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YouTube video by PBS NewsHour Utah art project spotlights Great Salt Lake’s fragile future

This is an excellent @pbsnews.org story that shows how scientists, artists, and community members can come together to communicate about what is happening in the local environment

A ship on the ocean with a life ring that has a microphone hanging down

Today is #InternationalPodcastDay! Might I recommend diving in and taking a listen to the StoryCorps Archive for #TalesFromTheDeep - a collection of >55 conversations about scientific ocean drilling, beyond the science! 🌊⚒️🎙️
archive.storycorps.org/communities/...

I'm so proud of Indiana and how she created a data visualization of ocean noise - through crochet! Keep an eye out for her at #AGU25 (*if she is confirmed for a poster, she'll bring her crocheted pieces with her to New Orleans!) 🧶

Map of North Pacific showing locations of earthquakes

The number of aftershocks just keep on coming...

Seismograph recorded, showing 60 minutes on the X axis

In Pennsylvania, the #PennStateBrandywine seismometer is busy... from the M 7.8 - 128 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia ⚒️

“Before this expedition, I had not made that connection of how my interest in human history and geology have melded so well” Marine geochemist Christopher Jones has lots of food stories from his time on JOIDES Resolution, ranging from chocolate oranges to Cheez-Its. But he also has stories about working with fellow scientis...

This episode of StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep highlights geochemist Chris Jones from EXP 398. Take a listen to learn how his time at sea expanded his interest in the intersections of society/human history, with geology/geologic history - and stories about bananas, Cheez-Its, and chocolate oranges ⚒️🌊

"I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Friday choir practice… if you’re leaving the office [early], you just say you’re going to choir practice" From softball games to phone systems to Friday choir practice at the bar, this was all part of the life of Ellen Kappel in the Joint Oceanographic Institutions office. Ellen shares some highlights of ...

This episode of StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep goes back to the days of the JOI (Joint Oceanographic Institutions) office. Take a listen to hear program manager Ellen Kappel discuss not only the people (the foundation of SciOD) but also the staff involvement in softball games and choir practice. 🌊⚒️

Scientific Ocean Drilling: Exploration and Discovery through Time – Simple Book Publishing The process of scientific ocean drilling and its context in oceanographic research, past and present

Do you have these all online somewhere? We'd love to link to them in our OER/Pressbook on scientific ocean drilling! psu.pb.unizin.org/sciod/

"To other early career scientists that are like, oh, maybe I want to go out to sea... just ask. If I had never told my advisor..." Tori Pavlovich, a rock magnetist from University of Utah, joined JOIDES Resolution for Expedition 402. She knew she would be celebrating her birthday while at sea with an incredibly unique birthday ce...

The #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps collection now has Tori Pavlovich from JOIDES Resolution EXP 402. Take a listen to Tori describe her journaling activities on board, her birthday celebration, and how the personal and professional connections she made at sea were just as unique and special. ⚒️🌊

Lens of Time: Secrets of Schooling - bioGraphic Shimmering schools of fish have dazzled scientists for centuries with their synchronized maneuvers. Now, high-speed video is revealing how—and why—they do it.

I'm still working my way around @biographic.bsky.social for ocean-themed stories for my students after the loss of Hakai Magazine. I'm finding excellent material - I'm hoping for more stories/videos like this! 🌊

I know mine has a Snoopy watch (one that you had to wind up!)

A GUPPY out of water Pennsylvania has a fascinating industrial history, ranging from wood to coal to steel (and more!). I recently had the opportunity to visit the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum in Coatesvil…

I was surprised at the number of maritime projects the National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum highlights - with the plate steel made here in the Greater Philadelphia Region! The steel went to the hull of JOIDES Resolution, the SS United States, the submersible Alvin, and... to GUPPY! [blog post] 🧪🌊

"What scientific ocean drilling has done for the nation and globally is yielded a staggering amount of information about Earth history" “The breadth of the science that is done in this program is pretty exciting and you don't have to be a trained marine geologist to appreciate that.” This quote comes from Carl Brenner, the director of...

The latest #TalesFromTheDeep episode on the StoryCorps Archive is from Carl Brenner, director of the U.S. Science Support Program for scientific ocean drilling. Take a listen to Carl's background -you might be surprised at what he majored in at college- and his leadership role in this community. 🌊⚒️

Save NASA Science - Action Hub NASA science faces record cuts. Take action to stop it—we'll show you how.

I'm teaching a course on planetary geology this semester. I'm not going to shy away from what is happening at NASA. I will spend time in my course on the cuts, impacts, and work with my campus library on an advocacy event for @planetarysociety.bsky.social Day of Action to Save NASA Science.

JOIDES Resolution and the Philadelphia connection I really enjoy doing science outreach events and speaking to audiences of any age, with any level of science knowledge. For groups in my region, the Greater Philadelphia Area, I always try to bridg…

I always try to connect the location I am speaking in with the topic I am speaking about. I thought that would be a stretch with scientific ocean drilling, but it turns out that not one but TWO parts of JOIDES Resolution were manufactured in the Greater Philadelphia region! 🧪🌊⚒️

You have such a talent for scicomm! Count me as part of your fan club!

