{"id":2255,"date":"2026-08-18T14:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:05:02","slug":"medicine-law-algae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=2255","title":{"rendered":"Medicine. Law. 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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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer, <strong>Bigelow Laboratory <\/strong>welcomed eight students for an internship exploring algae innovation as a potential career path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>MARIA internship <\/strong>gives marine biology students from\u00a0<strong>University of New England<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Southern Maine Community College<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Roger Williams University<\/strong> the chance to learn about real-world applications of algae, develop hands-on lab skills, and experience applied ocean research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its founding last year, the program has already grown significantly through expanded partnerships and funding, allowing students to spend 10 weeks at our campus and become fully integrated into the larger cohort of Bigelow Laboratory summer interns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Go team algae! \ud83d\udc9a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-3e41869c 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-medium-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bigelow.org\/news\/articles\/2026-08-17.html\">Read the Story<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, Bigelow Laboratory welcomed eight students for an internship exploring algae innovation as a potential career path. The MARIA internship gives marine biology students from\u00a0University of New England,\u00a0Southern Maine Community College, and\u00a0Roger Williams University the chance to learn about real-world applications of algae, develop hands-on lab skills, and experience applied ocean research. 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