2020 visions: ted-like talks
research presentation competition
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
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VICTORIA LONG
Planning for the Inevitable
Flooding and water salinity impacts on agriculture.
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ANNIE SCHATZ
Will Baby Oysters be Carried Safely into the Future or Not?
Effects of ocean acidification on oysters.
![Dan Crear](https://symposium.vaseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/THUMBDan-Crear4.jpg)
DAN CREAR
Keeping Up With Cobia: Changing With Climate
Climate change effects on cobia and fisheries management.
![Corbin Hilling](https://symposium.vaseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/THUMBCorbinHilling2.jpg)
CORBIN HILLING
A Call for Responsible Invasive Species Messaging
Improving messaging regarding the blue catfish “invasion.”
![Brianna Stanley](https://symposium.vaseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/THUMBBriannaStanley1.jpg)
BRIANNA STANLEY
Organic Nitrogen: No Laughing Matter
Effects of nitrogen in nutrient uptake.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
![Justin Shawler](https://symposium.vaseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/THUMBJustinShawler.jpg)
JUSTIN SHAWLER
Sand: A Vital Resource
Sand as a finite and valuable resource.
![Jingwei Song](https://symposium.vaseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/THUMBJingweiSong.jpg)
JINGWEI SONG
Coping with Cold: Will a Popular Game Fish Survive Climate Change?
Trout DNA testing and climate change resilience.
![Christina Buscher](https://symposium.vaseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/THUMBCristinaBuscher.jpg)
CHRISTINA FANTASIA BUSCHER
Close to Home: How Increasing Acidity Affects the Atlantic Blue Crab
Ocean acidifcation effects on blue crabs.
![Vaskar Nepal](https://symposium.vaseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/THUMBVaskarNepal.jpg)
VASKAR NEPAL
Trash or Treasure? Blue Catfish in the Chesapeake Bay Region
Rethinking blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay.
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HANNAH AICHELMAN
Learning from Temperate Corals
Coral DNA testing as model for climate change adaptation.
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