What’s the Deal With Mineral-Based Sunscreen?
Taking a tropical vacation this summer to snorkel some coral reefs? Think about your sunscreen options before you dive in! Many sunscreens contain chemicals, like oxybenzone and octinoxate, that harm corals by causing coral bleaching. Hawaii has even banned the sale of sunscreens containing these chemicals beginning 2021! What is coral bleaching? Coral bleaching is […]
Comcast NBCU Foundation Announces 2019 Project Innovation Winners
Comcast NBCUniversal Foundation Announces 2019 Project Innovation Winners STONINGTON, CT. NBC Connecticut/WVIT, Telemundo Connecticut/WRDM, and the NBCUniversal Foundation named the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) as one of the recipients of its 2019 Project Innovation grant. The stations selected NESS and six other nonprofits across Connecticut to receive a total of $225,000 in […]
Water, Water Everywhere: NESS Studies Long Island Sound Water Quality
What better way to begin the day than with an early morning paddle or boat ride! This is exactly what our staff in Stonington and New London are doing to test the water quality of Long Island Sound (LIS) in Stonington Harbor and Alewife Cove. Save the Sound is a nonprofit that protects Connecticut and […]
NESS Brings New London High Schoolers Outdoors!
NESS’s AmeriCorps members work in the New London Public School District, including at the STEM and Technology Magnet High School. During the 2018-2019 school year, our second-year member, Haley, worked within the high school to provide tutoring, mentoring, and support for students and teachers. Throughout the day, she provides help to students in the classroom […]
Winners Announced in Statewide Drawing Contest
New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) announced this year’s winning artists for the statewide calendar drawing contest entitled “Long Island Sound and Its Watershed: What It Means to Me.” The annual drawing contest is open to all Connecticut students currently in Grades K-6. Ilana Gilbert of the Cloonan Middle School in Stamford was named […]
History Comes Alive Through Ocean Exploration
History came alive this week just off the NESS docks in Stonington Harbor! A collaboration between the Stonington Historical Society and the University of Rhode Island has brought URI’s Brennan T. Phillips, Assistant Professor from the Dept. of Ocean Engineering, to discover and explore the 1814 Battle of Stonington. The National Park Service’s Battlefield Protection […]
NESS in the News: The Day “New England Science & Sailing named nonprofit of the year”
NESS was recently featured in The Day. Read more here: New England Science & Sailing named nonprofit of the year The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut has named the New England Science & Sailing Foundation its Nonprofit of the Year, an award recognizing the organization’s education-related services and physical presence in eastern Connecticut. The […]
Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Names Stonington Organization “Nonprofit of the Year”
At its Annual Meeting on March 27, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut named the New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) “Nonprofit of the Year.” This award recognizes the organization the provides a valued service with a physical presence in eastern CT. The Chamber’s Annual Meeting had over 230 people in attendance, […]
Sound and the Ocean: The Connection Between Music and Science
New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) and the Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra (ESCO) presented New London 4th graders with an exciting collaboration! This project, funded by Pfizer, exposed New London students to live music and interdisciplinary learning. Kelli O’Connor (clarinet), Tom Brown (trumpet), and Becky Johnson (viola) from ESCO visited students from Winthrop STEM […]
Made In AmeriCorps: Celebrating AmeriCorps Week 2019
What is AmeriCorps? It’s AmeriCorps Week and New England Science & Sailing Foundation (NESS) is excited to recognize our five-year-strong AmeriCorps program. AmeriCorps, a national service program, brings people together across the country to serve in communities that need it most. AmeriCorps offers a variety of different service opportunities, from serving in schools, in the […]
