Milestones
Ecosystems Center Research Assistant Suzanne Thomas and her husband, Juan Pablo Canales, welcomed a daughter, Olivia Pilar, on October 29th.
MBL News Clips
Whitman Investigator, Larry Rome’s ergonomic backpack was prominently featured in national and international media, including MSNBC, The Washington Post, and The Los Angeles Times.
Ecosystems Center senior scientist Linda Deegan was interviewed by the Cape Cod Times about the decline of eelgrass on Cape Cod.
Cathy Norton, MBLWHOI Library director and director of MBL Information Technology, was interviewed on WCAI’s “The Point” with Mindy Todd about the MBL’s Rare Books Room.
The discovery that millions more microorganisms exist in the ocean than scientists ever thought, published last year by Bay Paul Center director Mitch Sogin and his colleagues, was rated one of the Top 10 web stories of 2006 by Cape Cod Times readers.
The New York Times recently covered research published by MBL associate scientist Gabi Gerlach, MBL adjunct senior scientist Jelle Atema, and their colleagues, that fish in the Great Barrier Reef use smell to return home. The research also appeared in media outlets worldwide. |
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Other Employee News
Human Resources Director Susan Goux won the “Best Restored Scooter” award at the European Bike Day at the Larz Anderson Museum of Transportation in Brookline in October. Susan owns a 1962 Vespa which was beautifully restored by her husband, Tom.
Last August, Research Associate Lydia Mäthger finished 10th in the women’s category of the Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb, a 7.6-mile climb to the top of Mount Washington—the highest peak in New England.
Emergency Storm Closings
In the rare case that the MBL has to delay or cancel work before 8 AM due to weather conditions, the following radio stations will be notified by the MBL at approximately 5:30 AM:
WCIB 101.9 FM and WMVY 92.7 FM.
We have no control over the actual announcement schedule, but expect the first announcements to be made at approximately 6 AM. Lab closings or delays in openings will usually be based on the anticipated weather conditions for 8 AM in Woods Hole and the condition of the MBL parking lots specifically. For information about MBL Operations Status, call (508) 289-7MBL.
Weather in your area may differ considerably. Therefore, on days when the MBL is open, but weather conditions are questionable, you must gauge your own safety risk based on these conditions. If you believe that conditions warrant no travel, you may exercise the MBL’s Attendance Policy Section 6.0. All employees are required to notify their supervisor or the Human Resources Office if they are unable to report for work on a storm day.
Under the MBL Attendance Policy, employees unable to get to work safely may take leave without pay or a vacation day (if the employee has sufficient accrued vacation time). MBL personnel are expected to report to work if conditions allow. All “Essential Personnel Category 1: Winter Storm Conditions” are expected to report for snow removal and clean-up.
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