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150 fascinating, fun, important, interesting, lifesaving, life-altering, bizarre and bold ways that MIT has made a difference [including MIT Sea Grant’s AUV, Sea Squirt, #111]

"Some were invented at MIT. Others were simply inspired by time spent at MIT. But all of them (well, maybe not #150) have had a profound impact, in one way or another, on society, culture, politics, economics, transportation, health, science,…

Sea Perch Institute 2011

On May 6, MIT Sea Grant College hosted the Sea Perch Institute Challenge at MIT¡s Zesiger Athletic Center pool. Over 300 middle and high school students worked in teams to analyze and remediate a simulated deep-water oil spill resulting from…

Nominations for Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research due at MIT Sea Grant May 20.

The MIT Sea Grant College Program is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research, an award that honors Horn's ideals: service, creativity, pursuit of excellence and tireless application…
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MIT Sea Grant AUV Lab’s first vehicle, Sea Squirt, now on view at the MIT Museum as part of the MIT 150 Exhibit, through December, 2011.

Many know of Alvin or Jason Jr., two of the great underwater exploration vehicles of the past half-century. Both have deep ties to MIT, where researchers and alumni have been pioneers in the rapid development of robotic underwater vehicles.…

Sea Perch Institute Challenge

MIT Sea Grant College Program AnnouncesTHE 2011 SEA PERCH INSTITUTE CHALLENGE WITHHIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROMBROOKLINE, STONEHAM & SWAMPSCOTT, MA & NEWPORT, RIMay 6, 2011, 9:30 AM ¤ 1 PM, MIT Zesiger Center PoolCambridge, MA,…