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Have you been on a night dive recently? Check out some of these shots from VI-EPSCoRs photographer Dan Mele (@dan_mele_photography) while he was out documenting coral spawning last year with Dr. Robin Smith’s lab. 📸1) Porcupinefish 📸2) Ba
We are excited to announce that VI-EPSCoRs upcoming spring 2023 Newsletter will be focused on RESTORATION. VI-EPSCoR supports multiple coral restoration projects as well as a rapidly growing mangrove restoration project, and fostering the next gener
Have you ever had a fish friend before? Meet George!l the Nassau Grouper. Dr. Rick Nemmeth has been studying the Nassau Grouper spawning aggregations for several years and one particular grouper, George, has always stuck out from the crowd. This fri
Check out this mangrove outplant from Howard Forbes (@greywolf162) and Jarvon Stout (@_introvertwithacamera_). When they outplant, tags are placed on the plants to help them track their health, growth, and survival through time. Some of their outplan
Happy New Year! Who’s ready to do some groundbreaking science in 2023?! In this photo, Master of Marine and Environmental Science (@uvimmes) student Matt Souza (@souza.matt) gives his drivers directions before they begin their seagrass survey
Rock Boring urchins are anything but boring. If you’ve ever visited a rocky intertidal zone, you’ve likely seen these all over the place. They’re name comes from their ability to bore into the hard reef structure. They create meande
We are so excited to announce the release of Vol. 1 of The Coral Chronicles! This booklet covers the amazing partnership between @reefresponse and @lovangoresort and their journey to rebuild coral reefs surrounding Lovango Cay. This booklet was writ
Big congrats to Arelys Chaparro (@arelyschaparro) for successfully defending her master’s thesis which investigated relationships between disease and coral interactions with benthic community members. We will share a link to watch it online onc
The Master of Marine and Environmental Science (@uvimmes) is pleased to announce the thesis defense presentation of Jendahye Antoine. Tune in today at 2:30pm AST. In person room location: UVI OEK Campus, BUS 110 Attend virtually through the link i
It was great to have the annual VI-EPSCoR conference in person this year! So many great presentations highlighting all the wonderful research, outreach and workforce development happening at the University of the Virgin Islands. @nsfgov
UVI undergraduate and graduate students and territorial partners from the National Science Foundation INCLUDES SEAS Islands Alliance at the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM Conference in Puerto Rico! #sacnas #puertorico #nsfstories #seasislandsallia
The @the_hawksbill_project and @grenadaturtles with help from @uvi_sea_turtle_research are conducting the first ever survey of Hawksbill and Green Sea Turtles around the island of Carriacou. Carriacou is approximately 18 miles north of the mainland o
Coastweeks is coming up, so it’s time to clean up our beaches! Come help beautify Fortuna Bay on October 15th from 9-11AM. This event is hosted by the Department of Planning & Natural Resources (@dpnr.vi). For more information, contact Zola
@vi_epscor had a great turn out at the recent NSF EPSCoR Education Outreach and Diversity conference. Our team presented on a variety of topics from visual storytelling and design to building the next STEM workforce of tomorrow. One of the hits was t
VI EPSCoR and MMES partners represent at the 7th International Marine Debris Conference in Busan, South Korea!
Join us for our Annual Conference on October 27-28! The event titled “Our Islands, Our Youth, Our Future” is focused on the next generation of STEM professionals: our youth. The conference will focus on students, and their mentors, here i
The USVI contingent takes on the 7th International Marine Debris Conference in Busan, South Korea! #marinedebris #science #womeninscience #internationalmarinedebrisconference #stthomasvirginislands #usvirginislands
Volunteer for the annual Coastweeks beach cleanups to help keep coastlines clean! Various cleanups across the territory will be scheduled from September 17 until November 2022. Interested volunteers should register for cleanups at https://forms.gle/d