S ▁has ▁published ▁the ▁Bul letin ▁of ▁Marine ▁Science ▁a ▁scientific ▁journal ▁which ▁publish es ▁research ▁papers ▁in ▁the ▁marine ▁subject ▁areas ▁covered ▁by ▁the ▁school . ▁It ▁is ▁published ▁four ▁times ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁National ▁Research ▁Council ▁ranked ▁gradu ate ▁research ▁programs ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁data , ▁and ▁R S MA S ▁ranked ▁ 1 1 th ▁to ▁ 4 0 th ▁among ▁Ocean ography , ▁At mos pher ic ▁Sciences , ▁and ▁Meteor ology ▁Rank ings . ▁The ▁R S MA S ▁entering ▁gradu ate ▁students ' ▁A verage ▁Quant itative ▁Gr adu ate ▁Record ▁Ex am ination ▁score ▁was ▁ 6 8 1 . ▁ ▁Camp us ▁ ▁The ▁Virginia ▁Key ▁ ▁campus ▁includes ▁class room ▁facilities , ▁labor ator ies , ▁a ▁dock , ▁and ▁a ▁student ▁center . ▁The ▁center , ▁called ▁the ▁F . ▁G . ▁Wal ton ▁Smith ▁Commons , ▁holds ▁a ▁c af eter ia ▁and ▁a ▁bar ▁( aka ▁" the ▁wet ▁lab ") ▁that ▁was ▁r ated ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁Miami ' s ▁best ▁secre ts ▁by ▁the ▁Miami ▁New ▁Times ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁The ▁R S MA S ▁campus ▁features ▁mang ro ves , ▁sea ▁gra pe ▁trees , ▁and ▁other ▁d une ▁plants ▁to ▁protect ▁its ▁sand ▁d unes ▁and ▁the ▁campus ▁from ▁storm ▁damage . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁U M ▁received ▁a ▁$ 1 5   mill ion ▁federal ▁grant ▁to ▁help ▁construct ▁a