooperative Conservation Listening Session co-hosted by MANERR on September 5.  more info

August 2006

Dr. Jim McClelland and colleagues link excess freshwater in Arctic to ice melt and precipitation.  more info

Texas Tropical Trail tourism promotion group visits on September 19.

3,256-acre Fennessey ranch becomes part of MANERR.  more info

R/V Longhorn to be retired after 35 years of service.  more info

July 2006

MSI introduces ‘Science and the Sea’ radio program.  more info | website

June 2006

Drs. Peter Thomas & Paul Montagna receive $1.3 million grant to study Gulf of Mexico "dead zone."

Coastal Coordination Council to meet at MSI on June 8.  more info

Photos from our 60th anniversary Open House.  more info

May 2006

Photos from the national estuarine research reserve designation.  more info

Texas Senate and House honor MSI with resolutions.  more info

New national research reserve to be designated at MSI on May 6.  more info | news release

April 2006

MSI students receive honors at Texas Bays & Estuaries Meeting.  more info

Hedy Edmonds contributes to research symposium at Amarillo Club.  more info

New Beach Debris interactive educational kiosk is now available online.  more info

Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting April 19-21.  more info

Join our Open House: Celebrating 60 Years of Science and the Sea - May 27.  more info

Summer courses for science and non-science majors begin June 1.  more info

March 2006

Abstract deadline for Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting extended to April 1.  more info

Wetlands Education Center ground breaking - March 25.  more info

Summer courses for science and non-science majors.  Register by April 1.  more info

2006 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting - April 19-21.  more info

Mark your calendar for our Open House: Celebrating 60 Years of Science and the Sea - May 27.

Febuary 2006

Peter Thomas receives honorary doctorate from Sweden  more info

Summer Undergraduate Research Program in Integrated Watershed Science   more info

MSI Open House scheduled for May 27, 2006.

January 2006

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council public hearing at MSI on Jan 24 at 7:00 pm.  more info

MSI receives gift of $600,000 to build new fisheries lab.  more info

MSI hosts Gulf of Mexico Alliance workshop, January 19, to respond to President Bush's Ocean Action Plan. more info

2006 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting announced.  more info

December 2005

New and improved!  Port Aransas conditions back online.  more info

MSI scientists offer analytical services to other institutions.  more info

Tracy Villareal receives Darbaker Prize for his research.  more info

Tony Amos receives 20-year award from National Weather Service.  more info

New marsh bird exhibit unveiled at MSI.  more info

October 2005

Looking for a graduate program?  All our students are funded.  Check individual faculty pages for research topics.  more info

September 2005

Tenure-Track Position in Marine Chemistry. more info

Gulf of Mexico Alliance workshop postponed due to Hurricane Rita

R/V Longhorn sets sail to help with Hurricane Katrina disaster. more info

MSI hosts Gulf of Mexico Alliance workshop, September 22, to respond to President Bush's Ocean Action Plan. more info

New shorebird exhibit unveiled at MSI.  more info

August 2005

MSI holds Corpus Christi Bay Digital Estuary Workshop, August 25-26

MSI launches Science and the Sea, a monthly column in Gulf Coast Connections.  more info

July 2005

Antibody test confirms return of Texas brown tide.  more info

June 2005

Tracy Villareal's research on ciguatera poisoning featured in newspaper more info

ARK to release two large sea turtles on Monday, June 13th. more info

May 2005

New SEA Lab building dedicated. more info

April 2005

Tracy Villareal collaborates with the Center for Disease control on ciguatera poisoning. More info

Dr. Hedy Edmonds honored by Harrington Faculty Fellows Program. More info

2005 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting this month. More info

January 2005

Summer 2005 Course Registration begins for undergraduates. More info

Professor Emeritus Colin Nicol dies.  More info 

Public Lecture Series schedule updated. More info

Faculty position open in Coastal Watershed Science.  More info

December 2004

Island to Ice connects students in Texas and New Zealand with scientists in Antarctica. More info

November 2004

Marine Science Coordinator position open on Austin campus.  More info

Harley the spinner dolphin's move to Florida delayed.  More info

Harley the spinner dolphin leaves MSI for Florida.  More info

October 2004

2005 Texas Bays and Estuaries Meeting announced.  More info

Faculty position open in Ecological Modeling.  More info

Nomination approved to create 3^rd largest national estuarine reserve at MSI More info

September 2004

MSI Researchers involved in hydrothermal exploration in the South Pacific.  Press release | More info

Texas Sea Grant Researcher Conference to be held at MSI Sepember 23-24.  More info

August 2004

New Director named to head Marine Science Institute.  Press release | Coverage

H-E-B donates $1,000,000 to establish research chair.  More info

Our Open House on September 4th is featured in Texas Highways magazine.  Details of event.

