An eel-like aquabot in the MIT Towing Tank
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Engineers Devise a Modular System to Produce Efficient, Scalable Aquabots

The system’s simple repeating elements can assemble into swimming forms ranging from eel-like to wing-shaped. David L. Chandler | MIT News Office — Underwater structures that can change their shapes dynamically, the way fish do, push…
A small group of people walk along a rocky shore with research equipment
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Sea Grant and U.S. Coastal Research Program invest in strengthening resilient coastal communities

January 25, 2023 – Hallee Meltzer, National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) NOAA Sea Grant is pleased to announce recent investments through two complementary initiatives aimed at improving resilience with coastal communities. In response to local…
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EPA Webinar January 12: Recent Graduate Recruitment for Climate Change Positions

U.S. EPA Climate & Air Quality Recruitment Webinar Thursday, January 12, 2023 1:00 - 2:00 PM EST  (Flyer with link to join webinar) The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is hiring soon-to-be and recent graduates in the Science…
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December 1: MIT Sea Grant FY2024 Core RFP Open House

MIT Sea Grant provides competitive funding opportunities through our Core Request For Proposals (RFP) for Massachusetts research scientists who seek to address marine issues in ways that benefit the Commonwealth. We will hold an Informational…
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November 12: Swimming with Sharks, Visiting Artist Keith Ellenbogen + Harvard Museum of Natural History

Exhibition Swimming with Sharks: A Deep Dive into Shark Biology and Behavior Opening November 12th (see below for opening talk info) Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Photography by: Keith Ellenbogen,…
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Blue Future Conference – October 24 & 25

The Blue Future Conference 2022 is produced by economic development nonprofit The Plymouth Foundation and ProMare, the nonprofit behind the unmanned marine research vessel Mayflower Autonomous ship. This new conference will gather leaders…
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Job Posting: Sustainable Solutions for Climate with MIT Resilient Communities Lab

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, School of Architecture and Planning (SA+P)-Center for Advanced Urbanism-MIT Resilient Communities Lab (RCL), to join a team working on sustainable solutions for climate change adaptation that integrates traditional ecological…
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Join Massachusetts Marine Educators for Fall Educator Workshops

STEM ON THE COAST - CLIMATE THREATS AND RESILIENCE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 9AM-12PM THE CRANE ESTATE, IPSWICH, MA ($15 PER PERSON) Co-hosted by the Trustees, participants will visit ever-changing coastal environments such as salt marsh, beach,…
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10/13: Prime Movers Lab Fellowship Presentation – 5pm, MIT 5-314

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about fellowship opportunities with Prime Movers Lab, who invest in startups reinventing energy, transportation, infrastructure, manufacturing, human augmentation, and agriculture, hosted by MIT Sea Grant.…
Dr. Juliet Simpson holds sediment core on a boat in Massachusetts.
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New Paper Explores Eelgrass Carbon Storage and Wave Intensity in Nahant

A paper published in Science of the Total Environment shows how carbon rates in a Nahant seagrass meadow correlate with wave intensity A team of researchers from the Environmental Protection Agency, Boston University, MIT, and others including…