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Announcing our new managing director
Announcing our new managing director
The Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR) is pleased to welcome Rodrigo Menafra in his new role as Managing Director of MEOPAR’s Administrative Centre. Menafra brings more than 20 years of experience in the coastal and ocean management sector, in which he has been involved in multi-year, national and international, multi-disciplinary and multi-partner…
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From HQP to industry
From HQP to industry
Rui Zhang When Rui Zhang began his oceanography graduate study at Dalhousie University in 2014, he anticipated the traditional academic career path unfolding before him. With a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Ocean University of China in Qingdao, the natural next steps of a PhD, postdocs and eventual academic appointment seemed clear. Four years…
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Planning ahead before a disaster
Planning ahead before a disaster
Understanding and preparing for flood risks in Canadian communities Greg Oulahen “The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.” — JOHN F. KENNEDY, STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS JANUARY 11, 1962 For Ryerson University’s Dr. Greg Oulahen, preparing for future flood risk cannot wait until the waters start rising. Oulahen…
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Government of Canada and MEOPAR partner on ocean observation
Government of Canada and MEOPAR partner on ocean observation
March 7, Halifax—MEOPAR was pleased to join with Fisheries and Oceans Canada recently to announce funding for the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System (CIOOS). Andy Fillmore, the Member of Parliament for Halifax and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, made the announcement at Dalhousie’s Steele Ocean Sciences Building on behalf of the…
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Canada’s ocean scientists can’t get to sea
Canada’s ocean scientists can’t get to sea
Canadian ocean research is suffering from a lack of available research ship time, a new report finds. The report, commissioned by the Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network (MEOPAR), outlines a serious gap between the amount of time researchers need to spend at sea performing valuable experiments and the availability of vessels that can…
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Announcement on the future of the NCE program
Announcement on the future of the NCE program
The federal government announced today that the NCE program will wrap up over the next three years, to be replaced by new funding initiatives. For thirty years, the Networks funded under this NCE program have focused research, training and partner resources on some of Canada’s most critical social and economic challenges, producing research breakthroughs, increased private sector R&D…
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