The journey of Grunge N’ Roses Sometimes, the story about making a quilt can be even more fascinating than the quilt itself! That’s the case with my quilt Grunge N’ Roses. In the International Rose Test Garden with m…

At times, the story behind a quilt is more fascinating than the quilt itself! It was a year-long journey that went coast-to-coast, concluding with my "Grunge N' Roses" quilt. Fabric was all purchased in Portland, OR, qult made in Philly, then brought back to Intl. Rose Test Garden in OR. #QuiltSky

Opinion | When Students Want You to Change Their Grades They say “it never hurts to ask.” But it does.

We all get this student question. This @chronicle.com opinion piece shares one view: "When students ask faculty to disregard clear policies, they are not merely asking us to be flexible. Rather, they are asking us to violate our professional ethics and engage in institutional dishonesty." #EduSky

Hey neighbors – learn why NOAA is critical to all of us NOAA mini quilt, made from a NOAA Teacher at Sea Alumni bandana. Quilt measures 24 inches by 24 inches and was completed June 4, 2025. The U.S. federal agency NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Using my own personal stories and journey with NOAA to help my neighbors understand why and how NOAA matters to everyone, not just to scientists and researchers. It's a little front door science - with a quilt. 🌊 #QuiltSky

"It's interesting to listen to her and realize she's doing things so radically different from what I did... I'm glad she's excited about it" This father-daughter conversation is with Virginia Tech graduate student and Schlanger Fellow Amy Hagen, along with her father, Dr. Rick Hagen. Amy shares her scientific ocean drilling research and in...

Our first father/daughter conversation in the #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps Archive! Current Schlanger Fellow Amy Hagen looped her father into our recording, as he once sailed with Sy Schlanger and participated on an ocean drilling expedition! Take a listen to hear about Amy's research interests. 🧪⚒️🌊

YouTube video by IHO IHO World Hydrographic Day 2025

Happy #WorldHydrographyDay! Thanks to all, especially to our hydrographic survey vessels in the NOAA fleet, who ensure we have data for safe navigation, a sustainable blue economy, and informing decisions from the coast to the seafloor. 🌊

Glomar Explorer – the ship that almost was a scientific ocean drilling vessel “When it became known in March last year that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had used a vessel called the Glomar Explorer to scoop bits of a sunken Soviet submarine from the bottom of …

There is so much history in my region connected to Glomar Explorer. I enjoyed doing a "deep dive" - not the story of its secret mission, but how it was "this close" to being the next scientific drilling vessel after Glomar Challenger (but then lost to Sedco/BP 471, renamed to JOIDES Resolution) 🧪⚒️🌊

A National Ocean Month proclamation has now been posted for 2025, focusing on "trade, military readiness, and resource production" www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

fishing vessel on the ocean with a mountain and rainbow in the background

June is #NationalOceanMonth. Each year, since 2006, there has been a Presidential Proclamation for National Oceans Week/Oceans/Ocean Month! (at least, through 2024 - nothing yet for 2025...). 🌊 Photo taken from NOAA fisheries ship in the Gulf of Alaska. Blog post at: geoedtrek.org/2019/06/10/p...

Person pointing at a clear plastic tube filled with mud while wearing blue gloves

The newest addition to the StoryCorps #TalesFromTheDeep archive is from @elizabethsibert.bsky.social. Learn how an undergrad research project led her to a career looking at fossil fish teeth & changing marine ecosystems in deep-sea cores. Take a listen at:
archive.storycorps.org/interviews/i... 🧪⚒️🌊

"They were family and you could see that in the rig crew, the tech staff, the marine crew. They really cared about each other and the job." Kevin Grigar, Supervisor of Operations Support, shares stories from across his 24 years of involvement with scientific ocean drilling. What stories do you think you he selected to share? Does he talk ...

The latest (and the 50th post!) on the #TalesFromTheDeep StoryCorps Archive of scientific ocean drilling... Supervisor of Operations Kevin Grigar discusses his 24 years of JOIDES Resolution transits, work at sea, passion for the science, holiday celebrations, and most importantly - the people. 🧪⚒️🌊

This is absolutely unethical and horrifying, and I am so sorry this has happened.

And my data visualization from yesterday's Philadelphia Phillies (red yarn) and Pittsburgh Pirates (gold yarn) game is complete! Titled Batter Up!, this represents the number of batters per team per inning. #CrochetSky ⚾ 🧶 Full explanation is in this blog post: journeysofdrg.org/2025/05/19/d...

Left side is bell at Citizens Bank Park. Right side is two balls of yarn - one red, one gold - and a crochet hook

My first attempt at creating a data visualization live during a baseball game! Let’s see what the Phillies and Pirates bring to the plate for me to crochet…. #CrochetSky

I made a quilt about the Limpkin and invasive apple snail as part of my Stitching Hope for the Louisiana Coast collection! #QuiltSky journeysofdrg.org/2018/09/29/a...