{"id":1580,"date":"2026-04-06T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1580"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:35:37","slug":"ready-set-bloom-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1580","title":{"rendered":"Ready, Set, BLOOM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our <strong>Keller BLOOM<\/strong> application deadline is fast approaching this Friday. If you haven\u2019t yet submitted your materials, don\u2019t wait: you won\u2019t want to miss this immersive ocean science experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d772a451b2d&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d772a451b2d\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4790-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4790-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4790-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4790-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4790-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4790-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4790-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The free Keller BLOOM program is open to all Maine high school juniors with an interest in the ocean. Participating students spend a week on our East Boothbay campus where they will work with advanced scientific equipment and learn from world leaders in oceanographic research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69d772a4523b1&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69d772a4523b1\" class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4586-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1582\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5015526164462334;width:167px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4586-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4586-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4586-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4586-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4586-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_4586.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to getting access to our teaching classrooms and lab facilities, students will also get out on our research vessel, the R\/V <em>Bowditch<\/em>. Participants live together in our award-winning residence hall under chaperoned conditions, and all meals and snacks are provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 program runs May 17-22. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/education\/bloom.html\">Learn More and Apply<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8: David Fields, Aislyn Keyes, Nicole Poulton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Keller BLOOM application deadline is fast approaching this Friday. If you haven\u2019t yet submitted your materials, don\u2019t wait: you won\u2019t want to miss this immersive ocean science experience! 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