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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
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Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences Seminar Announcement - Philip Richardson
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- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: The School for Marine Science and Technology
Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences
Seminar Announcement
“How do Albatrosses fly around the world without flapping their wings?”
Philip Richardson
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
SMAST East, Rooms 101/102
And via Zoom
Abstract:
Wandering albatrosses fly long distances over the Southern Ocean, even around the world, without flapping their wings. This has raised interest in how they perform such a feat. Albatrosses are able to do so by “dynamic soaring,” which extracts energy for flight using the vertical gradient of the wind velocity near the ocean surface. The birds soar in an S-shaped trajectory repeatedly crossing through the wind shear layer while soaring in various directions relative to the wind direction, including directly upwind by tacking like a sailboat. A simple dynamic model explains how this works including defining the minimum wind speed for soaring and the maximum observed airspeed to limit stress on the birds’ wings. Dynamic soaring is an extremely powerful method of gaining energy from the wind; recently albatross-sized radio-controlled gliders have achieved speeds reaching 550 miles per hour using dynamic soaring in winds blowing over mountain ridges. The seminar will describe some general techniques for bird soaring and a brief history of dynamic soaring, which starts with Leonardo da Vinci (1513) and continues with Lord Rayleigh (1883). Long GPS trajectories of wandering albatrosses breeding on South Georgia Island in the far Southern Atlantic are presently being used to investigate their soaring ability and flight characteristics.
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- Topical Areas: School for Marine Sciences and Technology, SMAST Seminar Series
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50th Annual Alumni Awards
- Location: The Marketplace
- Contact: UMass Dartmouth Alumni Relations
- Description: The UMass Dartmouth Alumni Association will host the 50th annual Alumni Awards on April 12 at 6 p.m. in the Marketplace on campus, recognizing alumni for their outstanding career accomplishments and impactful service in the community that bring honor to UMass Dartmouth. To commemorate the 50th anniversary, the evening's celebration will feature music by Felix Brown, hors d'oeuvres, and cocktails for guests to enjoy and celebrate UMassD pride.
- Link: https://www.umassd.edu/alumni/events/alumni-awards/
- Topical Areas: Alumni, University Community, University Marketing
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2023 Corsair Challenge
- Location: UMass Dartmouth
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Contact: University Advancement
- Description: Join all members of the UMassD community for our annual day of giving, the Corsair Challenge! Donate to the area of campus most meaningful to you to empower students while helping to secure bonus funds and challenges.
Let's make a difference in the lives of Corsairs!
- Link: https://www.umassd.edu/corsairchallenge
- Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Law Alumni, SMAST, Staff and Administrators, Students, University Community, University Marketing
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Mechanical Engineering Senior Design (Capstone) Presentations, Class of 2023
- Location: Woodland Commons, UMass Dartmouth Campus
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747
- Contact: Mechanical Engineering Department
- Description: The Mechanicoal Engineering Department is pleased to showcase the Class of 2023 Senior Design (Capstone) Presentations on April 26, 2023 at Woodland Commons from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (poster session and prototype viewing / meet-n-greet team members will be from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and team presentations are from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.). Winners and other senior awards will be announced at approximately 4:00 p.m. This highly anticipated annual event provides the Mechanical Engineering Department and College of Engineering with an opportunity to showcase the engineering skills and creative work of students. For administrators, faculty, and staff, this is a chance to wish soon-to-be graduates well in their careers, and reassure them of their professional potential. For family and friends, it's a proud moment and one that begins the long awaited excitement and anticipation towards Commencement. We hope you will join us, as our Senior students are excited to celebrate their academic achievements! Off campus guests should park in Lot #13 or Lot #14, which is about a 5-minute walk from Woodland Commons (or, guests can be dropped off in front of Woodland Commons).
For more information, please contact Dr. Hamed Samandari (hsamandari@umassd.edu) or Sue Cunha (scunha@umassd.edu).
- Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, SMAST, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Conferences & Events
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Department of Fisheries Oceanography Seminar Announcement-Dr. Christopher Murray
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- Description: The School for Marine Science and Technology
Department of Fisheries Oceanography
Seminar Announcement
“The Ecophysiology of Forage Fishes Under Emergent Climate Stressors”
Dr. Christopher Murray
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
SMAST East 101/102
And via Zoom
Abstract: Forage fishes are critical components of most coastal marine food webs and understanding their vulnerability to emergent climate stressors is central to predicting ecosystem resilience more broadly. For example, Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) reproduce in shallow nearshore habitats throughout Pacific Northwest where their embryos and larvae are routinely exposed to coastal acidification events and severe marine heatwaves. In a recent series of studies, we comprehensively evaluated the thermal plasticity of herring embryos under the combined effects of acidification and extreme temperature variability. In some cases, long-term exposure to elevated CO2 elicits a chronic stress response in fish that could increase susceptibility to disease. In a collaboration with the Western Fisheries Research Center, we investigated the chronic effects of acidification on the immune response of juvenile herring infected with a pathogenic virus. On the northwest Atlantic shelf, the Northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius) ranks among the most important forage fish species. Intensive experimental work by our group has conclusively demonstrated that sand lance embryos are exceptionally vulnerable to acidification through a novel mechanism of CO2-induced mortality. The rapid onset of ocean acidification in the Northwest Atlantic will likely impact the reproductive viability of this key species by the end of this century absent rapid adaptation.
Bio: Dr. Murray is an integrative fish biologist who combines laboratory studies with field-based observations to better understand the processes that mediate phenotypic plasticity and flexibility under emerging climate stressors. His work primarily focuses on fish early life stages, which constitute a ‘critical window’ of sensitivity to environmental stress. Chris conducted his dissertation research at the University of Connecticut’s Department of Marine Sciences before moving to the Pacific Northwest where he worked as a research associate with the Washington Ocean Acidification Center and the University of Washington. Currently, Chris is an NSF postdoctoral investigator at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution where he is studying the multigenerational impacts of coastal hypoxia and acidification in a coastal forge fish.
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- Topical Areas: SMAST Seminar Series, School for Marine Sciences and Technology
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Financial Aid FAFSA Help Labs LARTS 202
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- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: Financial Aid Services wants to remind all students to file their FAFSA! Join Financial Aid Services for FAFSA Help Labs in LARTS 202 on Wednesdays and Fridays from 3-4pm for help filing your FAFSA and learning more about financial aid.
Contact Mark Yanni
myanni@umassd.edu
- Topical Areas: Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, Financial Aid
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DIY Arnold Palmers
- Location: The Grove
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- Description: DIY Arnold Palmers in The Grove!
Questions? Email us at dining@umassd.edu, follow us on social @UMassDEats or visit our website: dineoncampus.com/umassd.
- Link: https://dineoncampus.com/umassd/events
- Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, Law Alumni, SMAST, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Student Affairs
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Your Action is Needed - GIC Annual Enrollment
- Location: UMass Dartmouth
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Contact: Benefits
- Description: The GIC has announced major changes to the benefits offered such as:
-Tufts Navigator and Tufts Spirit will discontinue. If you do not select a new health plan by the close of business on May 3, you will be defaulted into a similar plan and you will not be able to make any changes until next year's open enrollment.
-Two new plans are replacing the UniCare Basic plan
-Some health plan options will change based on your place of residence
-National Plan has changed from UniCare Basic to Harvard Pilgrim Access America
-Other changes such as increased premiums, co-payments, new prescription provider, and new flex spending provider.
Your action is needed prior to May 3 to ensure coverage continues to meet your needs.
We strongly encourage you to attend one of the 2 remaining information sessions:
-April 14th via Zoom from 10am - 11am. Registration is required, please register at: https://umassd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wJifHgtbTZ6dHsi09VmBIA
-April 20th at Main Auditorium from 2pm - 3pm. No registration is required
- Link: https://umassd.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wJifHgtbTZ6dHsi09VmBIA
- Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Human Resources
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Classes End
- Location: UMass Dartmouth
, 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
- Cost: N/A
- Contact: Registrar's Office
- Description: Spring classes end today.
- Link: http://www.umassd.edu/academiccalendar/
- Topical Areas: Academic Calendar, Academic Calendar - Spring
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