{"id":760,"date":"2025-09-24T20:10:42","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=760"},"modified":"2025-09-24T20:10:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:10:42","slug":"starting-to-sea-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=760","title":{"rendered":"Starting to Sea Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0954020d68c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0954020d68c\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" 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\/2025\/09\/2025-09-10-Sea-Change-Whiteboard-Smaller-1024x431.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-761\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-10-Sea-Change-Whiteboard-Smaller-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-10-Sea-Change-Whiteboard-Smaller-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-10-Sea-Change-Whiteboard-Smaller-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-10-Sea-Change-Whiteboard-Smaller-1536x646.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-10-Sea-Change-Whiteboard-Smaller-2048x862.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-10-Sea-Change-Whiteboard-Smaller-500x210.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>This month, 11 students from across the country arrived at <strong>Bigelow Laboratory<\/strong> for the <strong>2025 Sea Change Semester<\/strong>. This 14-week experience includes mentorship, research cruises, and ocean science coursework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their first few weeks in East Boothbay have been packed with orientation, meeting mentors, and going on their first research cruises aboard the R\/V <em>Bowditch<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0954020dd1a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0954020dd1a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"815\" 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\/2025\/09\/2025-09-24-Sea-Change-Group-Shot-Smaller-1024x815.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-762\" style=\"width:1320px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-24-Sea-Change-Group-Shot-Smaller-1024x815.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-24-Sea-Change-Group-Shot-Smaller-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-24-Sea-Change-Group-Shot-Smaller-768x611.jpg 768w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-24-Sea-Change-Group-Shot-Smaller-500x398.jpg 500w, https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-09-24-Sea-Change-Group-Shot-Smaller.jpg 1500w\" 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>Please welcome to the Bigelow community: Kaz, Spencer, Frances, Drew, and Thomas (<em>back row, left to right<\/em>) and Reagan, Ella, Brooke, Isabelle, Mallory, and Nicole (<em>row row, left to right<\/em>)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8: Aislyn Keyes.<\/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\/seachange\">Learn More about Sea Change Semester<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month, 11 students from across the country arrived at Bigelow Laboratory for the 2025 Sea Change Semester. 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