News - Oil Spill

Reflections on the oil spill science outreach program

Eight years ago, when the impacts from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill were still on the forefront of people’s minds, the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative and the four Gulf Sea Grant programs developed a partnership to share research findings...

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By: Steve Sempier / Published: Dec 10, 2021

How oil spill science prepared me for a global pandemic

In 2016, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant hired me to work as a communicator for the Sea Grant Gulf of Mexico Science Outreach Program, at the time exclusively focused on sharing oil spill science research in the wake of 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oil...

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By: Tara Skelton / Published: Jul 29, 2021

Fear of the unknown leads to anxiety in many communities

​What do the COVID-19 pandemic and the use of dispersants during oil spills have in common? In a word: anxiety. In a few more: fear, concern, distrust, and a perceived lack of transparency. During the global pandemic, many coastal residents have...

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By: Missy Partyka / Published: Aug 13, 2020

Putting the pieces together one seminar at a time

Almost 10 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, scientists are still expanding their understanding of how the approximately 200 million gallons of oil from the deep-sea blowout affected the surrounding marine environment.

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By: Tara Skelton / Published: Jun 28, 2019

Getting the most out federally funded research

Non-science folks might not give a second thought to what happens to scientific data after a study has ended and the researchers move on their next project. But they should! Though they may not know it, data collected during federally funded...

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By: Missy Partyka / Published: Feb 01, 2019