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Martin Luther King Jr. Day - MBL Closed

MBL Public Events Event Type: Other. Monday, January 19, 2026.

MBL Physiology Course Virtual Open House

MBL Course Events The Physiology Course will be hosting a virtual open house  to talk to potential applicants who want to gain more information. Zoom link: https://princeton.zoom.us/j/95200139358. Event Type: Courses. Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Virtual. For more info visit princeton.zoom.us.

MBL Neurobiology Course Virtual Open House

MBL Course Events The Neurobiology Course will be hosting a virtual open house  to talk to potential applicants who want to gain more information. Zoom link: https://dartmouth.zoom.us/j/98013618771?pwd=awwNDNJRpqHw7u4mGV8fpykuMNl2je.1. Event Type: Courses. Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM. Virtual. For more info visit dartmouth.zoom.us.

President's Day - MBL Closed

MBL Public Events Event Type: Other. Monday, February 16, 2026.

MBL Falmouth Forum: “So Much Space… So Much Time!” - Sunita Williams, Captain, US Navy, Retired; Astronaut

MBL Public Events Abstract: Following thruster failures on the spacecraft that carried astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita (Suni) Williams into orbit, the pair remained aboard the International Space Station (ISS) until an alternate vehicle could return them safely to Earth. Through videos and personal accounts, Williams will explain how this experience underscores the rapid commercialization of space and the new challenges it presents for the space community. She will describe how the rapid adoption of new spacecraft, spacesuits, and flight paths is reshaping access to low-Earth orbit and the ISS, and why moments like this are an inevitable part of that evolution. This compelling account highlights how Butch, Suni, and the dedicated teams supporting the ISS program demonstrated remarkable adaptability, pivoting quickly to meet the demands of an evolving spaceflight landscape. Sunita (Suni) L. Williams was selected as an astronaut by NASA in 1998, Suni Williams is a veteran of three space missions: Expeditions 14/15, 32/33,… Virtual Information: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jJHnIfvVR529M-IZEl6hrQ. Event Type: Falmouth Forum. Friday, February 20, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Cornelia Clapp Auditorium 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02543.

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.

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.