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Reimagining STEM Workforce Development as a Braided River

Pranoti Asher, Education and Public Outreach Manager for AGU by R. L. Batchelor, H. Ali, K. G. Gardner-Vandy, A. U. Gold, J. A. MacKinnon and P. M. Asher 19 April 202121 March 2023

A contemporary approach to today’s science careers looks less like a structured pipeline and more like a collection of paths that change and adapt to the needs of the individual.

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Untangling a Web of Interactions Where Surf Meets Coastal Ocean

by J. Lerczak, J. A. Barth, S. Celona, C. Chickadel, J. Colosi, F. Feddersen, M. Haller, S. Haney, L. Lenain, J. A. MacKinnon, J. MacMahan, K. Melville, A. O’Dea, P. Smit, A. Waterhouse and T. Xu 2 May 201911 January 2022

In 2017, an ocean research team launched an unprecedented effort to understand what drives ocean currents in the overlap regions between surf zones and continental shelves.

Posted inScience Updates

Breaking Internal Tides Keep the Ocean in Balance

by R. Pinkel, M. Alford, A. J. Lucas, S. Johnston, J. A. MacKinnon, A. Waterhouse, N. Jones, S. Kelly, J. Klymak, J. Nash, L. Rainville, Z. Zhao, H. Simmons and P. Strutton 17 November 201512 January 2022

By studying how underwater waves strike the continental slope off Tasmania, researchers seek to uncover the mechanisms that keep the circulation of the global ocean in balance.

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