We are getting excited  and gearing up for the 2012 Finals here at the National Office. We are looking forward to a successful and fun competition this year in Baltimore! We would like to extend a special welcome a few new teams to Finals this year. The following teams will be attending Finals for the [...]

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The National Ocean Sciences Bowl® (NOSB) is revamping its competition question writing process and is looking to hire science question writers during the summer of 2012 to write questions for our 2013 competitions.

[ April 28, 2012 10:00 am to April 29, 2012 4:00 pm. ] Join NOSB at the USA Science & Engineering Festival! The festival will feature over 3,000 fun, interactive exhibits, more than 100 stage shows and 33 author presentations. There will also be a book fair and a career pavilion for high-school students that includes a college fair, a job fair and a “Meet the Scientist/Engineer” networking area. The Festival will be held April 27-29, 2012 at the Walter E Washington Convention Center. Be sure to stop by the NOSB booth and say “Hi!”

‘Utter satisfaction’ for a winning Aloha Bowl team.

(From The Maui News) – By answering complex and college-level questions, Maui High School captured its fifth Hawaii Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl title Saturday at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Santa Monica High Tops Regional Ocean Sciences Bowl.

(From www.jpl.nasa.gov) – The final match at the 13th annual Los Angeles “Surf Bowl” academic competition at the University of Southern California on Saturday, March 3, was a case of déjà vu for the participants and the spectators who watched last year’s finals.

NOSB is pleased to announce the topic for the 2012 Science Expert Briefing is Marine Renewable Energy.

At this year’s Finals in Baltimore, teams will role-play scientists advising Congress on the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2011 (H.R.2994), informing policymakers on what scientific information needs to be considered before moving the bill forward.

Science Expert Briefing (SEB) Webinar Training for Coaches
Tonight, March 6 @ 8pm EST
For more information on the webinar, email nosb@oceanleadership.org.
For more information on the SEB, click here.

Game show-style competition tests high school teams’ knowledge of oceans.

(From U-T San Diego) – What is an estuary? Does a gulf stream have a larger volume transport than a Humboldt Current? If the height of a wave is 2 meters, what is its amplitude?

Scripps grad student and Grunion Bowl volunteer discusses the wide-reaching impacts and importance of NOSB.

Cape Henlopen’s team hailed from Delaware to test out their marine science skills at this year’s Chesapeake Bay Bowl in Fairfax, VA.