May 21, 2013

MBL Scientist and Nobel Prize Winner Osamu Shimomura Elected to National Academy of Sciences

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Contact: Gina Hebert 508-289-7725; ghebert@mbl.edu MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—Dr. Osamu Shimomura, a Distinguished Scientist and Corporation member at the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) has been elected to The National Academy of Sciences (NAS), an honorific society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research. The achievement, considered one of the highest honors in American [...]

Long-Term Tundra Warming Study Yields Unexpected Results; Provides Insight into Ecosystem’s Resiliency

MBL to Present 125th Anniversary Concert, July 7

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Contact: Gina Hebert 508-289-7725; ghebert@mbl.edu WOODS HOLE, MA—In celebration of the Marine Biological Laboratory’s 125th Anniversary, the public is invited to a special MBL Anniversary Concert featuring Curtis On Tour, a program of the Philadelphia-based Curtis Institute of Music, on Sunday, July 7 at 7:00 PM in the Lillie Auditorium, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. [...]

MBL Awards Science Journalism Fellowships

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Printable version (pdf) Contact: Andrea Early 508-289-7652; aearly@mbl.edu WOODS HOLE, MA – Twelve science journalists have been awarded Logan Science Journalism Fellowships from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), an internationally known biomedical and environmental research and educational center located in Woods Hole, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Now in its 27th year, the MBL’s Logan Science [...]

Shorebird Migration Documentary Featured at MBL Falmouth Forum Season Finale, April 26

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Printable version (pdf) MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA—Wildlife photographer Shawn Carey will share his film “Epic Journeys: A Documentary of Shorebird Migration” at the final presentation of the 2012-2013 MBL Falmouth Forum season on Friday, April 26 at 7:30 PM at the MBL’s Lillie Auditorium, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole. The event, co-sponsored by The 300 [...]

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” [...]