Category: Community
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Opening a Can of Marine Worms
On Thursday, join us at Footbridge Brewery for the next talk in the Ocean on Tap series! Kara Gadeken of the College of the Atlantic…
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Caring for Our Community
This holiday season, the Bigelow Laboratory team pitched in to help community members facing food insecurity. Bigelowians brought donated pantry staples and essential items to…
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Giving Tuesday
Bigelow Laboratory’s scientists are committed to gaining a better understanding of how the ocean works and unlocking its potential. From learning how tiny life forms,…
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Science Aglow
Are you planning to check out Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’s holiday light show, Gardens Aglow? Make your visit to the Boothbay peninsula even merrier with…
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A Really Big Glow
This evening, Bigelow Laboratory staff had a fantastic time at the Gardens Aglow Community Night at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. Team members including Education Coordinator…
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Science, No Fiction
Happy STEM Day! Today, Bigelow Laboratory is proud to celebrate science, technology, engineering, and math. Take a second to think about the first time you…
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Oh, Say Can You CO2?
Next Thursday, exhale deeply, then head over to Footbridge Brewery for Ocean on Tap! Peter Brannen, an award-winning science journalist, will speak about the remarkable…
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Serving Up Hearty Stewardship
Next Thursday, venture over to Footbridge Brewery for the next talk in the Ocean on Tap series! Haley Bezos, founder and director of Hearty Roots,…
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Happy International Coccolithophore Day!
Here at Bigelow Laboratory, we’re big fans of coccolithophores, the single-celled marine phytoplankton you see here. They’ve been working without recognition for millions of years,…
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Aw, Shucks
Bigelow Laboratory proudly hosted a table at the Pemaquid Oyster Festival last weekend, proving once and for all that these tasty shellfish pair splendidly with…
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Investing in Discovery
If you’re curious about the evolving U.S. science landscape, please join Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences President and CEO Deborah Bronk for a presentation at…
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Learning How to Cope-pod
During a tour of Bigelow Laboratory last week, Advancement Officer Kim Nutt snapped a photo of PhD student Zach Wagner introducing visitors to Calanus, a…
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Little Big Lies Under the Surface
If you thought plankton were just a food source for larger marine animals, we’ve got to break some tough news to you. This Thursday, we…
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For Us, It’s Always Ocean Day!
This #FlashbackFriday, we’re jumping back exactly one month to relive Ocean Day at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library! 🌊 Bigelowians Vishaan Nursey, research associate, and…
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Major Investment in Science in Maine
“We’ve worked closely with Colby College for 15 years to introduce students to cutting-edge research in the marine and environmental sciences,” said Deborah Bronk, president…
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Blue Brews
If you’ve ever been curious about working in Maine’s ocean economy, here’s a great opportunity to learn more. Dip your toes, or plunge in headfirst:…
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One Year On
Compared to forever, 12 months may not seem like a very long time. But a lot has happened since PFAS “forever chemicals” spilled in Brunswick…
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Storytelling and the Sea
This month, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences Senior Research Scientist Nichole Price participated in the National Geographic Society Storytellers Workshop, hosted by Builders Vision in…