MIT Sea Grant College Program is seeking nominations for the 2010 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research – Deadline: May 21, 2010
The MIT Sea Grant College Program is seeking nominations for the 2010 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research. MIT undergraduates from any department are eligible. An award of $1000 and a certificate will be presented in…
Sea Perch Institute Challenge with High School & Middle School Students June 1, MIT Zesiger Center Pool
Cambridge, MA, May 5, 2010¢ The MIT Sea Grant College program will present the final underwater robotics projects of Sea Perch Institute students at MIT¡s Zesiger Athletic Center pool, June 1, 2010 from 9 AM to 1 PM. The 250 students from…
Lincoln-Sudbury Wins Blue Lobster Bowl
Contact: Andrea Cohen, MIT Sea Grant: 617-253-3461; alcohen@mit.eduCAMBRIDGE, MA¢Students from Lincoln-Sudbury High School took home the first place prize at the 2010 Blue Lobster Bowl held at MIT on February 6. Second place went to Lexington…
Top High School Students Compete in Blue Lobster Bowl at MIT
MIT Sea Grant College Program NEWS RELEASEFor Immediate Release: January 20, 2010 Contacts: Andrea Cohen, MIT Sea Grant: 617-253-3461; alcohen@mit.edu Jordan Lewis, MIT Center for Ocean Engineering: 617-324-3558; lewisjb@mit.eduCAMBRIDGE, Mass.…
MIT Sea Grant Collaborates with Artist Loris GrÔaud, Nov 20-22, New York
The dark abyss of the ocean is the place on Earth that we know the least about. It is populated by photo-luminescent creatures that flicker to the rhythm of their environment's sound frequencies to produce undersea "light-shows," a behavior…
Sea Perch Workshop at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Brings Underwater Robotics into Classrooms
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - How can students build their own underwater robots? First, their teachers learn to build them, and then they bring the hands-on activity into their classrooms.As part of MIT Sea Grant's Sea Perch Program, teachers from 23…
Nominations Open for Doherty Professorship
Nominations are now open for the Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization. All non-tenured MIT faculty members from any Institute department are eligible.Endowed by the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation, the two-year Chair opens…
“Do Not Dump Bait” posters now available
The "Do Not Dump Bait" poster (link at right) alerts the public to the dangers of discarding seaweed, worms and other materials into the water that can cause inadvertent introductions of non-native plants and animals. The poster is sponsored…
Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) Closures now being lifted in some Massachusetts areas
Red tide or paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins affect human health. For up-to-date PSP advisories and other information, go to https://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dmf/programsandprojects/psp_notice.htm .
Good Will from the Gill nets MIT Sea Grant $900 for Education and Outreach
On Saturday July 25, 2009 Whole Foods Market on Prospect street in Cambridge held a community event titled "Good Will from the Gill", a clambake to promote community education about sustainable seafood, marine science and more. Whole Foods Market…
