Category: Education
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Somewhere over the algae rainbow
One of Bigelow Laboratory’s awesome research technicians, Lydia Pinard, shared her wealth of kelp-ful knowledge with young campers at the Growing Agents of Change summer camp…
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Planting the seeds for ocean education
This week, Bigelow Laboratory welcomed an incredible cohort of middle and high school science teachers to the lab to provide hands-on training to enhance ocean science…
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Congratulations, 2026 REU Cohort! đź‘Ź
Today, our undergraduate summer interns shared their poster presentations at Bigelow Laboratory, highlighting the intensive research they have done over the past 10 weeks. Each student…
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Day of Discovery
We were thrilled to welcome our community to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences this afternoon for an open house celebrating the wonders of microbial ocean science.…
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Spiking their Interest
Bigelow Laboratory REU students Opshory Choudhury and Judah Gradie visited Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute in Massachusetts to pick up a sea urchin cell line for…
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Dock to Doc
World Ocean Day proved a fitting capstone to UMaine PhD student Sydney Greenlee’s academic studies at Bigelow Laboratory. On Monday, Sydney successfully defended her dissertation…
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Happy World Ocean Day!
Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊 When people think about the ocean, words that often come to mind include large, deep, powerful, salty, and inspirational. Here…
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Go Forth and BLOOM
This afternoon, 16 Maine high school juniors graduated Bigelow Laboratory ’s Keller BLOOM (our 37th cohort of the long-running, successful program!). Prior to collecting their…
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Know with the Flow
Last week, Bigelow Laboratory hosted the Introduction to Aquatic Flow Cytometry course. Led by Senior Research Scientist Nicole Poulton, Research Associate Laura Lubelczyk, and Oregon…
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Introduction to Aquatic Flow Cytometry
“Bigelow Laboratory’s Center for Aquatic Cytometry is the best place to learn about flow cytometry, and the knowledge and equipment there cannot be matched,” wrote…
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Know Your HABs
If you monitor Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), study phytoplankton, or work in marine management, the Karen A. Steidinger Marine Harmful Algae Taxonomy Training Course offers…
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Science Careers STEM from This
Research Technician Lydia Pinard and Education Coordinator Evan Henerberry represented Bigelow Laboratory at the 12th annual Portland Public Schools Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)…
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Ready, Set, BLOOM
Our Keller BLOOM application deadline is fast approaching this Friday. If you haven’t yet submitted your materials, don’t wait: you won’t want to miss this…
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In Full BLOOM
Registration is now open for Bigelow Laboratory‘s BLOOM Educators, a free, four-day residential program that gives middle and high school teachers hands-on experience in ocean…
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Colby College: Jan Plan Course Explores Algae’s Possibilities
Colby College students are collaborating with Bigelow Laboratory and MDI Biological Laboratory through the Maine Algal Research Infrastructure and Accelerator (MARIA), exploring how algae can…
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#MicroMonday: Tales from the Dock-side
This #MicroMonday, grab a flashlight and check out several tiny aquatic life forms collected during a nighttime sampling off Bigelow Laboratory’s dock. Spencer Dreibelbis, a…
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Protist Pro Tips
Last Friday, Senior Research Scientist JosĂ© Fernández-Robledo led a seminar at the UMass Lowell Department of Biological Sciences. His presentation, Engineering Marine Protists and Bivalve…
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Colby College: On the Water with Bigelow Laboratory
Through a partnership with Bigelow Laboratory, Colby College students are uncovering plankton’s essential role in forming the foundation of the ocean’s marine ecosystem.
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Go with the Flow
Whether you’re new to cytometry or looking to brush up on your skills, Bigelow Laboratory’s Introduction to Aquatic Flow Cytometry course is a great learning…
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Major Minor Opportunity
The long-standing relationship between Bigelow Laboratory and Colby College recently took a step forward with the creation of a marine science minor. The program leverages…