From left, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Betsy Gladfelter, University of the Virgin Islands President David Hall, and Rosenstiel School research professor Peter Ortner.
August 25, 2009 — St. Thomas, Virgin Islands — Representatives of the University of Miami's (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) have signed an agreement to cooperate in their scientific research and educational endeavors. The new affiliation will allow investigators to collaborate on research projects, share library resources, host joint meetings and symposia, and apply for funding in areas of mutual interest. The partnership will also allow both universities to host graduate and undergraduate researchers, providing them with unrivaled opportunities to conduct fieldwork. In addition, the agreement will provide students with access to virtual seminars, which will enable them to remotely attend classes. Rosenstiel School students, for example, will be able to attend classes offered by RSMAS alumnae, Dr. Nasseer Idrisi, a biological oceanographer and research professor in UVI's Center for Marine and Environmental Science (CMES). This fall, Idrisi will broadcast his classes from the deck of a research vessel, where through a grant from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program, he will be studying the tectonic processes at work on the Shatsky Rise east of Japan. Dr. Peter Ortner, UM Rosenstiel School research professor and director of NOAA's Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) and Dr. Betsy Gladfelter of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) recently met with Dr. David Hall, the new president of UVI, to contribute to UVI's strategic planning process.
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