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News from

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

July 2015

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Mark Abbott Named Institution's 10th President and Director

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Biological oceanographer Mark Abbott joins WHOI from Oregon State University, where he was dean and professor of the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences. He succeeds Susan Avery, who served from 2008 to 2015. Abbott starts October 1. READ MORE

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Visit WHOI

From Science Made Public and Peanut Butter Club lectures, to walking tours, and activities at the Ocean Science Exhibit Center, there's something for everyone at WHOI. Come explore with us!

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Why is the Beach Closed?

You've got your swimsuit, fins, and sunscreen. But when you get to the beach, you find out it's closed. Why?

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Accelerated Warming Off
Northeast Coast
 

Water temperatures along the Continental Shelf off New Jersey have been warming for more than a decade.  

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Scientists Find Trigger
that Cracks Lakes

Fast-draining lakes atop Greenland ice sheet could accelerate sea level rise.

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Why the Author of 'Jaws' Wished He Never Wrote It

Boston.com

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Q&A: Biological Oceanographer Mark Abbott
Science

Tar Balls on Los Angeles-area Beach Linked
to Santa Barbara Oil Spill

Reuters

It's Going Swimmingly for Submersible Robots
Houston Chronicle

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The Graduates

While graduates of the MIT-Joint WHOI Program in Oceanography/Applied Ocean Science and Engineering attend a commencement at MIT each year, they can also attend a ceremony held every five years in Woods Hole. Here, students who graduated from 2010 through 2015 pose for a photo at last month's ceremony. READ MORE

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