Tag: Events
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Cheers to Collaboration
This evening, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences hosted the Maine Marine Science Consortium employee mixer. The event offered an opportunity for staff across the consortium’s…
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Spirited Little Chat
Not all ghosts float through walls murmuring “Boo!” at 2 a.m. Ghost viruses are proof that watery phantoms thrive beneath the surface. Next Friday, please…
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NACE Job Championing Local Aquaculture!
At this week’s Northeast Aquaculture Conference and Exposition (NACE) in Portland, Bigelow Laboratory team members enjoyed connecting with aquaculture producers, service providers, vendors, peers, students,…
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If I’m Herring You Correctly
If you thought fish were swimming in silence: think again! While their voices might not sound like the chipper flounders and clownfish you’ve seen chatting…
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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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Let the Science Sync In
Last month, researchers from Bigelow Laboratory and Maine Department of Marine Resources gathered at our lab for the inaugural Bigelow-DMR Collaborative Symposium — hopefully, the…
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Slick, Sloshing Science
Bigelow Laboratory is delighted to participate in Maine Bioscience Day, which is taking place in middle schools across the Pine Tree State this week! This…
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The Maine Monitor: Maine entrepreneurs see big potential in seaweed
Companies are taking advantage of Maine’s strong seaweed farming heritage and slough of algae experts to develop seaweed-based plastic alternatives for everyday products from fishing…
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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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Plankton Peeps
The Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) is one of the oldest and most geographically extensive marine monitoring programs in the world. It provides 90 years of…
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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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Field Notes: Maine Algae Science Day
Last week, Bigelow Laboratory hosted the inaugural Maine Algae Science Day in the gorgeous waterfront building of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) in…
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Blue Biotech Bulletin: October 15-21
Maine researchers and entrepreneurs are unlocking the potential of algae, seaweed, shellfish, and marine microbes to develop novel products and materials. These blue biotechnology innovations…
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In the (Blue) Zone
Since it opened earlier this year, Bigelow Laboratory’s new Alfond Center forum has become a hotbed of convening activity. Last week, researchers from around the…
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Green with Antennae
Last week, Bigelow Laboratory Director of Education Aislyn Keyes attended the Green Jobs Fair hosted by the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District in Dover-Foxcroft.…
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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…