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150 fascinating, fun, important, interesting, lifesaving, life-altering, bizarre and bold ways that MIT has made a difference [including MIT Sea Grant’s AUV, Sea Squirt, #111]

"Some were invented at MIT. Others were simply inspired by time spent at MIT. But all of them (well, maybe not #150) have had a profound impact, in one way or another, on society, culture, politics, economics, transportation, health, science,…
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MIT Sea Grant AUV Lab’s first vehicle, Sea Squirt, now on view at the MIT Museum as part of the MIT 150 Exhibit, through December, 2011.

Many know of Alvin or Jason Jr., two of the great underwater exploration vehicles of the past half-century. Both have deep ties to MIT, where researchers and alumni have been pioneers in the rapid development of robotic underwater vehicles.…

Nominations for Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research due at MIT Sea Grant May 20.

The MIT Sea Grant College Program is now accepting nominations for the 2011 Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research, an award that honors Horn's ideals: service, creativity, pursuit of excellence and tireless application…

Sea Perch Institute 2011

On May 6, MIT Sea Grant College hosted the Sea Perch Institute Challenge at MIT¡s Zesiger Athletic Center pool. Over 300 middle and high school students worked in teams to analyze and remediate a simulated deep-water oil spill resulting from…

Sea Perch Institute Challenge

MIT Sea Grant College Program AnnouncesTHE 2011 SEA PERCH INSTITUTE CHALLENGE WITHHIGH SCHOOL & MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROMBROOKLINE, STONEHAM & SWAMPSCOTT, MA & NEWPORT, RIMay 6, 2011, 9:30 AM ¤ 1 PM, MIT Zesiger Center PoolCambridge, MA,…

Dr. Wallace Broecker, “the Grandfather of Climate Science,” to deliver 2011 MIT Sea Grant Lecture, April 4th

Dr. Wallace Broecker, the Newberry Professor of Geology at Columbia University's Earth Institute and the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, will deliver the 2011 MIT Sea Grant Lecture on April 4th.The title of the lecture will be, Climate and…

Enrollment is now OPEN for the 2nd Annual Ocean Engineering Experience Summer program at MIT: Applications due April 30.

Enrollment is now OPEN for the 2nd Annual Ocean Engineering Experience Summer program at MIT. Please pass this along to any students that are sophomores or juniors that are interested in engineering - or might be interested in engineering. This…

14th Annual Blue Lobster Bowl to Take Place Sat, Feb 5 at MIT

Students from 15 Massachusetts High Schools to Compete in the 14th ANNUAL BLUE LOBSTER BOWL, a Regional Competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 5th~Cambridge, MA, Massachusetts high…