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Sunday September 21: MIT Sea Grant at Cambridge Science Carnival

Join us on Sunday September 21 at the Kendall/MIT Open Space to celebrate our community together through STEAM. Cambridge Science Carnival is a gigantic yearly STEAM fair organized by the MIT Museum, with hundreds of activities, installations…

Four students selected as 2025 Dean Horn Awardees

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Four Students Win 2025 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research

MIT Sea Grant is happy to announce the winners of the 2025 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research. For the first time, MIT Sea Grant has selected four MIT students to receive the award: Thao Do (Mechanical Engineering…

A map of the United States showing locations of all of the Sea Grant supporters who signed on to the letters to Congress

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Sea Grant Support: A Note from the Director

We are asking for your support urging Congress to maintain funding for Sea Grant. To date, over 600 individuals have signed on in support of our Massachusetts programs, MIT Sea Grant and WHOI Sea Grant. We greatly appreciate all of your support…

Two students stand on a dock holding an underwater vehicle.

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Students Dive into Course S.201: Introduction to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

March 14, 2025 (Anne Wilson, MIT MechE) — When Michael Benjamin, principal research scientist in the MIT Center for Ocean Engineering, arrived at MIT 25 years ago, only professors and postdoctoral students were allowed to touch the department’s…

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

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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) –…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Students and Educators Investigate Marine Debris by Building, Launching, and Tracking Drifters

MIT Sea Grant, Stonehill College, and the Cohasset Center for Student Coastal Research activate a collaborative network to track marine debris Through a collaborative project with MIT Sea Grant, Stonehill College, and the Cohasset Center…

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