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Marine Biology

APU undergrads gain more research opportunities in Alaska through AK UNiTE

February 18, 2021

student-in-water-with-net

Collaborating biology faculty at Alaska Pacific University, University of Alaska Anchorage, Kodiak College, and University of Washington Tacoma were awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Incubator Grant to increase undergraduate research experiences in biology in Alaska, for Alaskans. The universities will establish AK UNiTE, an NSF Research Coordination Network in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE). “This…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Community, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Marine Biology, Press Releases

APU FAST Lab researcher’s collaborative project published

July 8, 2019

Pollock boat crew

A seascape scale habitat model to support management of fishing impacts on benthic ecosystems Members of APU’s Fisheries, Aquatic Science & Technology (FAST) Lab, along with collaborators at NOAA and Cornell University recently published a paper in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science about a new model to assess habitat impacts from commercial…

Filed Under: FAST Lab, Marine Biology, World Class

APU Hosts Fulbright Scholar in Aquatic Sciences

September 28, 2018

Moriarty - Fulbright Scholar

Meadhdh Moriarty has a background in the aquatic sciences, but where her real passion lies is in mathematics. Moriarty (her first name pronounced “Maeve”) holds a Bachelor of Science in Marine Sciences from the National University in Galway, Ireland and a Master of Science in Biodiversity and Conservation from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. She joined APU…

Filed Under: Marine Biology, MS Environmental Science

A Day in the Life of an APU-er (according to Instagram)

August 3, 2018

A Day in the Life of an APU-er (according to Instagram) Featured Image

Each week Alaska Pacific University invites different members of its community to host it’s take-over Instagram account, @makingmovesatAKpacific, to show what a week at APU looks like through the eyes (and lens) of students, faculty, and staff. Since spring graduation, we’ve had a number of community members host the account to document their summer activities. Some stayed…

Filed Under: Admissions, Alumni, Marine Biology, Nordic Skiing, Student Activities, We Are APU Tagged With: Alaska pacific university, APU

FAST Lab Partnership Yields 510 Lbs. of Octopus for Grad Student Analysis

March 28, 2018

Fisheries image

At 10:30AM on Friday, March 9th, FAST lab grad student Ben Jevons received an urgent email from Melissa Good, a Marine Advisory Agent of Sea Grant in Dutch Harbor. It read: “A fisherman here has a tote full of octopus for you. I don’t have time to work them up. What would you like us…

Filed Under: Marine Biology

Aquarium Lab Student Worker Scores Trip to Aquatic Conference

March 9, 2018

Octopus

Student Royanne Grafstrom-Westlund recently scored the opportunity to attend the Aquatic Animal Life Support Operators conference on a student scholarship following an exemplary score on the AALSO level one certification, in conjunction with her experiences in the aquarium lab. The AALSO conference has long been an opportunity for those in the aquarium business to share…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Marine Biology

FAST Lab members present at the 10th International Flatfish Symposium in Saint Malo, France

December 12, 2017

APU Students in front of Eiffel Tower

​Words by Anita Kroska, APU student In November 2017, Fisheries, Aquatic Science, and Technology (FAST) Laboratory members Dr. Nathan Wolf, Sarah Webster, Anita Kroska, Sioned Sitziewicz, and Brian Ritchie travelled to Saint Malo— a historic fortified city on the northern coast of France— to present their work on Pacific halibut at the International Flatfish Symposium….

Filed Under: Marine Biology

APU Professor Discovers Underwater Settlement of Octopuses

September 21, 2017

Octopus underwater.

Scientists (including an APU professor) have recently discovered an octopus “city” off the eastern coast of Australia, a find that suggests members of that species, Octopus tetricus, may not be as isolated and asocial as originally thought. Known as Octlantis, the settlement made of discarded shells is the second of its kind. In the 10…

Filed Under: Marine Biology Tagged With: Alaska pacific university, APU, David Scheel, octopus

Professor Scheel braves big birds in Australia

September 24, 2015

Professor David Scheel

Professor David Scheel’s internationally recognized octopus research took him to Cairns, Australia, this summer where he participated in a conference and joined a colleague for a bit of recreational diving at Manly, just outside Sydney. David sends this post card: At nearly 5 million people, Sydney is Australia’s biggest and most densely populated city. Our…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Environmental Science, Environmental Science Department, Marine Biology

From Ireland to the Great Land

July 24, 2015

Jay Calvert

Getting to Know APU’s Visiting Fulbright Scholar: Jay Calvert by Miriam Mezzetti Alaska Pacific University is proud of its remarkable faculty and students. With the quality, personalized educational experience here, we often attract some of the best and brightest students and faculty: not only nationally, but internationally! Jay Calvert, a Fulbright-Marine Institute PhD student awardee,…

Filed Under: Active Learning, Environmental Science, Marine Biology

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