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RIES
LAB IN THE NEWS
LASER
ABLATION INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS
SPECTROMETRY @ UNC
Ries
Lab and collaborators awarded NSF funding for
acquisition of a Thermo Finnigan Element2 inductively
coupled plasma mass spectrometer and a Photon Machines 193 laser
ablation system. LINK
FOREREEF CORALS
OF THE BELIZE BARRIER REEF SYSTEM IN
DECLINE OVER PAST CENTURY
Postdoctoral
fellow Karl Castillo Awarded UNC Postdoctoral
Scholar Award for Research Excellence,
September 2011. LINK
Ries Lab awarded $231,933 NOAA grant to
reconstruct recent climate change and impact
on Carribbean reef-building corals, June 2011.
HD VIDEO: "Researchers study coral
growth in Mesoamerican barrier reef" by Rob
Holliday. UNC News, May 2011. LINK
"Diving deep into coral science" by Tyler
Dukes. Raleigh News and Observer/Charlotte
Observer, April 2011. LINK
"Coral growth bands reveal survival clues" by
Patric Lane. UNC Gazette, May 2011. LINK
"New study finds growth of corals on the
Belize Barrier Reef is slowing" by John Bruno.
Climateshifts.org,
February 2011. LINK
"On coral reef,
location seals fate" by Patric Lane.
Futurity.org, February 2011. LINK
MARINE
CALCIFIERS EXHIBIT MIXED RESPONSES TO
CO2-INDUCED OCEAN ACIDIFICATION
“Pollution
tilts undersea arms race,” by Tom Pelton.
The
Environment in Focus – Maryland Public
Radio, May 2012. LINK
“Crab
vs. Oyster: As Acidity Increases, Some
Species May Win and Others Lose,” by
Jeffrey Brainard. Chesapeake
Quarterly, March 2012. LINK
Ries Lab awarded $655,688 NSF grant
to study impacts of ocean acidification on
calcification rates, mineralogy, chemistry,
and biomechanical properties of marine
calcifiers, September 2010. LINK
Ries Lab research featured on the
cover of the textbook "Analytical
Chemistry", by Daniel C. Harris (WH
Freeman). LINK
"Gulf of Maine changing" by Kelsey
Abbott & Justin Ries. Bangor Daily
News, August 2010. LINK
Iglesias-Rodriguez & Ries
Response to US Senate Subcommittee Hearing (SR-253) hearing
on The Environmental and Economic Impacts of
Ocean Acidification, May 2010. LINK
"US Senate Commerce, Science, and
Transportation Subcommittee (SR-253) hearing
on The Environmental and Economic Impacts of
Ocean Acidification" (times: 72:30; 75:30;
100:00; 102:30), April 2010. LINK
“Giant
lobsters
from
rising
greenhouse
gases?”
by Guy Raz. All
Things
Considered – National Public Radio,
December 2009.
RADIO
BROADCAST
TRANSCRIPT
“Ocean
acidification: a risky shell game – How
will climate change affect the shells and
skeletons of sea life?” by Kate Madin. Oceanus, December 2009. LINK
“Acidic
oceans may be a boon for some marine
dwellers,” by DeLene Beeland. Science,
December 2009. LINK
“Consider
the lobster,” by Olive Heffernan. Nature –
Climate Change, December 2009. LINK
“New climate
change signal: oceans turning acidic,” by
Peter Spotts. Christian Science Monitor,
December 2009. LINK
“Climate
change creates shell-size surprise,” by
Daniel Cressey. Nature, December 2009. LINK
“Some
lobsters, crabs withstand ocean's CO2
increases,” by Dan Vergano. USA Today,
December 2009. LINK
“More CO2 in
seas helps some shells, study finds.” MSNBC,
December 2009. LINK
“Acid ocean
test looks to the past,” by DeLene
Beeland. Science in the Triangle,
December 2009. LINK
“Prepare for
a lobster-full future: Acidic oceans could
help some critters,” by Brett Israel. Discover
Magazine, December 2009. LINK
“Lobsters to
be supersized by climate change?” by Brian
Handwerk. National Geographic,
December 2009. LINK
“Extra
carbon dioxide bulks up lobsters,” by
Sarah Everts. Chemical and Engineering News,
December 2009. LINK
“Marine
calcifiers
exhibit
mixed
responses
to
CO2-induced ocean acidification,” by J.
