Oregon Sea Grant

Free-choice learning research comes of age

 The long, rectangular office packed with computer monitors and servers looks more like a storage closet than a control room. But this cramped space is where the magic happens. On a large screen in front of them, Dr. Shawn Rowe and Mark Farley watch a collage of moving images ... Read more ...

Animal encounters: Putting free-choice learning research to work

 People love getting up close and personal with animals in a zoo or aquarium.  Oregon Sea Grant is investigating exactly how such encounters help create real learning about science and the natural world... Read more ...

Questing for fun and knowledge

Cait Goodwin parks her car in front of the Yaquina Head interpretive center. Outside it’s pouring, but a little rain won’t stop her. Follow along on an Oregon Coast Quest and find out how exploring the coast can expand once knowledge about its environment, history and culture. Read more ...

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Wave energy test platform deployed off Oregon coast

One of the first public wave energy testing systems in the United States began operation in August off the Oregon coast near Newport.  Read more ...

Symposium helps teachers understand the ocean

How do you rate “ocean literacy”?   Learn how Lincoln County aims to be the most “ocean literate” district in the country. Web extra: Read an expanded version of the story.

Oregon Sea Grant works with others to coordinate tsunami debris response

When a giant floating dock washed ashore on a central Oregon coast beach in June 2012,  Oregon Sea Grant did what it does best: partnering with other organizations to educate coastal residents on what to expect, and building coalitions to respond. Read more ...