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New Virginia Center tackles coastal flooding
Fall will soon be here and as children get ready to head back to school, coastal residents brace for the annual hurricane season. Coastal storms threaten communities with high winds and inundation but in low-lying areas throughout our region, recurrent flooding has become a regular nuisance. In some areas, like Norfolk, Virginia, even high tides can flood streets and homes. As sea levels...
Read MoreINCLUDES Network Expanding
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced an effort to expand their INCLUDES National Network. Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES) is a comprehensive effort to enhance U.S. leadership in science and engineering discovery and innovation by proactively seeking and effectively developing science,...
Read MoreNASA Research Opportunity
ROSES-17 Amendment 18: Final Text for A.39 Health and Air Quality ROSES-17 Amendment 18 presents final text for program element A.39 Earth Science Applications: Health and Air Quality, which seeks proposals for the use of Earth observations in air quality management and public health, particularly regarding infectious disease and environmental health issues. The area addresses issues of toxic...
Read MoreRFP for Riparian Buffers
The Chesapeake Bay Trust, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks services for technical assistance to support key Chesapeake Bay Program Goals and Outcomes through two separate projects: 1) Assessing Multifunctional Riparian Forest Buffer Benefits 2) Preliminary State-Identified Healthy Watersheds Vulnerability Assessments for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed...
Read MoreSTOTEN Call for Papers
Science of TOtal ENvironment Journal (STOTEN) has announced two special issues with relevance for Chesapeake Bay researchers and managers. The journal will soon be accepting applications for papers to be included in a special issue on Eutrophication: A new wine in an old bottle. The web site for application will be open from early August through the end of December, with a forecasted publication...
Read MoreDirector’s Corner
Dear colleagues, With this, our 4th edition of the CRC Quarterly, we are completing our first annual cycle of quarterly updates to our community of readers at CRC member institutions, Chesapeake Bay Program partners, and other interested parties. We, the CRC staff, hope that your interest means you share our mission to facilitate the development and application of good scientific understanding...
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