Logan Science Journalism Program at the MBL
Environmental Hands-On Research Course (Tentative Schedule)
Wednesday, 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.
Thursday, 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
- MBL Library Rare Books/Nobel Prizes
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: To lab: Course goals and lab intro
6:00 PM: Dinner
Friday, May 28
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Field work at Waquoit Bay
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM Collecting trip on RV Gemma and tour of MBL Marine Resources Center
6:00 PM: Dinner with Biomedical Fellows
7:30 PM: Data after Dark (lab work)
Saturday, May 29
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Field work at Waquoit Bay
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:30 PM: Lab analysis of nutrients
6:00 PM: Dinner
7:00 PM: Data after Dark (lab work)
Sunday, May 30
9:00 AM: Breakfast
11:00 AM: Leave for whale-watch excursion (optional), or fellows can choose to take day off.
Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day)
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: Coastal food webs
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM Landuse GIS
6:00 PM: Dinner
Tuesday, June 1
8:00 AM: Breakfast with guest scientist
9:00 AM: Lab work
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Calculations and data interpretation
6:00 PM: Dinner
Wednesday, June 2
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:30 AM: Lab; prepare presentation for mini-symposium
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Lab; prepare presentation for mini-symposium
3:30 PM: Panel discussion (topic TBA)
6:00 PM: Dinner

2018 Environmental Fellows sort samples collected during field work. Credit: Drew Costley
Thursday; June 3
8:00 AM: Breakfast with guest scientist
9:00 AM: Lab
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Time off (Gemma trip rain date, if needed)
3:00 PM: Prepare for mini-symposium
6:00 PM: Dinner
Friday, June 4
8:00 AM: Breakfast
9:00 AM: SJP fellows mini-symposium
11:30 AM: Class photo on Lillie steps
12:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 PM: Woods Hole explorations (visit labs, vessels, etc.)
3:00 PM: Time off
6:00 PM: Cocktail hour and lobster dinner with fellows and faculty
Saturday, June 5
Breakfast
10:00 AM: Check out of Swope and depart