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Nominations Open for 2014 Doherty Professorship

Cambridge, MA, November 21, 2013 - The MIT Sea Grant College Program announces that nominations are now open for the Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization. All non-tenured MIT faculty members from any Institute department are eligible.…
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High school students design and build underwater robots to mitigate a simulated oil spill disaster in the MIT pool.

https://mitoeop.wordpress.com/2013/08/26/team-of-e2mit-students-builds-and-tests-underwater-robots/ Posted by OEOP E2@MIT student Nadia Ferrer explains her team’s underwater robotics project, which they designed to prevent a simulated…
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Changes to the National Flood Insurance Program

Changes to the National Flood Insurance ProgramSome major changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) are currently being implemented as a result of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, which eliminates many federal…
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DOWNLOAD A FREE COPY: The Massachusetts Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for Coastal Hazards

This handbook was created to help prepare for natural hazards so that risks to family and property may be reduced. The handbook provides basic information on coastal storms, flooding, and other hazards that will allow you to make an educated…
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MIT SEA GRANT’S FOURTH ANNUAL OCEAN ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE FOR HIGH SCHOOLERS IS UNDERWAY!

(Cambridge, MA) Sixteen high school students from around the country are getting the experience of a lifetime at MIT this summer as they participate in a two-week hands-on residential program that submerges them in an ocean science challenge…
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Come join the conversation about climate change prep at a special event on the Cape!

The Wellfleet Community Forum, in conjunction with the Mass Audubon Society and the Wellfleet Conservation trust will host presentations and panel discussions on Planning for Climate ChangeŒ at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary on Saturday…
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MIT Sea Grant hosts the 16th annual Blue Lobster Bowl at MIT

CAMBRIDGE, MA - March 4, 2013 - MIT Sea Grant College Program organized and hosted the 16th annual Blue Lobster Bowl (BLB) at MIT on March 3, 2013. The tournament this year, re-scheduled due to the historic blizzard Nemo, included 126 participants…
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Kids test-drive MIT Sea Grant ROV’s during Family Science Days event in Boston

Engineering Educator Kathryn Shroyer and Research Engineer Mike Soroka set up "Sea Perch Shop" for the 2-day free Family Science Days organized as part of the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held…
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Join the fun with MIT Sea Grant this weekend At Family Science Days!

The ocean is the last and largest unexplored place on Earth ¤ less than 5% of it has been explored. Teams of scientists and engineers at MIT Sea Grant are designing vehicles to investigate our aquatic frontier and we invite you to come join…
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Guest speaker, Dale Kerper, presents “Numerical Models of Coastal Flooding and Erosion: Predicting the effects of Climate ChangeŒ

Dale Kerpe, Danish Hydraulic Institute (DHI) Senior Engineer, will visit MIT Sea Grant Tuesday for a special presentation on DHI as one of the world¡s leading research institutes for hydraulic engineering. Kerper will discuss some of the ongoing…