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Group of people standing in front of the entrance to the Burgess FOrum at Bigelow's Grand Opening for the new Harold Alfond Center for Ocean Education and Innovation
Grand Opening Marks a Bold New Era for Bigelow Laboratory
06-30-2025
A longstanding relationship with Colby College gives Bigelow Laboratory scientists the chance to teach on-campus classes, which has immense benefits for the institute, for students, and for the researchers who seek out the opportunity.
Elias Porter collecting samples with a large net, from the deck of R/V Bowditch
Transect Magazine: Learning through Teaching
06-30-2025
A longstanding relationship with Colby College gives Bigelow Laboratory scientists the chance to teach on-campus classes, which has immense benefits for the institute, for students, and for the researchers who seek out the opportunity.
world map projection showing concentration of microbes inb ocean water
Transect Magazine: From Satellites to Single Cells
06-26-2025
Researchers are creatively using satellites in space to understand the diversity and function of some of the smallest microbes in the ocean. Their work will advance data science while helping reveal the past and future of the dynamic Gulf of Maine.
David Fields and Alex Ascher collect wild larval lobsters
Researchers Develop Tools for Unlocking Larval Lobster Diet
06-25-2025
In a new study, scientists developed several novel molecular methods for unraveling the diets of recently hatched lobsters, offering a new approach for eDNA research and a window into the role of these larvae in the Gulf of Maine food web.