School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa

Public Outreach

SOEST Brochure

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  • Download high-resolution (49MB) or low-resolution (6MB) PDF of the new SOEST brochure, which provides an excellent overview of the school and its mission.

SOEST Open House

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  • Every second year SOEST holds an Open House to which everyone is invited. Thousands of children from public, private, and home schools all over O‘ahu visit our facilities on the UH Mānoa campus. The 2009 Open House is Friday, Oct 16th and Saturday the 17th.

Ask-an-Earth-Scientist ©

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  • “Your Questions Stop Here.” Submit a question to one of our volunteer experts in the Geology and Geophysics Department. You can also read or search questions that have already been answered.

C-MORE Education & Outreach

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  • C-MORE is committed to training the next generation of microbial oceanographers by working with K-12 students and their teachers. C-MORE is particularly focused on increasing diversity by reaching out to underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities.

SOEST Expeditions

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  • Links to oceanographic research cruises in which SOEST faculty, researchers, and staff are participating in (or have participated in).

Educational Products (K-12)

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  • Materials for educators and the interested public such as workbooks, field guides, lesson plans, and the SOEST Speaker’s Bureau.

Hanauma Bay Education Program

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  • Developed and is administered by the UH Sea Grant College Program. Over one million annual visitors are educated on the value of marine resources and how to safely interact with them. The program also hosts weekly public evening presentations and special public events to share marine and coastal research and issues with community audiences.
 

New! SOEST at iTunes U

SOEST Speakers Bureau

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  • Faculty, staff, and students in this listing are willing to speak to school groups or other organizations about the following topics in ocean and earth science and technology. Contact info for individual speakers is on the web page.

SOEST News

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  • Visit our News portal for links to in-the-news archives, press releases, and awards & honors. The SOEST Bulletin (updated weekly) has events, grant notices, and special announcements.

Planetary Science Research Discoveries (PSRD)

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  • An educational site sharing the latest research on meteorites, planets, and other solar system bodies being made by NASA-sponsored scientists.

NASA Regional Planetary Data Center

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  • An archive of planetary data that serves the planetary research and education community throughout the Pacific, hosting an annual summer “Space Week.”

Other Online Publications

  • A compendium of online departmental newsletters, educational materials, and other publications.

“Aloha Bowl”

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  • Developed to stimulate interest in the ocean sciences among high school students and demonstrate to the public the importance of the oceans in our daily lives, the most recent Hawaii Regional Competition for the National Ocean Science Bowl—the “Aloha Bowl”—was in February 2009.

SOEST Bulletin

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  • Weekly news at the School, including events, grants, publications, and other announcements.
If you have news to share, or would like more information about any of the above, please contact:

Mahalo! (Thank you!)

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