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MBL Falmouth Forum: “From Sea to Shining Sea: Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful” - Film & Panel Discussion with Karen Olcott and Leonard Miele

MBL Public Events Michael Mizell Memorial Public History Lecture, Documentary & Panel Discussion, Abstract: Katharine Lee Bates gave a strong voice to the vast beauty of our country and asked her fellow citizens to mend their flaws around discrimination, poverty, and social injustices. The documentary film, “From Sea to Shining Sea: Katharine Lee Bates and the Story of America the Beautiful,” directed by John de Graaf, chronicles the life of Falmouth’s important daughter by exploring pivotal historical moments such as women’s suffrage, the Civil War, and the Gilded Age. Karen Olcott and Leonard Miele will present the 37-minute film and then lead a discussion and answer questions from the audience. Karen Olcott, a Falmouth native, is co-producer of the film. Inspired by her father, who often said, "teach your children the value of a backwards glance," Olcott is proud to present a story to help us all navigate pivotal times in our country. Olcott is a strategy advisor and investor in technology and telecommunications. After 30… Virtual Information: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__ywldtguQuiTpreDJt_lyA. Event Type: Falmouth Forum. Friday, March 6, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Cornelia Clapp Auditorium 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

Black History Month Lunch

MBL Public Events New Date! There is a long-standing tradition of Black History Month events in Woods Hole. We invite the Woods Hole and Falmouth community to join us for the Woods Hole Black History Month Lunch.  Cost: $5/person for the 1st 50 tickets sold, $18/person after that Brief remarks at 12:30 pm will be made by Dr. Seyana Mawusi, and George Liles.   Register for lunch here: https://www.eventsquid.com/mobileapp.cfm?event_id=31000  The MBL has received a generous gift from Jim McIlvain and Charles Roussel to help offset the cost of this event. This gift is being made "in honor of our dear friend, Dr. George Langford. George and his wife Sylvia have had a profound and lasting impact on the Falmouth community, and we are honored to recognize them publicly at this event.". Event Type: Other. Thursday, March 12, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Swope Dining Hall 5 North Street Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.eventsquid.com.

Dynamic Vegetation Modeling and Observation Conference

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Wednesday, April 8, 2026 – Friday, April 10, 2026.

MBL Falmouth Forum: “Into the Ice: Reporting from the Edge of Climate Change at Thwaites Glacier" - Miles O'Brien, Independent Journalist and Filmmaker

MBL Public Events Abstract: In January and February 2026, Miles O’Brien will join an international team of scientists aboard the Korean icebreaker Araon on an ambitious expedition to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier—known as the “Doomsday Glacier” for its potential to raise global sea levels by more than two feet. The team will drill nearly a kilometer through the ice to study how warm ocean water melts the glacier from below. Using helicopter-deployed sensors, airborne radar surveys, tagged seals, and autonomous profiling robots, they will gather critical data on the ice-ocean interactions destabilizing the glacier. The goal is to inform the possible design of an underwater “sea curtain”—a massive, submerged barrier that could block warm deep water from reaching Thwaites, potentially slowing its retreat and delaying catastrophic sea-level rise. As a journalist embedded with this international scientific mission, O’Brien will share insights into the high-stakes science and the logistical and human challenges of working in one… Virtual Information: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2QR99AKARtGqxddfzMU8gw. Event Type: Falmouth Forum. Friday, April 10, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Cornelia Clapp Auditorium 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

Eastern Regional Photosynthesis Conference

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Friday, April 17, 2026 – Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Bioinformatics Workshop

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Saturday, April 18, 2026 – Saturday, April 25, 2026.

Quantitative Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Aquatic Symbioses

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Sunday, April 26, 2026 – Thursday, April 30, 2026.

Frontiers in Reproduction: Molecular and Cellular Concepts and Applications Course Begins

MBL Course Events Course Dates: Apr 26, 2026 - Jun 07, 2026 Frontiers in Reproduction (FIR) is an intensive six-week laboratory and lecture course designed for advanced graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, newly independent scientists and physicians who seek training in modern state-of-the-art methods and a broad view of current concepts in all areas of reproductive biology. Event Type: Courses. Sunday, April 26, 2026. MBL, 7 MBL St, Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

Analytical and Quantitative Light Microscopy Course Begins

MBL Course Events Course Dates: Apr 29, 2026 - May 08, 2026 A comprehensive and intensive course in light microscopy for researchers in biology, medicine, and material sciences. This course provides a systematic and in-depth examination of the theory of image formation and application of video and digital methods for exploring subtle interactions between light and the specimen. This course emphasizes the quantitative issues that are critical to the proper interpretation of images obtained with modern wide-field and confocal microscopes. Event Type: Courses. Wednesday, April 29, 2026. MBL, 7 MBL St, Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

Northeast Society of Developmental Biology

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Friday, May 1, 2026 – Sunday, May 3, 2026.

