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The Center for Ocean Leadership (COL) is the newest University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) Community Program (UCP). COL connects, convenes, and supports collaboration within the ocean science and technology community, represented by a network of affiliate institutions from academic, non-profit, and commercial sectors.

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Riding the Wave of Knowledge

As the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research’s (UCAR) newest community program, the Center for Ocean Leadership (COL) is once again making waves. Between January and March, COL’s National Ocean Sciences Bowl® (NOSB), a nationally recognized and highly acclaimed high school academic competition, engaged approximately 650 students on 150 teams from 105 schools across 21 states in 17 regional ocean sciences bowls hosted by universities and education-focused institutions around the country.

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Wind turbines off the shore of Rhode Island. Image: Shaun Dakin, Unspalsh

Center for Ocean Leadership to Support Research into Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Wildlife in U.S. Atlantic Waters

The Center for Ocean Leadership (COL), a community program of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), has established a partnership with the Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind (RWSC) to facilitate research related to offshore wind and wildlife in U.S. Atlantic waters.

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Our Team

Our team has a proven track record of shaping the future of ocean science and technology through discovery, understanding, and action.

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Current Programs

The Center for Ocean Leadership enhances ocean discovery through community-wide research programs we manage and support.

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Have questions about the new COL or ideas for collaboration? Use this form to get in touch with the Center for Ocean Leadership team.

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