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The Department of Ocean & Earth Sciences acquires and disseminates knowledge of the earth system, including the relationships among the biological, chemical, geological and physical components of our planet. It is critical that we understand both natural and human-induced processes that change this system so we are prepared to meet present and future challenges. With curiosity, creativity, scholarship, and respect as cornerstones of our philosophy, we strive to increase scientific knowledge and literacy through excellence in research, education, and service to the Commonwealth of Virginia and society in general.
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The Challenges of Research in a Hostile Climate
In a unique collaborative trip to the Arctic, two Old Dominion University faculty members gained valuable insight into each other's research challenges. And the information gleaned on the week-long trip could help make climate change research more affordable and efficient.
ODU Researchers Discuss Sea Level Rise with Visiting Congressional Staffers
Legislative assistants for 10 members of the U.S. House of Representatives learned about Old Dominion University's breadth of multidisciplinary research and outreach on sea level rise and recurrent flooding during a visit to the University on May 3.
Introductory Oceanography Class Explores Coastal Waters on the RV Fay Slover
Introductory Oceanography Class Explores Coastal Waters on the RV Fay Slover
Dr. Cutter leads latest US GEOTRACES expedition in the Pacific Ocean
Dr. Greg Cutter is chief scientist for an oceanographic cruise that is a key transect for the international GEOTRACES program to examine the biogeochemical cycling of trace elements and isotopes in the world's oceans.
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Old Dominion University Hosts Joint Army, Navy ROTC Commissioning Ceremony
Thirty-one new officers, including 24 from ODU, swore an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic." (More)
William Dunstan, Longtime Chair of the Department of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Dies at 87
He merged the oceanography and geology programs into one department and played a key role in the creation of the Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography. (More)