sea grant college

noun

1. a college or university doing research on marine resources under the U.S. National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sea grant college¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“Even with this generational investment that’s being made, we think it shows the need and the demand in communities nationwide for programs like this,” said Jonathan Pennock, director of NOAA’s National Sea Grant College Program, which is helping to manage the initiative.

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Spending on climate and weather research remained largely the same, with the cuts coming from several “wet” programs: The National Sea Grant College Program was trimmed by $10 million, to $80 million; ocean observations were cut from $56 million to $52.5 million; and the National Oceanographic Partnership Program fell from $7 million to $2.5 million.

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"There's plastic dust in the air. We're all potentially breathing plastic now," said Höök, who also directs the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program.

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In addition to working at LSU, Twilley has spent about nine years as executive director of Louisiana Sea Grant College Program, which uses the Wax Lake Delta as a classroom for middle- and high-school students.

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A 2010 report from the University of Hawaii's Sea Grant College Program noted rainfall had declined by 15% over the past two decades.

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