Category: Education

  • Spiking their Interest

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Dock to Doc

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Happy World Ocean Day!

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Go Forth and BLOOM

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Know with the Flow

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Introduction to Aquatic Flow Cytometry

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Know Your HABs

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Science Careers STEM from This

    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)…

    READ MORE

  • Ready, Set, BLOOM

    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…

    READ MORE

  • In Full BLOOM

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Colby College: Jan Plan Course Explores Algae’s Possibilities

    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…

    READ MORE

  • #MicroMonday: Tales from the Dock-side

    #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…

    READ MORE

  • Protist Pro Tips

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Colby College: On the Water with Bigelow Laboratory

    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.

    READ MORE

  • Go with the Flow

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Major Minor Opportunity

    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…

    READ MORE

  • Blue’s Cues

    Blue’s Cues

    From February 13-14, Bigelow Laboratory hosted students from The Roux Institute at Northeastern University’s Master of Science in Biotechnology program for their semester’s first experiential…

    READ MORE

  • Culture Curious?

    Culture Curious?

    Advance your skills with the National Center of Marine Algae and Microbiota’s (NCMA) Algal Culturing Techniques Course, a week-long professional development experience led by expert…

    READ MORE

  • Ready, Set, BLOOM

    Ready, Set, BLOOM

    Do you know a Maine high school junior with an interest in the ocean? Great news: applications for Bigelow Laboratory‘s free high school program are…

    READ MORE

  • Ocean Science, Ahoy!

    Ocean Science, Ahoy!

    This morning, we spotted a cohort of Jan Plan students from Colby College heading out aboard the R/V Bowditch to sample the Damariscotta River. Huge…

    READ MORE