April 6, 2013

Great White Sharks in New England: “Jaws” or Treasure? Shark Expert To Give Talk for Kids at MBL, April 18

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MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA— Shark expert Dr. Greg Skomal, author of The Shark Handbook, and senior fisheries expert with Massachusetts Marine Fisheries, will give a free talk for grade-school students titled “The Great White Shark in New England: Jaws or Wildlife Treasure?” on Thursday, April 18at 3:00 PM in the MBL’s (Marine Biological Laboratory) Lillie [...]

National Book Award Winner Julia Glass To Share Writing Process at MBL Falmouth Forum, April 5

Printable version (pdf) CONTACT: Susan Joslin, Marine Biological Laboratory, 508-289-7281; sjoslin@mbl.edu MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA— Novelist Julia Glass, winner of the National Book Award for Fiction, will discuss her writing life during the lecture, “Inside the Head of a Novelist,” Friday, April 5at 7:30 PM in the MBL’s Lillie Auditorium 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. [...]

MBL Senior Scholar Bruce Peterson Wins A.C. Redfield Award for Career Achievements in Aquatic Science

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MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—Dr. Bruce J. Peterson, a senior scholar at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has been selected by the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) to receive the 2013 Alfred C. Redfield Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors the career achievements of an aquatic scientist whose work is recognized for [...]

Frederick Law Olmsted Biographer to Speak at MBL Falmouth Forum, March 1

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Printable version (pdf) CONTACT: Susan Joslin, Marine Biological Laboratory, 508-289-7281; sjoslin@mbl.edu MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—Best-selling biographer, Justin Martin, will present a talk titled, “Frederick Law Olmsted: The Accidental Renaissance Man,” as part of the MBL Falmouth Forum series, Friday, March 1 at 7:30 PM in the MBL’s Lillie Auditorium, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. The [...]

Alaska’s Natural History Described at MBL/Falmouth Library Talk, February 21

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Printable version (pdf) CONTACT: Susan Joslin, Marine Biological Laboratory, 508-289-7281; sjoslin@mbl.edu MBL, Woods Hole, MA – Dr. John Hobbie, a Distinguished Scientist and Senior Scholar at the MBL’s (Marine Biological Laboratory) Ecosystems Center, will share his long and intimate knowledge of the Alaskan tundra in the third and final talk in the “Science Before Supper” [...]

Free Hands-on Lab Experience for Middle School Students at MBL, February 20

Printable version (pdf) CONTACT: Susan Joslin, Marine Biological Laboratory, 508-289-7281; sjoslin@mbl.edu MBL, Woods Hole, MA – The MBL Associates invite middle-school students to explore “life under the lens” at a free school vacation week activity at the MBL (Marine Biological Laboratory), Wednesday, February 20 from 10:00 to 11:30 AM in the Loeb Laboratory, 18 MBL [...]

Acclaimed New York Vocal Group at MBL Falmouth Forum, February 1

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Printable version (pdf) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2013 Contact: Susan Joslin 508-289-7281; sjoslin@mbl.edu MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—The male vocal ensemble, New York Polyphony, will return to Falmouth February 1 with a performance titled, “Two Sides of Love.” The event, part of the MBL Falmouth Forum series, will be held at 7:30 PM in the [...]

Roger Hanlon to Discuss Camouflage in Ocean Animals at “Science Before Supper” Talk, January 17

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MBL, Woods Hole, MA – MBL Senior Scientist Roger Hanlon, Director of the Program in Sensory Physiology and Behavior, will explore camouflage used by marine animals at the next “Science Before Supper” talk, Thursday, January 17 at 5:00 PM at the Falmouth Public Library’s Hermann Foundation Meeting Room, 300 Main Street, Falmouth.  His talk, “Color [...]

Students Present Environmental Science Research Results at MBL Student Symposium, December 14

Printable version (pdf) MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—The public is invited to attend a symposium featuring the research results of 17 undergraduate students who have spent the last 10 weeks participating in the Marine Biological Laboratory’s (MBL’s) Semester in Environmental Sciences (SES) program. The symposium will be held from 8:20 AM to 3:00 PM on Friday, [...]

Christopher Neill Named Director of MBL Ecosystems Center

Printable version (pdf) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 5, 2012 CONTACT: Gina Hebert, Marine Biological Laboratory, 508-289-7725; ghebert@mbl.edu MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—Christopher Neill, a senior scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and director of the Brown-MBL Partnership, has been named Director of the MBL Ecosystems Center. The Ecosystems Center is the environmental research division of [...]