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Students in Texas learning from a UT MSI graduate student about the different creatures that live on our research pier.

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Students in Alaska examining a lagoon fish with a BLE Scientist as part of the Kaktovik Oceanography Program.

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A view of sunrise from one of several flights required to travel between Texas and Alaska.

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Mathea completing a grab for sediment during the April, ice-covered field season.

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book cover of the Mighty Hurricane

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From left to right, Dr. Fernandes, Mariah Patton, and Cassandra Maria Luz Miller testing soil samples for aggregate stability.

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Dr. Fernandes holding a soil sample showing a dark cyanobacterial crust. The immobile nitrogen-fixing organisms found in these crusts, typically Scytonema spp. or Nostoc spp., produce the pigment Scytonemin for protection against ultraviolet (UV) radiation, giving them their characteristic black appearance.

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Tiny Black grama seeds (circled in red) glued to toothpicks for Taeya Boi-Doku’s REU project. Planting the seeds in this manner allows for easy tracking of individuals once they germinate in the field.