PRESS RELEASES
Selected press releases from my work as a marketing intern and communications intern.
MOTE STUDY: CAN FILTER-FEEDING MARINE LIFE REDUCE RED TIDE IMPACTS?
June 25, 2018
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are launching a research project this week that will test whether filter-feeding animals and seaweeds can help mitigate the effects of Florida red tide, an algal bloom caused by the naturally occurring microscopic organism Karenia brevis.
MOTE SCIENTISTS TAG TWO WHALE SHARKS OFF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA
June 20, 2018
Thanks to whale shark sightings reported by the public off the southwest Florida coast in early June, scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory located five of the polka-dotted, filter-feeding giants and tagged two of them with tracking devices on the afternoon of June 14.
MOTE PARTNERS WITH SCIGIRLS TO OFFER STEM SUMMER CAMP FOR GIRLS
May 22, 2018
The week of Fourth of July is all about girl power at Mote Marine Laboratory—this summer, Mote will be offering an exciting, free, week-long opportunity for girls going into grades 6th to 8th. Mote is partnering again with SciGirls, a NSF-funded informational science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educational program started by the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to spark girls’ interest and engagement in STEM.