November 20: Update on Calendar Year 2021 Planning

Dear Colleagues, Last month we announced the formation of two working groups charged with assessing the capacity and space required to safely offer research and education activities at the MBL in the coming year. The Visitor Working Group was tasked with developing a comprehensive list of the constituencies who come to campus and the space utilization that each […]

October 9: Calendar Year 2021 Planning

Dear Colleagues,While the MBL has successfully mitigated the spread of coronavirus on our campus to date, the pandemic has upended our research and education programs, in particular the 2020 Advanced Research Training Courses and Whitman Scientist programs. As we look toward 2021, it is critical that we resume as many research and education activities as possible while following all […]

October 1: UChicago Students Arrive for Fall Quarter

Dear MBL Faculty & Staff, Last week the MBL welcomed 12 UChicago undergraduates to Woods Hole for the autumn quarter. These second-, third-, and fourth-year students will be with us until November 21 studying topics from microbiomes, to neuroscience, to biological imaging. With negative COVID-19 test results confirmed, the students have transitioned from quarantine in […]

September 9: Fall Education Update

Dear MBL Faculty & Staff, Like so many academic institutions around the world, the MBL’s Education Office has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic as it relates to the resumption of in-person programs and courses. As many of you are experiencing with your own family members, safely bringing students of any age together in an in-person […]

May 27: Update for Brains, Minds and Machines Students

Dear Brains, Minds and Machines Applicant, It is with regret that I write to inform you that the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is cancelling the 2020 Brains, Minds and Machines  (BMM) course.  As I am sure you are aware, the circumstances surrounding the coronavirus global health emergency have triggered a series of events that require travel constraints and social distancing. […]

May 27: Update for Brains, Minds and Machines Faculty and Staff

Dear Brains, Minds and Machines Faculty and Staff, It is with regret that I write to inform you that the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is cancelling the 2020 Brains, Minds and Machines (BMM) course. As I am sure you are aware, the circumstances surrounding the coronavirus global health emergency have triggered a series of events that require […]