MIT Arcturus Team with MIT Sea Grant Education Administrator Drew Bennett and their autonomous vessel at the 2023 RoboBoat Competition
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MIT Arcturus Team Excels at RoboBoat Competition

The MIT Arcturus Team traveled to Sarasota, FL March 22-28 with MIT Sea Grant Education Administrator Andrew Bennett for the 16th Annual RoboBoat Competition. RoboBoat is an international competition in which teams build and program autonomous…
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April 18: Science Friday Climate Fair

>>View Event Page via WBUR Attention families! Join Science Friday at CitySpace during Massachusetts school vacation week for a science fair exploring the ways scientists, educators and engineers are inventing solutions to climate change,…
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Nature Photography & Environmental Storytelling Workshop

Nature Photography & Environmental Storytelling Workshop Hosted by: Harvard Natural History Museum + Harvard Museums of Science & Culture (Visit the HMSC website for full details) Thursday, May 4 – Sunday, May 7, 2023  In-person…
Arianna Ilvonen holds her Best UROP Poster Award certificate from the MIT Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition.
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MIT Sea Grant UROP Arianna Ilvonen wins Best UROP Poster Award

Congratulations to Arianna Ilvonen on winning Best UROP Poster Award at the annual MIT Mechanical Engineering Research Exhibition on March 10, 2023! Arianna (MechE '24) developed and deployed an autonomous, cable-mounted coastal monitoring…
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The Success of “Small Boats, Big Taste” with CCCFA

MIT Sea Grant collaborated with the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance on the “Small Boats, Big Taste” program with partners across MA, including the Greater Boston Food Bank. The efforts helped connect families and foodbanks with…
A small group of people walk along a rocky shore with research equipment
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Sea Grant and U.S. Coastal Research Program invest in strengthening resilient coastal communities

January 25, 2023 – Hallee Meltzer, National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) NOAA Sea Grant is pleased to announce recent investments through two complementary initiatives aimed at improving resilience with coastal communities. In response to local…
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EPA Webinar January 12: Recent Graduate Recruitment for Climate Change Positions

U.S. EPA Climate & Air Quality Recruitment Webinar Thursday, January 12, 2023 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST  (Flyer with link to join webinar) The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is hiring soon-to-be and recent graduates in the Science…
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December 1: MIT Sea Grant FY2024 Core RFP Open House

MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities through our Core Request For Proposals (RFP) for Massachusetts research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the Commonwealth. We will hold an Informational…
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Survey: Share your input with Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel by Nov. 18

The Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel (NEANS Panel, NortheastANS.org) would like to hear from you about your work and involvement with marine invasive species. The Panel, including MIT Sea Grant research scientist Carolina Bastidas, is…
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November 12: Swimming with Sharks, Visiting Artist Keith Ellenbogen + Harvard Museum of Natural History

Exhibition Swimming with Sharks: A Deep Dive into Shark Biology and Behavior Opening November 12th (see below for opening talk info) Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Photography by: Keith Ellenbogen,…