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High school students learn about harmful algae in western Alaska

By Alaska Sea Grant | January 26, 2023

Student in a science lab holding a dropper and slide next to microscope. Teacher watching and holding bottle of seawater taken from Port of Nome.

For three days in November, students from Nome-Beltz High School learned about ocean algae, especially about toxin producing species that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) in humans and marine wildlife.…

Regional conference on sharing science and knowledge held in Nome

By Sue Keller | April 5, 2018

Organizers of the 11th Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference say turnout and quality of presentations this year were outstanding. Held in Nome March 28-30, the conference drew more than 130 people from Alaska, the Bering Strait region, and beyond.