MBL Falmouth Forum: “Myths and Realities of US Healthcare” - Dr. John W. Rowe M.D., Professor of Health Policy and Aging, Department of Health Policy and Management Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University

MBL Public Events Abstract TBD  John Rowe, MD, is the Julius B. Richmond Professor of Health Policy and Aging at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. From 2000 until his retirement in 2006, he served as Chairman and CEO of Aetna, Inc. one of the nation’s leading health care and related benefits organizations. Previously, he was President and CEO of Mount Sinai NYU Health (1998–2000), and from 1988 to 1998, President of The Mount Sinai Hospital and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. Before joining Mount Sinai, Dr. Rowe was Professor of Medicine and founding Director of the Division on Aging at Harvard Medical School, as well as Chief of Gerontology at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston. He directed the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Successful Aging and co-authored the influential book Successful Aging (Pantheon, 1998). He currently leads the MacArthur Foundation Network on an Aging Society. Dr. Rowe is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the… Virtual Information: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7p8q1qX7RomC2mD3xbEoGQ. Event Type: Falmouth Forum. Friday, May 8, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Cornelia Clapp Auditorium 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

League of Women Voters Brunch

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Saturday, May 9, 2026.

History of Biology

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Wednesday, May 13, 2026 – Wednesday, May 20, 2026.

Logan Science Journalism Program Begins

MBL Public Events Program dates May 14, 2026 - June 24, 2026 The Logan Science Journalism Program, founded in 1986, offers science journalists, writers, editors, and broadcast journalists a chance to forget about story deadlines and immerse themselves in basic biomedical or environmental research. Event Type: Courses. Thursday, May 14, 2026. 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

Striped Bass Symposium

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Friday, May 15, 2026.

WHOI Physical Oceanography

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Sunday, May 17, 2026 – Saturday, May 30, 2026.

Workshop on Molecular Evolution Course Begins

MBL Course Events Course Dates: May 17, 2026 - May 27, 2026 The workshop serves graduate students, postdocs, and established faculty from around the world seeking to apply the principles of molecular evolution to questions of anthropology, conservation genetics, development, behavior, physiology, and ecology. Event Type: Courses. Sunday, May 17, 2026. MBL, 7 MBL St, Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

Neural Systems & Behavior

MBL Course Events Course Dates: May 23, 2026 - Jul 05, 2026 This course provides broad training in modern approaches to the study of neural mechanisms underlying behavior, perception, and cognition. Through a combination of lectures, exercises, and projects, students investigate neural systems at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels using state-of-the-art techniques. The six weeks are divided into two-week cycles, providing participants with an in-depth familiarity with several different experimental model systems. Event Type: Courses. Saturday, May 23, 2026. MBL, 7 MBL St, Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

Memorial Day - MBL Closed

MBL Public Events Event Type: Other. Monday, May 25, 2026.

Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Hazards and Opportunities (ECHO) Course Begins

MBL Course Events Course Dates: May 26, 2026 - Jun 09, 2026 ECHO is a two-week intensive bootcamp-style career development course for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professionals in the EDC field. The course combines lectures, labs and data analysis, discussions and communications training to heighten inter-disciplinary understanding, advance professional skills, and enhance knowledge of chemical regulation. Event Type: Courses. Tuesday, May 26, 2026. MBL, 7 MBL St, Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

Embryology: Concepts and Techniques in Modern Developmental Biology Course Begins

MBL Course Events Course Dates: May 30, 2026 - Jul 10, 2026 Established in 1893, the Embryology Course offers integrated lectures and laboratories that comprehensively cover the paradigms, problems, and technologies of modern developmental biology cast within a comparative framework of metazoan evolution. This course has a rich history of shaping the field: six students and eight faculty have become Nobel Laureates, and numerous others have emerged as prominent leaders and pioneers. The over 40 teaching faculty members, all leaders in their respective fields, deliver lectures, lead discussions, and oversee laboratory sections. Event Type: Courses. Saturday, May 30, 2026. MBL, 7 MBL St, Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.