Logan Science Journalism Program at the MBL
Environmental Hands-On Research Course
Tuesday, May 26: Arrivals and Dinner
Fellows arrive. MBL’s Diana Kenney will meet fellows who arrive in time for dinner in the Swope Center Dining Room at 6:00 PM.
Wednesday, May 27: Orientation
Great Sippewissett Salt Marsh on Cape Cod.
Credit: Daniel Buckey
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Welcome and Orientation
- Welcome
- Introduction of fellows, course faculty, and staff
- Overview of fellowship requirements, etc.
- Walking tour of MBL facilities and Woods Hole
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: To lab: Course goals and lab intro
6:00 PM: Dinner
Thursday, May 28
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Field work at Waquoit Bay
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM Lab analysis of nutrients
6:00 PM: Dinner with Biomedical Fellows
7:30 PM: Data after Dark (lab work)
Friday, May 29
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Field work at Waquoit Bay
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: Collecting trip on RV Gemma and tour of MBL Marine Resources Center
6:00 PM: Dinner
7:00 PM: Data after Dark (lab work)
Credit: Michael Werner
Saturday, May 30
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Coastal food webs
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM Landuse GIS
6:00 PM: Dinner
Sunday, May 31
9:00 AM: Breakfast
Rest of day off. Optional day-trip excursion (TBA).
Monday, June 1
8:00 AM: Breakfast and talk by guest scientist on topic related to ecosystems science
9:00 AM: Lab work
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Calculations and data interpretation
6:00 PM: Dinner
Tuesday, June 2
8:00 AM: Breakfast and informal Q/A with guest scientist
9:30 AM: Lab; prepare presentation for mini-symposium
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Lab; prepare presentation for mini-symposium
6:00 PM: Dinner
2018 Environmental Fellows sort samples collected during field work. Credit: Drew Costley
Wednesday, June 3: Woods Hole Explorations
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Visit Woods Hole scientists, labs, research vessels (schedule TBD)
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Time off (Gemma trip rain date, if needed)
4:00 PM: Prepare for mini-symposium
6:00 PM: Dinner
Thursday, June 4: Symposium/Panel
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: SJP fellows mini-symposium
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Time off
4:00 PM: Panel discussion: CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Editing: Perspectives from Science, Medicine, Ethics, and Journalism
6:00 PM: Cocktail hour and lobster dinner with fellows and faculty
Friday, June 5
Breakfast
10:00 AM: Check out of Swope and depart