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- Deep Underwater and Deep in Space: August 26 Café Scientifique Examines New Forms of Microbial Life
Senior Research Scientist Dr. David Emerson discusses the search for new forms of microbial life and his undersea research on an unusual group of microbes that use iron as a food source. - 8/18/2008 - August 19 Café Scientifique to Discuss Shrinking Snowcaps and Rising Tides
Ocean biochemist Dr. Joaquim Goés of Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences will lead a discussion about “Shrinking Snowcaps and Rising Tides — Inconvenient Truths about Climate Change” at the Laboratory’s August 19, 2008 Café Scientifique gathering from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Opera House on Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. - 8/08/2008 - Back to Nature: August 12 Café Scientifique Examines the Restoration of Sherman Marsh
Scientists from Bigelow Laboratory and the University of Southern Maine have been studying the changes that have occurred at the mouth of the Marsh River since the dam that created Sherman Lake was breached by storms in 2005. The habitat has been re-colonized and re-vegetated at a surprising rate, offering an opportunity to strengthen an important population of wild Maine oysters. - 8/01/2008 - Maureen D. Keller Scholarship Awarded
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is pleased to announce that Lauren L. Grotton of Topsham, Maine is the recipient of the seventh annual scholarship in memory of Maureen D. Keller. - 6/25/2008 - Café Scientifique Series Begins Its Sixth Summer Season
This is the sixth summer that scientists at the Laboratory are inviting the public to join them for informal, early evening conversations about their latest ocean research findings. The gatherings begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesdays throughout July and August at The Opera House in Boothbay Harbor -- they are free, open to all, educational, and fun. - 6/24/2008 - European Documentary to Include Marine Virus Research at Bigelow Laboratory
Award-winning German documentary film company visits Bigelow as part of prime-time series. - 4/28/2008 - MAJOR NSF GRANTS SPOTLIGHT GLOBAL REACH
Since the beginning of August, researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have received over $2.4 million from the National Science Foundation for projects to advance understanding of the impact of global environmental changes on the world’s ocean systems. - 11/01/2007