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DAMSL: Stunning Underwater Catalog Unveiled

UM is launching a one-of-a-kind interactive database, the Digital Atlas of Marine Species and Locations (DAMSL), which visually catalogs marine life, and offers encyclopedic content to users. The images document photographer Myron Wang and his wife and dive partner/videographer Nicole’s passion for the ocean and its denizens. The extensive collection of slides and prints of fish and other marine creatures collected all over the world will serve as an easy-to-use educational resource for all. Read more…

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$15M NIST Grant Funds Study of Hurricane Impacts on Structures, Ecosystems

The Nationall Institute for Standards and Technology announced that UM has been awarded a $15 million grant, funded by the ARRA, to support the construction of a building. The new facility is part of an integrated seawater laboratory building that will also house a Marine Life Science Center. Read more…