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Apr 23, 2012
UNH Research Finds that BP Oil Spill Changed Environmental Views of Gulf Coast Residents
University of New Hampshire researchers have found that residents of Louisiana and Florida most acutely and directly affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history -- said they have changed their views on other environmental issues as a result of the spill. Read more
May 09, 2011
UNH Developers Share Honors for Oil Spill Response Tool
A Web-based oil spill response tool developed by the University of New Hampshire’s Research Computing & Instrumentation Center (RCI) has been honored as a finalist for the prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal. The tool – Environmental Response Management Application, or ERMA® – was developed in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and... Read more
Mar 13, 2011
Environmental Engineering Professor Nancy Kinner's Expertise on Oil Spill Sought by Media
As oil continued to gush from the Gulf of Mexico spill, UNH civil and environmental engineering professor Nancy Kinner was highly sought-after for her expertise on the environmental impact of such a spill … and for her ability to communicate that expertise to the media. TV, radio and print media across the U.S. and around the world – including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA... Read more
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Aug 01, 2012
ERMA Mapping Tool Cited By Federal Agencies as Important Step Forward for Arctic Region
ERMA®, an interactive online mapping tool developed by UNH and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has been expanded to include the Arctic to help address numerous challenges posed by increasing ship traffic and proposed energy development. NOAA and the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) called the Environmental... Read morePosted in: Marine & Ocean Sciences, Sustainability & the Environment, Computing & Instrumentation, Research Computing & Instrumentation, Research Development & Communications, Research Office News, Research Spotlight
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