Roff. ClimateShifts.org,
December 2009. LINK
“Will acid
seas result in giant shellfish?” by David
Braun. National
Geographic News, December 2009. LINK
“Some ocean
dwellers increase their shell-size when
exposed to more CO2,” by Kimberly McGuire.
Saint
Louis Dispatch, December 2009. LINK
“A more
acidic ocean won't harm all shell
builders, research indicates,” by Scott
Learn. The
Oregonian, December 2009. LINK
“Changing
oceans mean losers and winners among
species,” by Dale Neal. Asheville
Citizen-Times, December 2009. LINK
“Ocean
acidification causing some shells to grow
thicker,” by Jaymi Heimbuch. Treehugger,
December 2009. LINK
“Study:
Acidified water good for lobsters.” UPI,
December 2009. LINK
“Acid oceans
can trigger thicker shells,” by Emma
Woollacott. TGDaily, December 2009.
LINK
“Excess CO2
strengthens some organisms, findings
show,” by Analia Murias. Fish
Information and Services,
December 2009. LINK
“Sea
creatures build larger shells – all
because of ocean acidification,” by Tudor
Vieru. Softpedia,
December 2009. LINK
“Acidified
water proves to be good for lobsters,
crabs and shrimp.” EcoWorld,
December
2009.
LINK
“In CO2-rich
environment, some ocean dwellers increase
shell production.” EurekAlert,
December 2009. LINK
“Jumbo
shellfish rule in acidic oceans.” Futurity.org,
December 2009. LINK
“Acid test:
Study reveals both losers and winners of
CO2-induced ocean acidification.” Environmental
Awareness Report, December 2009.
LINK
“Marine
calcifiers exhibit mixed responses to
CO2-induced ocean acidification,” by Scott
Doney. Faculty
of 1000, December 2009. LINK
“In CO2-rich
environment, some ocean dwellers increase
shell production.” FreeRepublic,
December 2009. LINK
“Surprise
find: some shellfish benefit from CO2.” X-Ray
Magazine, December 2009. LINK
“In carbon
dioxide-rich environment, some ocean
dwellers increase shell
production.” Science Daily, December
2009. LINK
“Acid test:
UNC study reveals both losers and winners
of CO2-induced ocean acidification,” by
Patric Lane. UNC Press Release,
December 2009. LINK
“In CO2-rich
environment, some ocean dwellers increase
shell production,” by Joel Greenberg. WHOI Press
Release, December 2009. LINK
“Off-balance
ocean,” by Rachel Petkewich. Chemical
and Engineering News, February 2009.
PDF
“The many
dangers of greenhouse gases,” by Richard
Kerr. Science,
January 2009. PDF
“Marine
calcifiers
in a high-CO2 ocean,” by
Victoria Fabry. Science, April 2008. PDF
SULFUR ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY IN TERMINAL
PROTEROZOIC TIME
"In African
rocks, traces of evolutionary blast," by
Jennifer Leonard. Futurity.org, August
2009. PDF
"Old
rocks breathe fresh air into evolution
debate," by Patric Lane. UNC News, August
2009. PDF
EFFECT OF
SEAWATER MG/CA ON CORAL CALCIFICATION
“Surprise!
Corals switch their skeleton as seawater
changes,” by Lisa DeNike. The Gazette, July 2006. PDF
“Corals
adapt to sea change,” by Carolyn Gramling. Geotimes,
September 2006. PDF
“Corals
undergo sea change,” by Ken Ferguson. Frontiers
in Ecology and the Environment,
August 2006.
“Coral
polyps can adjust skeletons to water
chemistry,” by Sara Goudarzi. FOXNews.com,
July, 2006. PDF
“Sea change:
skeletons of ancient corals different from
today's,” by Lisa DeNike. The
Gazette, November 2004. PDF
“Sea change
had major effect on coral reefs: Ocean
chemistry led to death, rebound, JHU
student finds,” by Dennis O’Brien. The Baltimore
Sun,
November, 2004. PDF
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