March 2025 - MIT Sea Grant

Trees by the coast of Cape Cod. Photo: National Parks Service

Biology Lab, Citizen Science, Education & Training, Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Faculty, Funded Research, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Resilient Communities & Economies, Students

Apply by April 18: Coastal Forests Community Engaged Internship

The Community Engaged Internship (CEI) program is a federally funded initiative through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that provides undergraduate students with paid summer internships with Sea Grant programs. MIT…

MIT professors Themis Sapsis (left) and Fotini Christia will co-lead the newly-launched MIT Maritime Consortium. Photo: Conor McArdle/School of Engineering

Design Lab, Events, Faculty, Funded Research, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Ocean Engineering & Education Lab, Researchers, Resilient Communities & Economies

MIT Maritime Consortium Sets Sail

A new international collaboration unites MIT and maritime industry leaders to develop nuclear propulsion technologies, alternative fuels, data-powered strategies for operation, and more. March 26, 2025 | Anne Wilson, MechE (MIT News) –…

Education & Training, Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Faculty, Misc, News, Ocean Engineering & Education Lab, Students

SeaPerch: A Robot with a Mission

Launched by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch and SeaPerch II have had a big impact on young learners interested in ocean science and engineering. March 20, 2025 | Anne Wilson, MIT MechE – The SeaPerch underwater robot is a popular…

Education & Training, Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Events, Misc, News, Ocean Engineering & Education Lab, Students

Inspiring 8th Grade Students with Real-World STEM Applications through Industry-Education Collaboration

March 19, 2025 (eDynamic Learning) – Learning Blade, a leading STEM career awareness platform for grades 5–9, is collaborating with the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Industrial Base (MIB) Program and BlueForge Alliance (BFA) to inspire the…

Field crew on a beach assembling equipment and waiting for divers to return with sediment cores. Photo credit: Heidi Nepf

Biology Lab, Faculty, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Researchers, Resilient Communities & Economies

Where Carbon Fails to Settle: MIT Study Examines Carbon Storage in MA Seagrass Meadows

MIT study demonstrates patchy meadows of seagrass can have limited carbon storage February 26, 2025 by Stephanie Martinovich / MIT CEE -- Seagrasses and other aquatic plants are recognized as “ecosystem engineers” for their ability to…

Education & Training, Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Events, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Misc, News, Ocean Engineering & Education Lab, Resilient Communities & Economies, Science + Art, Students

Join MIT Sea Grant on April 10 for MIT Museum After Dark: Oceans

MIT Museum After Dark: Oceans Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 6:00pm–9:00pm General Admission - $20 | MIT ID holders - $10 Register here (21+ event) Come to the MIT Museum this April as we unravel the mysteries of the deep and explore the…

Biology Lab, Citizen Science, Education & Training, Environmental Literacy & Workforce Development, Events, Funded Research, Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Marine Advisory Services, Misc, News, Researchers, Resilient Communities & Economies, Social Science, Sustainable Fisheries & Aquaculture

April 8-9: Gulf of Maine Monitoring & Research Symposium

MassBays, MIT Sea Grant, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, and NERACOOS are very excited to announce registration for a symposium to bring together people conducting research and monitoring efforts across the Gulf of Maine. Gulf…