{"id":30,"date":"2019-01-10T13:11:47","date_gmt":"2019-01-10T17:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2025-07-16T08:43:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:43:35","slug":"temperatecorals-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/temperatecorals-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Temperate Corals in the News"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>This page is no longer being maintained. Please bookmark our new page at <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.tufts.edu\/astrangia\/\"><strong>https:\/\/sites.tufts.edu\/astrangia\/<\/strong><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/astrangia\/files\/2019\/04\/Slide1_edited-2-636x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"929\" height=\"222\" class=\"wp-image-139 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/files\/2019\/04\/Slide1_edited-2-636x152.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/files\/2019\/04\/Slide1_edited-2.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 929px) 100vw, 929px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NPR covers the unusually warm 2023 summer temperatures in New England, and the impact on <em>Astrangia poculata<\/em>, aired on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctpublic.org\/show\/where-we-live\/2023-07-31\/connecticut-coral-could-play-a-key-role-in-climate-resilience?fbclid=IwAR15acKRlLXvbZ9BU4WoPdbMDhZmPeW5eZCiOAJNpCgdxQuVKbuYNB1N3eg\">NPR &#8220;Where We Live&#8221;<\/a> with Astrangia researchers Dr. Amy Apprill, Dr. Sean Grace, and Dr. Koty Sharp!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Some coverage of the 2021 designation of <em>Astrangia<\/em>\u00a0<em>poculata<\/em>\u00a0as the\u00a0#OfficialStateCoral of Rhode Island!<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecori.org\/narragansett-bay\/2021\/6\/30\/northern-star-coral-poised-to-show-rhode-island-way-forward\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.ecori.org\/narragansett-bay\/2021\/6\/30\/northern-star-coral-poised-to-show-rhode-island-way-forward<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/05\/20\/metro\/rhode-island-gains-new-official-state-symbol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/05\/20\/metro\/rhode-island-gains-new-official-state-symbol\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/03\/05\/metro\/making-push-rhode-island-state-coral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.bostonglobe.com\/2021\/03\/05\/metro\/making-push-rhode-island-state-coral\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #515151;\">\u200b<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsupnewp.com\/2021\/05\/northern-star-coral-one-step-closer-to-becoming-rhode-islands-official-state-coral\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/whatsupnewp.com\/2021\/05\/northern-star-coral-one-step-closer-to-becoming-rhode-islands-official-state-coral\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/2021\/04\/03\/ri-may-name-official-state-coral-bellwether-climate-change\/7070814002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/2021\/04\/03\/ri-may-name-official-state-coral-bellwether-climate-change\/7070814002\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rwuhawksherald.com\/6462\/news\/a-strange-new-state-symbol\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/rwuhawksherald.com\/6462\/news\/a-strange-new-state-symbol\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Astrangia<\/em> microbiome research provides clues about how microbiomes recover from disturbance:\n<ul>\n<li>NSF produced a brief audio story about <em>Astrangia<\/em> microbiome research! Listen here to the <strong><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/news\/mmg\/mmg_disp.jsp?med_id=187384&amp;from=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coral-lations episode<\/a>!\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/press-room\/news-release\/northern-star-coral-study\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/press-room\/news-release\/northern-star-coral-study\/\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/discoveries\/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302751&amp;org=NSF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/discoveries\/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=302751&amp;org=NSF<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How this New England Coral is weathering climate change, in BU &#8220;The Brink&#8221;: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2020\/randi-rotjan-coral-climate-change\/\">http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2020\/randi-rotjan-coral-climate-change\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Nature Lab Animal <\/em>covers cnidarian animal models <em>Astrangia<\/em> and <em>Aiptasia<\/em>: The quest for an animal model of coral health and disease: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41684-019-0467-7\">https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41684-019-0467-7<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Astrangia<\/em> as a model system for studying coral-microbe symbiosis:<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecori.org\/narragansett-bay\/2019\/10\/11\/resilient-ocean-state-coral-may-help-save-tropical-relatives\">https:\/\/www.ecori.org\/narragansett-bay\/2019\/10\/11\/resilient-ocean-state-coral-may-help-save-tropical-relatives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">NPR covered our collaborative efforts to get <em>Astrangia<\/em> reproducing in the lab:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/earthwhile\/2019\/08\/23\/northern-star-coral\">https:\/\/www.wbur.org\/earthwhile\/2019\/08\/23\/northern-star-coral<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">Reports of microplastics in <em>Astrangia poculata<\/em>\u00a0in the\u00a0<em>Proceedings of the\u00a0Royal Society<\/em>:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/2019\/06\/these-corals-choose-to-eat-plastic-over-food\/\">https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/environment\/2019\/06\/these-corals-choose-to-eat-plastic-over-food\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/environment\/some-coral-are-choosing-to-eat-bits-of-plastic-over-brine-shrimp-eggs\/\">https:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/environment\/some-coral-are-choosing-to-eat-bits-of-plastic-over-brine-shrimp-eggs\/<\/a><span style=\"color: #2a2a2a;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecori.org\/narragansett-bay\/2019\/6\/27\/researchers-discover-microplastics-pose-deadly-threat-to-corals\">https:\/\/www.ecori.org\/narragansett-bay\/2019\/6\/27\/researchers-discover-microplastics-pose-deadly-threat-to-corals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/community\/environment\/researchers-shocked-at-the-amount-of-plastic-found-in-coral\/\">https:\/\/www.wpri.com\/community\/environment\/researchers-shocked-at-the-amount-of-plastic-found-in-coral\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/openexplorer.nationalgeographic.com\/expedition\/astrangiainastrangeland\/view\/6001667\">National Geographic Explorers <em>Astrangia<\/em> blog<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wpri.com\/2017\/11\/06\/local-researchers-trying-to-unlock-the-secrets-in-coral\/\"><em>Astrangia<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>made the evening news<\/a>, on an especially gorgeous day in the field. And wow, that drone!! Thanks, TJ DelSanto from WPRI News.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\">Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is enthusiastic about\u00a0<em>Astrangia<\/em>\u00a0research: he mentioned it as a study organism that will be valuable for addressing the timely issue of climate change, speaking\u00a0at the launch of the new Rhode Island Shellfish Initiative.\u00a0\u200b He even put an\u00a0<em>A. poculata<\/em>\u00a0skeleton in the time capsule!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/news\/20160630\/roger-williams-professor-studies-fragile-coral-for-effects-of-global-warming\"><em>Providence Journal<\/em><\/a>\u00a0highlights\u00a0<em>Astrangia<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and how we can translate our findings about the <em>Astrangia<\/em> microbiome to understanding resilience in corals and coral microbiomes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f3f3f;\">The local Rhode Island newsletter\u00a0<em>EcoRI<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>covered<span>\u00a0our collaborative work on\u00a0<\/span><em>Astrangia<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>and microplastics pollution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"responsiveVideo responsive-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Coral Weathers Climate Change\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Chu-rYqJ0Z0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page is no longer being maintained. Please bookmark our new page at https:\/\/sites.tufts.edu\/astrangia\/ &nbsp; NPR covers the unusually warm 2023 summer temperatures in New England, and the impact on Astrangia poculata, aired on NPR &#8220;Where We Live&#8221; with Astrangia researchers Dr. Amy Apprill, Dr. Sean Grace, and Dr. Koty Sharp! &nbsp; Some coverage of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14599,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/no-sidebars.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14599"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/astrangia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}