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Judy Pederson joins panel discussion following a screening of “Chasing Ice” on Cape Cod.

MIT Sea Grant coastal ecologist Judy Pederson participated in a panel discussion following the screening of CHASING ICE at the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater in Cape Code on Saturday, March 1, 2014. Pederson, an active leader in several organizations…
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MIT Sea Grant College Program pulls off the 17th Blue Lobster Bowl at MIT!

MIT Sea Grant College Program organized and hosted the 17th annual Blue Lobster Bowl at MIT on March 1, 2014. This year's tournament included 120 students from 15 Massachusetts high schools and was free and open to the public. Teams of students…
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The 2014 Doherty Awards Ceremony

The 2014 Doherty Awards ceremony and meeting will take place during following: Tuesday, March 25, 2014MIT Building 3-234 (Prof. Maria Zuber¡s office)1:15pm Professor Niels Holten-AndersenAssistant ProfessorMIT Department of Materials Science…
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Funding Opportunity: NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program

The Federal Funding Opportunity has been announced for the NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program 2014 competition. Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2014-2003987; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.417, Sea…
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MIT Sea Grant’s coastal ecologist gives talk: “Climate Change and Storm Preparedness in New EnglandŒ

As part of the lecture series, Climate Change in Your BackyardŒ, MIT Sea Grant¡s Juliet Simpson made a presentation entitled, Climate Change and Storm Preparedness in New England". The series of talks held in Kingston, MA are sponsored…
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Climate Change and Storm Preparedness in New EnglandŒ. A talk by Juliet Simpson

MIT Sea Grant¡s Juliet Simpson will give a talk in Kingston, MA titled, Climate Change and Storm Preparedness in New EnglandŒ. This is the second in the six-part lecture series, Climate Change in Your BackyardŒ, sponsored by the organizations;…
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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…