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- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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Robert C. Hale

Professor

Email: [[hale]]
Phone: (804) 684-7228
Office: Chesapeake Bay Hall S310
Section: Ecosystem Health
Interests: Environmental chemistry, biosolids, fate and availability of man-made compounds in aquatic environments.
Links: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/units/programs/envchem/hale_lab/, Hale Lab Group}}

Education

B.S. in Biology and BA in chemistry from Wayne State University (Detroit) in 1979
Ph.D. from William & Mary in 1983

About

Rob Hale focuses on environmental chemistry and associated toxicological outcomes; primarily the sources, fate, exposure to and impacts of synthetic organic pollutants and microplastics on ecosystems and human health. To accomplish this, he integrates modern analytical chemistry techniques and collaborates with investigators across other fields such as toxicology. Prior to joining the VIMS faculty, he was employed as a Sr. Environmental Research Chemist at Mobil Corp. In Princeton, NJ.