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Ecology: Bleaching increases chance of coral disease

Mass coral bleaching has devastated coral colonies around the world for almost three decades. Now scientists from UM have found that bleaching can make corals more susceptible to disease and, in turn, coral disease can exacerbate the negative effects of bleaching. A paper in the October issue of the journal Ecology shows that when they occur together, this combination of afflictions causes greater harm to corals than either does on its own. 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…