{"id":1213,"date":"2026-01-16T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:35:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T16:35:05","slug":"cheers-to-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1213","title":{"rendered":"Cheers to Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-1204 .fg-image { width: 1500px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-carousel foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-carousel fg-ready fg-light fg-border-thin fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-1204\" 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data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DSC06404.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%221001%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201001%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MixerBalcony.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"1212\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MixerBalcony.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%221500%22%20height%3D%221001%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201500%201001%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fg-carousel-bottom\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fg-carousel-progress\"><\/div>\n\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"fg-carousel-next\" title=\"Next\"><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This evening, <strong>Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences <\/strong>hosted the <strong>Maine Marine Science Consortium<\/strong> employee mixer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event offered an opportunity for staff across the consortium\u2019s organizations to meet, mingle, and learn more about each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone who came out for a fun event, and stay tuned for more details about the consortium meeting earlier in the day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s organizations to meet, mingle, and learn more about each other. 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