Resource of the Month:

"Mental Health First Aid is a course that teaches you how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. The training helps you identify, understand, and respond to signs of addictions and mental illnesses."

University Libraries also provides a research guide with resources for stress relief

New Entry Sign Blooms!

The final touches for the new GCRL entry sign were added recently. The planter atop the sign now has yellow pansies and chrysanthemums. What a pretty way to greet visitors and employees to the campus!

Save the Date!

2023 Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup 

Registration for the Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup event is OPEN!!  

The 2023 Annual Mississippi Coastal Cleanup event is scheduled for Saturday, October 21st from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at multiple locations across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. With 11 cleanup sites to choose from, volunteers will spend the morning removing trash from our beloved beaches while also recording amazing data on what is collected.

Participants will receive an event t-shirt and enter a raffle for a chance to win a kayak, Yeti cooler, and other prizes. 

Click the button below to check out event details, view the site location map, and register!

Registration closes on Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 for planning and preparation.

Join us on Saturday, October 21, from 8 am to 11 am at East Beach (Halstead Rd and East Beach Drive) to participate in the 2023 Coastal Clean Up. This year volunteers who register by the deadline of October 17, are eligible to win a kayak and receive a tee-shirt when they check in at the site. In 2022, four MEGSA members participated. 

• Trunk or Treat @ 6 p.m. (best set up wins a prize!!)
• Concessions and games @ 6 p.m.
• Costume contest right before we roll the film at 7 p.m.

More Save the Dates

October

• USM Graduate School Three Minute Thesis Registration Deadline: Friday, October 13, at 5 pm, Presentation Submission Deadline: October 27



• GCRL Pop-Up Science Café CRFD Highlights October 17

• Mississippi Coastal Clean Up October 21 (GCRL teams meet at East Beach, OS)

• GCRL Science Café 10/31 (cancelled)

Upcoming COA Seminar Series

10-Nov

Sandra Correa, MSU

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GCRL Science Café

Tuesday, October 17th - 6:00 - 7:30 pm 

Caylor Auditorium

(703 East Beach Drive, aka “Halstead” campus)

"Like" the GCRL Science Cafe Facebook page for more information about upcoming Science Cafe events.

If you missed any of our Zoom GCRL Science Cafes or prefer to attend the event via Facebook Live, visit our Marine Education Center’s (MEC) Facebook page at the link below.

Gulf Coast Research Laboratory

703 East Beach Drive

Ocean Springs, MS 39564

Joyce Shaw, Head Librarian - 228-872-4213