@UTMSI

UTMSI is a department of the University of Texas and is dedicated to research, education, and outreach of marine and coastal environments.

 Port Aransas, Texas
utmsi.utexas.edu
Joined February 2015
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Hurricane Season and Coastal Bend Highway 361
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There’s got to be an easier way to figure out how much carbon is stored by seagrass! Scientists have found “one weird trick” that involves listening to tiny bubbles. Hear our latest Point of Discovery podcast: cns.utexas.edu/news/podcast/…
Four scientists struggle to push down a coring device through underwater sediment, while standing in waist-high water in a seagrass meadow along the Texas coast.

ALT Four scientists struggle to push down a coring device through underwater sediment, while standing in waist-high water in a seagrass meadow along the Texas coast.

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Can you tell the red drum eggs apart from the trout eggs? 👀🥚
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Thank you to Corpus Christi’s water quality specialist, Len Dunphy, for helping us collect effluent from wastewater treatment plants👷🏼💧
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Greetings from the field! We are collecting sediment and water samples downstream of the effluent from wastewater treatment plants in Corpus Christi! We are grateful for the guidance provided by Corpus Christi Water🚰 (Listen to @KerriAckerlyPhD being silly in the video)
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Story I shot today in Port Aransas. Always good seeing the UTMSI doing vital research for our waters! 🎥 @kiii3news @UTMSI Full Story: kiiitv.com/article/news/loca…
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Starting the day with good news! ✨ Thrilled to receive @TheFSBI Small Research Grant for my work on the eDNA/eRNA of Southern Flounder! Grant writing has always been challenging for me (and many grad students), but it looks like I'm getting somewhere 🧬🐟
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It’s field work season! Our team, along with our colleagues in the Brandl Lab @UTMSI, have been traveling to Matagorda Bay to collect oysters and water samples to test for PFAS/PFOS 🌊🚤
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I'm very excited to share a 4-5th grade science and art lesson on 'The Amazing Adaptations of Earth's Organisms to the Environment', freely available for use on @OERCommons! This lesson was co-developed with @botanyberit @ScubaMelman and Chris Biggs. #stemeducation #STEAM
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I am honored to receive a Scholar Award given by the International Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. I am very grateful for this support as I advance in my PhD research on the trophic ecology of nominally herbivorous fishes! #womeninSTEM @UTMSI @TexasScience @TheCaseyLab
Hannah is diving in Bocas del Toro, Panama. She records the behavior of a fish on an underwater slate. She is surrounded by sponges, corals, sand, and fish.

ALT Hannah is diving in Bocas del Toro, Panama. She records the behavior of a fish on an underwater slate. She is surrounded by sponges, corals, sand, and fish.

Hannah and her research collaborator Rodnyel smile in front of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 'Instituto Smithsonian' sign in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

ALT Hannah and her research collaborator Rodnyel smile in front of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 'Instituto Smithsonian' sign in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

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Field work day at Oso Bay in Corpus Christi, TX! Our research associate, Dr. Kerri Ackerly, was accompanied by Dr. Kaijun Lu from the Liu lab @UTMSI to collect water and sediment samples. These samples will be used in the lab to see if microbes can break down PFOS over time 🦠 – at Corpus Christi, TX
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A recent study conducted by @UTMSI doctoral student Kyle Capistrant-Fossa and professor Ken Dunton linked the rising sea levels in the Gulf of Mexico to the loss of seagrass habitats in Texas. thedailytexan.com/2024/03/20…
A cartoon drawing of Bevo wearing a short-sleeve, light orange shirt with the UT logo in the center holds a brown magnifying glass with a human hand. His right eye is magnified in the glass, and his other eye is shut, his mouth curled in concentration as he observes some light green seagrass. Bubbles surround him as he is under a sea-green body of water surrounded by a bit of darker green water vegetation on his right. Illustration by Yesenia Davalos.

ALT A cartoon drawing of Bevo wearing a short-sleeve, light orange shirt with the UT logo in the center holds a brown magnifying glass with a human hand. His right eye is magnified in the glass, and his other eye is shut, his mouth curled in concentration as he observes some light green seagrass. Bubbles surround him as he is under a sea-green body of water surrounded by a bit of darker green water vegetation on his right. Illustration by Yesenia Davalos.

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As the Nielsen lab bids farewell to 2023, it brings us immense joy to reflect on our accomplishments throughout the past year! Along with our research projects in Texas, Alaska, and Canada - we were able to attend and present at several talks and conferences 🐟🧫🎉 #SETAC #CMCT – at Port Aransas, TX
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Applications due on Friday, Dec 1st! 🐠
Dr Jordan Casey@jordanmcasey22 Nov 2023
🚨🐟🧬 Research technician opportunity in marine ecology! 🦠🔬🚨 Opening for a research technician in my lab @TheCaseyLab @UTMSI Full advertisement: caseylab.weebly.com/join.htm… Apply by December 1st. Start date in Jan/Feb 2024. Email me with any questions!
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Replying to @TheCaseyLab
@TheCaseyLab team at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute spent a beautiful day on the Texas coast sampling for environmental DNA in our own "backyard"! 🧬🌊 #eDNA #molecularecology #marinebiology #gulfcoast @TexasScience @UTAustin @UTMSI @marine_marconi
PhD students Hannah Rempel and Christina Marconi filter seawater to sample environmental DNA and record water quality data on the Texas Coast.

ALT PhD students Hannah Rempel and Christina Marconi filter seawater to sample environmental DNA and record water quality data on the Texas Coast.

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Had such a great day today working at our local elementary school for the Science in Residence program from @UTMSI! It was really fun to teach young minds (4th and 5th grades) about the importance of DNA tools for marine conservation! 🧬🦈
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Two weeks remaining to apply for a graduate student position in our research group! 🦪🧬🐠
Dr Jordan Casey@jordanmcasey30 Aug 2023
🚨🦪Grad student opportunity in marine ecology! 🐟🚨 A fully-funded Master's or PhD position is open in my lab @TheCaseyLab @UTMSI @UTAustin Full advertisement: caseylab.weebly.com/join.htm… Apply by Sept 22nd. Email me with any questions! Please RT!
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Noisy fish near the Texas coast cry out for mates every night. It’s like a daily heartbeat. But then two years ago, they went silent. 🎧 Hear what happened on the latest Point of Discovery podcast: cns.utexas.edu/news/podcast/… @UTMSI @TeamZisSouza
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Meet Tamara Rivera, a second year graduate student @LabNielsen! She is studying the implications of climate change for dietary mercury exposure through subsistence fishing in Alaska 🐠 #followfriday Fun fact: I love sports, fitness, and volunteer work 🏐🏋🏽🐢 – at Port Aransas, TX
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🚨🦪Grad student opportunity in marine ecology! 🐟🚨 A fully-funded Master's or PhD position is open in my lab @TheCaseyLab @UTMSI @UTAustin Full advertisement: caseylab.weebly.com/join.htm… Apply by Sept 22nd. Email me with any questions! Please RT!
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