Tag: Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
BIOS Hires Dr Kevin Mayall As MSP Coordinator
Beginning this month, Bermuda has a new asset in its efforts to maximize the collective value of Bermuda’s ocean uses: Dr. Kevin Mayall, the island’s first Nearshore Marine Spatial Planning [MSP] Coordinator. The development of a comprehensive nearshore zoning plan for the Bermuda Platform is a proactive approach to managing coastal ecosystems that... Read more of this article
Hurricane Landfall Forecasting Competition
RPI2.0 this week announced the third round of its Seasonal US Hurricane Landfall Forecasting competition, citing the potential predictive skill of ‘crowd-intelligence’, with the winning forecast in each of the four rounds receiving a $1250 award. Dr. Mark Guishard [pictured] Science Program Manager at the Risk Prediction Initiative [RPI2.0] said,... Read more of this article
Project Studying Nutrition Of Pregnant Women
Between April 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012, a total of 622 babies were born at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital. Laval University’s Atlantis Mobile Laboratories — stationed at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] and supported by a grant from the Lepercq Foundation — is facilitating a National Maternal Nutrition Survey to assess... Read more of this article
Dr. Mark Guishard Joins Risk Prediction Initiative
Adding to its already-distinguished staff, the Risk Prediction Initiative [RPI2.0] recently welcomed Dr. Mark Guishard as its new Science Program Manager. RPI2.0— part of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] —works to create effective and efficient dialogue between scientists and re/insurers involved in catastrophic risk by funding and... Read more of this article
BIOS Lecture: Shedding Light On Coral Reefs
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] will be hosting a lecture by Dr. Eric Hochberg at the BIOS Campus in Ferry Reach at 6.30pm on Thursday March 14th. The lecture is titled ‘Shedding Light on Coral Reefs’, and the descripton from BIOS says, “Coral reefs are very important coastal ecosystems throughout the world’s tropical... Read more of this article
Atlantis Mobile Laboratory Returns To BIOS
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] said they are pleased to announce the return of the Atlantis Mobile Laboratory, owned by Universite Laval, to the BIOS campus to continue its work on environmental and human health issues in Bermuda. Designed to bring mobile expertise and laboratory facilities to locations around the world, Atlantis consists... Read more of this article
Photos: Students Visit BIOS Explorer Program
Local students from schools all across the island will visit the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences [BIOS] over a two week period to participate in the BIOS Explorer Program which provides teachers and students with hands-on experience in marine science. Each year a new theme is chosen to highlight a current topic, and field trips, lesson plans,... Read more of this article
BIOS Scientist Awarded EURIAS Fellowship
Dr. Gretchen Goodbody-Gringley [pictured], BIOS Postdoctoral Researcher, was recently awarded a 2013/2014 fellowship at the University of Bologna [Italy] within the European Institutes for Advanced Study [EURIAS] Fellowship Programme. This prestigious and highly competitive fellowship aims to create communities of researchers to promote intellectual... Read more of this article
$5,000 Prize For Correct Weather Prediction
In a nod to the value of crowdsourcing as an effective forecasting method, the Risk Prediction Initiative (RPI2.0) announces the start of its seasonal forecast competition, in which participants can win up to $5000. Based in Bermuda, RPI2.0 works to create effective and efficient dialogue between scientists and (re)insurers involved in catastrophic... Read more of this article
Ocean Rendezvous Rescues Research Project
Ruth Curry, Senior Research Specialist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), is used to the challenges that come with deep-ocean research; after all, she has spent the last three decades measuring circulation pathways in the Atlantic Ocean. But she never expected that, on a calm day in November, she’d require the help of two ships and an... Read more of this article
