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The Watershed Team has published an article in Scientific Reports which highlights human impacts on USVI guts. Their study suggests that elevated levels of certain heavy metals and VOCs in streambed sediments indicate that guts require a more actionable protection plan.

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About Us

About Us

About EPSCoR

About Ridge to Reef

Administration

Archive

Resources

Research in action

Watch our documentary videos featuring VI-EPSCoR researchers and students.

watch the videos
Areas of Research

Areas of Research

Watershed

Mangroves

Emerging Areas – Alien Seagrass

Emerging Areas – Movement Ecology

Emerging Areas – Shoreline Response

Fish Ecology

Oceanography

Coral Reef Resilience

Coral Disease & Restoration

Heavy metals and VOCs detected in USVI streambeds.

The Watershed Team has published an article in Scientific Reports which highlights human impacts on USVI guts. Their study suggests that elevated levels of certain heavy metals and VOCs in streambed sediments indicate that guts require a more actionable protection plan.

Read the article
Workforce Development

Workforce Development

Teacher Professional Development & Mentoring and Research Infrastructure

Undergraduate Education Research

Informal Learning

We are building a community of STEM professionals.

Visit the STEM Institute page to learn more about how we are supporting teachers, students and placed-based learning.

the stem institute
Highlights

Highlights

Five Years of Growth: Summer Educator Summit

Read the Blog

Newsletters

Research In Action Videos

The Hull Bay Restoration Project

Mangroves 360

USVI Marine Debris Curriculum

TEDxSaintThomas Talks

Rebuilding Research Capacity at the MacLean Marine Science Center

Have you read our latest newsletter? You can view it online now using the link below.

Read it now
Current Events

Current Events

The Great Mangrove Cleanup 2025

Register today to be a part of the solution! Join the Great Mangrove Cleanup – events are taking place on St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix. PLUS, see the our Forgotten Shorelines video…its unforgettable.

Register →
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Pride In Our Seas, Pride In Ourselves
VI-EPSCoR Elisa Lacatena 12/6/16 VI-EPSCoR Elisa Lacatena 12/6/16

Pride In Our Seas, Pride In Ourselves

Debris often finds its way into our oceans and waterways. It is not uncommon to see trash floating in St. Thomas Harbour after heavy rains.

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UVI Graduate Student Explores Seagrasses' Relationship With Carbon
VI-EPSCoR Elisa Lacatena 11/7/16 VI-EPSCoR Elisa Lacatena 11/7/16

UVI Graduate Student Explores Seagrasses' Relationship With Carbon

Amelie Jensen, graduate student at the University of the Virgin Islands in the Master of Science Marine & Environmental Science program has undertaken the task of investigating carbon storage in seagrass habitats around the Virgin Islands.

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St. Croix Comes Alive With a Weekend of Outreach
VI-EPSCoR Elisa Lacatena 10/21/16 VI-EPSCoR Elisa Lacatena 10/21/16

St. Croix Comes Alive With a Weekend of Outreach

Our Ciguatera Science Café event at Club Comanche On The Boardwalk Friday, October 14th launched a weekend of outreach, education, and citizen science for the St. Croix community.

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Microplastics Impact Our Environment And Our Lives.
VI-EPSCoR Elisa Lacatena 10/17/16 VI-EPSCoR Elisa Lacatena 10/17/16

Microplastics Impact Our Environment And Our Lives.

Plastic breaks down into microscopic pieces, but they never disappear.

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University of the Virgin Islands
2 John Brewers Bay
St. Thomas, VI 00802

Contact

email viepscor@uvi.edu
phone 340-693-1215

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant No. OIA-1946412.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. National Science Foundation.