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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.

Black History Month Lunch

MBL Public Events 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. 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: Conferences. Thursday, February 26, 2026, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Swope Dining Hall 5 North Street Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.eventsquid.com.

Black History Month: Past, Present and Future! with Elaine Weintraub (The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard)

MBL Public Events Elaine Weintraub from The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard will join us for a talk in celebration of Black History Month! The African American Heritage Trail of Martha’s Vineyard (AAHTMV), is a pathway dedicated to the contributions of the people of African descent to the Island. Established in 1998, the AAHTMV celebrates the community, encourages student involvement, and advocates for inclusive history. Co-founders, Carrie Camillo Tankard and Elaine Cawley Weintraub, met in 1989 and recognized a common mission to introduce the history of people of color into the Vineyard schools. Beginning with just four sites, the trail has grown to more than 42 plaques today and the expansion to Falmouth began last fall, with a commemoration of an African American scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory. This a free event, but pre-registration is requested. Register online today or call 508-495-1878, ext. 2 Learn more here: https://highfieldhallandgardens.org/event/talk-with-elaine-weintraub/. Event Type: Other. Saturday, February 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. Highfield Hall 56 Highfield Drive Falmouth, MA 02540. For more info visit highfieldhallandgardens.org.

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.

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.