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RSMAS Reunion in San Francisco

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The American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Meeting runs from December 5 to December 9, 2011. Many Rosenstiel School faculty, staff, students, and alumni are in San Francisco sharing their research, learning from their peers, and networking. Half way through the week, they will take a break from the hustle and bustle of this busy meeting to socialize with each other.

On Wednesday, December 7, all faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends are invited to join Dean Roni Avissar and Alumni Manager Laura Bracken for cocktails and appetizers at the Bluestem Brasserie. These mini-reunions are a great way for RSMAS affiliates to stay up to date on the exciting things happening at the School. They will see plans for the new, state of the art, seawater building and learn about the new initiatives and the exciting research happening at RSMAS.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Laura Bracken at 610-306-1926 or alumni@rsmas.miami.edu.

-Laura Bracken
Alumni Manager
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Ocean Kids Continues to Turn the Tides Toward the Future!

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This year’s Ocean Kids sped by, leaving 200 elementary school students with inspired looks upon their faces, along with surprise filled goody bags on their arms.

Kids peer intently into microscopes at the "Marine World Magnified" station, uncovering facts about the Dominican Republic. Photo by Monica Herndon.

The three speakers at the event: University of Miami‘s President,  Dr. Donna E. Shalala, RSMAS‘s very own Dean Ronni Avissar, and Daniell Washington, the founder of the Big Blue and You Foundation, encouraged the young explorers to continue their studies so that maybe one day they could be in the volunteers’ positions. In addition, the station rotation ran smoothly, considering the students could not wait to see what came next on their journey. It was evident that much was learned that Saturday, after hearing the kids answers to the Ocean Kids trivia. As always, the fun continued into the final dance party, where newly formed friendships between station educators and children could be seen on the dance floor. Overall, this year’s event was a success, thanks to all supporters and those involved.

-Melanie Jackson

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