June 2004

The MSI Open House is coming September 4, 2004.  More info

Ken Dunton's GK-12 program places teacher on icebreaker in Alaska.  More info

May 2004

MSI hosts 14^th Annual SAIL Conference, May 11-14, 2004.  More Info

April 2004

Anonymous donor seeds Anthony F. Amos Endowment to support ARK.  More Info

Harley, a stranded spinner dolphin, care for at the ARK.  More Info

MSI faculty featured in Focus on Science magazine (Fuiman, p 10; Villareal, p 16; Holt, p 20).  More Info

March 2004

Texas House of Representatives unanimously honors Tony Amos in House Resolution 141.  More Info

February 2004

The MSI Open House is coming September 4, 2004.  More info soon.

Registration for summer classes is now open.  More Info

January 2004

COSEE workshop for educators involved in outreach programs, March 9-10.  More info

December 2003

Exciting field research opportunities available for K-12 science teachers.  More info

November 2003

Faculty Position available. More info

MSI receives $192,000 donation from the Saltwater-Fisheries Enhancement Association (SEA). More info

The 2004 Laura Randall Schweppe Lecture Series is taking shape.  More info

October 2003

Teachers at Sea: Dr. Tracy Villareal is chief scientist on a research cruise with teachers from the southwest.  More info

Proposed Texas National Estuarine Research Reserve draws nearer reality.  Check out the latest update.

MSI is site for Harte Research Institute's Gulf of Mexico Workshop - October 15.

September 2003

MSI announces its Postdoctoral Fellowship in Marine Science.  More info

Take a look at our fleet of small vessels.  More info 

August 2003

MSI faculty seminar series begins next week.  More info 

July 2003

Dr. Greg Stunz to present seminar on juvenile red drum habitat.  More info 

It's not the heat, it's the humidity.  Relative humidity in Port Aransas is now reported on our website.  See Port Aransas Conditions 

We've also added a "snapshot" of current weather and sea conditions at Port Aransas.  More info

May 2003

MSI student Jaime Haberer receives a University of Texas Outstanding Thesis Award

April 2003

MSI hosts the Gulf Estuarine Research Society meeting on April 18th. 

March 2003

MSI faculty take their science to local school districts. Click here for press coverage and more info

February 2003

Schweppe Lecture Series brings in Dr. Joe Montoya to speak on methane ice and plankton in the deep sea. More info

Press release: Dr. Peter Thomas isolates membrane receptors involved in reproduction. More info

Schweppe Lecture Series brings in Dr. Sybil Seitzinger to speak on man’s impact on coastal ecosystems. More info

The latest issue of MSI's newsletter, Coastal Currents, is now available online. More info

January 2003

Our free Public Lecture Series returns. Come hear our scientists speak about their work. More info

Press release: Dr. Hedy Edmonds and team discover first hydrothermal vents in Arctic Ocean. More info

Schweppe Lecture Series brings in Dr. Stacy Kim to speak on life at deep-sea thermal vents. More info 

December 2002

Faculty Position available. 

October 2002

MSI's newsletter, Coastal Currents, is now available online. More info

September 2002

August 2002

June 2002 

Schweppe Lecture Series brings in Dr. Kenneth T. Frank to speak on the collapse of fisheries. More info

May 2002

Dr. Ken Dunton and colleagues in Austin receive $1.5 million grant to partner K-12 teachers with graduate students in the sciences. More info

April 2002

March 2002

Schweppe Lecture Series brings in Dr. Mimi Koehl to speak on the sense of smell in marine animals. Click here for more information.

January 2002

Our free Public Lecture Series returns. Come hear our scientists speak about their work. More info

November 2001

October 2001

Teachers: Check out our new K-12 web site on the Arctic. Lesson plans for classroom activities are included. Click here for more information. 

The University of Texas also offers a Bachelor of Science in Marine and Freshwater Biology. Click here for more information.

Interested in a graduate degree in Marine Science? See what we have to offer. More info

Welcome to the new MSI website. Have a look around and let us know what you think. 

Modified: Fri Aug 9, 2002