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Graduate Climate Conference

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Friday, November 7, 2025 – Sunday, November 9, 2025.

Veteran's Day - Union Holiday

MBL Public Events Event Type: Other. Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

MBL Falmouth Forum: “Ensuring the Future of a Seaside Community in the Face of Climate Change” - Mike Barrett and Paul Speer, Resilient Woods Hole

MBL Public Events Abstract: This forum will examine how Resilient Woods Hole (RWH) is helping the village of Woods Hole adapt to the challenges of rising seas and changing shorelines. Featuring Paul Speer and Mike Barrett of RWH, the discussion will spotlight this unique public–private partnership among three major science institutions: Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, NOAA Fisheries, as well as the Town of Falmouth, local businesses, and community residents. Our speakers will explore how innovation, strategic planning, and collaboration can strengthen resilience—preserving Woods Hole’s people, its science, and its future. Mike Barrett brings more than 20 years of maritime experience to his role with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s Marine Operations team. His career spans ocean science, policy, and defense, with leadership roles at National Geographic, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and DARPA. Now back at WHOI, Mike oversees Resilient Woods Hole among other key initiatives. He… Virtual Information: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jWjLqmOkThCbFuWJoB1vww. Event Type: Falmouth Forum. Friday, November 14, 2025, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Cornelia Clapp Auditorium 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

New England Immunology Conference

MBL Public Events Event Type: Conferences. Saturday, November 15, 2025 – Sunday, November 16, 2025. Swope Center/Clapp Auditorium. For more info visit www.eventsquid.com.

MBL Seminar Series: SES Distinguished Scientist Seminar- "Seagrasses as Ecosystem Engineers in a Changing World: Plant Adaptation, Microbiome, and Associated Faunal Communities"

MBL Public Events Jay Stachowicz is a community ecologist focused on how species and genetic diversity affects the functioning of entire ecosystems. He earned a bachelor’s degree at Dartmouth College in Biology and a Ph.D. in Marine Sciences at the University of North Carolina and joined the faculty at UC Davis in 2000 where he is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Evolution and Ecology. He is a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) and was awarded the UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement in 2024. Stachowicz currently serves as the Interim Director of the Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute and the Director of Introductory Biology at UC Davis. Stachowicz’ research integrates approaches from ecology, genetics, evolution and microbiology to develop an integrated understanding of biological systems from genes to communities through a focus on seagrasses, especially eelgrass, which occurs throughou… Virtual Information: https://mbl.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=ac9873b0-27a3-4aca-87a9-b38501247eda. Event Type: MBL Seminar Series. Friday, November 21, 2025, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Speck Auditorium 10 MBL St. Woods Hole, MA.

Thanksgiving - MBL Closed

MBL Public Events Event Type: Other. Thursday, November 27, 2025.

Day after Thanksgiving - MBL Closed

MBL Public Events Event Type: Other. Friday, November 28, 2025.

MBL Falmouth Forum: “Cape Verdean Identity: Race, History, and the Legacy of Lusotropical Colonialism” - Dana Mohler-Faria, President Emeritus, Bridgewater State University

MBL Public Events Abstract: The Portuguese discovered the Cape Verde Islands in the 15th century and brought Africans there as slaves to work in agriculture. The islands became a staging ground for the Western slave trade, and the Portuguese system of Luso-tropical colonialism gave rise to a unique mixed-race culture blending African and Portuguese customs and practices. Over the centuries, extended droughts and limited economic opportunity drove large-scale migration of Cape Verdeans around the world. Today, the largest Cape Verdean diaspora community is found in Southeastern New England. Dr. Dana Mohler-Faria, Bridgewater State University’s eleventh president, was the first in his family to attend college, the university’s first president of color, and the first Cape Verdean-American in the U.S. to lead a four-year institution. Before his presidency, Dr. Mohler-Faria served 11 years as Bridgewater State College’s vice president for administration and finance. He also held numerous senior roles at Mount Wachusett, Bristol,… Virtual Information: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_A4oTe8MASKqgQ8ER54A_Kg. Event Type: Falmouth Forum. Friday, December 12, 2025, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Cornelia Clapp Auditorium 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.

Christmas Day - MBL Closed

MBL Public Events Event Type: Other. Thursday, December 25, 2025.

Falmouth Forum: “Physiology of Addiction: Preventable, Treatable, and Largely Ignored in Medicine” - Ruth A. Potee, MD, Behavioral Health Network Franklin County House of Corrections

MBL Public Events Abstract: This lecture will discuss the brain changes that happen with addictive substances and addictive behaviors. It will discuss the three most common risk factors to developing substance use disorders and describe some of the more effective treatments currently available. Finally, the discussion will turn to the state of Massachusetts, with a forward-looking view of treatment availability and resources in 2026, Dr. Ruth Potee is a board-certified family physician and addiction medicine physician who works in western Massachusetts. She attended Wellesley College and Yale University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Boston University, where she remained an assistant professor of Family Medicine for eight years. She is currently the Medical Director for Behavioral Health Network and the Franklin County House of Corrections. She oversees 10 opioid treatment programs (OTPs), including the first fully licensed jail OTP in the country. She was named Franklin County Doctor of the Year by the… Virtual Information: https://mbl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lbbiFCzQRXKBGrh3WPu3yQ. Event Type: Falmouth Forum. Friday, January 9, 2026, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Cornelia Clapp Auditorium 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02543. For more info visit www.mbl.edu.