EPP and Hollings scholar blog

Each summer, EPP/MSI and Hollings undergraduate scholars complete summer internships across NOAA. On the scholar blog, they share their experiences by describing their projects, creating art, writing science communication pieces, and more.

Photo essay: Reflecting on interviews with oyster farmers during my internship

November 17, 2023

Grace and the oyster farmer stand on a dock with boats docked on either side. Grace looks at the oyster grower, who is speaking and gesturing towards his boat.

The adventurer: Visualizing my journey as a scientist and Hollings intern through animation

November 17, 2023

TreVaughn is seen from behind, crouching down by the water and pulling in one side of a seine towards himself. The seine is still mostly submerged, with just the floating rope at the top of the seine visible.

A day in the life: My internship at a remote Alaskan research station

November 17, 2023

Emma Rudy posing with her arms spread on top of a mountain. The vegetation is low-lying, allowing for a clear vista of the surrounding mountains.

An internship analyzing low or depleted oxygen in U.S. coastal waters

November 17, 2023

Food for thought: Learning from an internship project on diets of harvested Alaskan fish

November 16, 2023

A day in the life of a scholar researching crab trap efficiency in Alaska

November 8, 2023

Two people focus on a square plate covered in biological growth that is in a small plastic tub full of water. They appear to be using pencils to point to something on the plate.

Advice to future scholars: Time management and friendship during my EPP/MSI internship

November 2, 2023

My internship learning firsthand about research and policymaking work at NOAA

October 26, 2023

Two people crouch next to gallon buckets on an exposed, algae-covered beach during what appears to be low tide. They are digging shallow holes with their hands and searching through the sediment.

Dear future EPP/MSI scholar: Advice from reflecting on my summer internship

October 23, 2023

Hailey Poole's advice for new scholars

An internship growing my skills as a science researcher, educator, and communicator

October 19, 2023

Jonah and Marissa stand in a marshy area and look at a soil core with a meter stick held up to it. Jonah holds a knife as though he is preparing to remove the core from the corer and put it into a labeled Ziploc bag held by Marissa.

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