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An electronic newsletter from the Marine Biological Laboratory
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Welcome
Welcome to the new LabNotes, now an electronic newsletter for MBL Corporation Members, Associates, and Alumni. You can expect to find LabNotes in your in-box every other month, or whenever breaking news from the MBL warrants a special issue.
LabNotes is a way to keep in touch with the MBL when you’re away from Woods Hole. If you miss an issue, you can always visit our website to catch up on the latest news. And speaking of news, please let us know about special honors or professional occasions. We want to share updates from friends and colleagues regularly in our “Announcements & Accolades” section.
LabNotes isn’t the only way you’ll be hearing from the MBL in the coming months. This fall the MBL will unveil a new four-color feature magazine, which will be published twice a year. This magazine will highlight the MBL’s remarkable and outstanding research and educational programs. It will be beautifully designed, very visual, and written in an engaging way for an educated lay audience. Although our primary audience for this publication is donors and the general public, we think our friends in the scientific community will value it as well.
Your thoughts and comments about the new LabNotes and the MBL’s communications efforts in general are always welcome. Please send them along to Pamela Clapp Hinkle, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, at pclapp@mbl.edu.
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MBL Science
- MBL leads effort to update E. coli genome... More >>
- New sonar method offers way to assess health of squid fisheries: MBL scientists devise technique to detect squid egg clusters on the seafloor... More >>
- A Centrifuge Polarizing Microscope invented by Shinya Inoué enables engineer to study the force, speed, and fuel source of a tiny spring that is, gram for gram, the most powerful known engine in biology. The spring drives the microscopic protozoan, Vorticella, and the new findings could rev up the creation of nano devices... More >>
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Signs of Spring: The Natural World According to Ed Enos
Aquatic Resources Department superintendent Ed Enos talks about collecting marine organisms, this winter’s unseasonably warm weather, and how the ocean tells us when spring is really coming... More >>
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Tissue Engineering Fellowship Established; 2006 Fellows Announced
Eugene and Millicent Bell have established a $400,000 endowed fellowship in tissue engineering. Dr. Ronald Pethig of the University of Wales, Bangor, is the first recipient... More >>
MBL announces recipients of the 2006 Grass Fellowships, Dart Scholar Awards, MBL Research Fellowships, and Grass Faculty Awards... More >>
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New Trustees Elected
The Trustees of the MBL have elected Paul R. Dupee of Falmouth, Massachusetts; Beverly Hills, California; and London, England, and Annette L. Williamson of Fort Worth, Texas to their Board. Both were elected to the Class of 2009... More >> |
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Facilities Update
Whitman Renovation Moves Forward
With $4 million in pledges and gifts in hand, the $11 million renovation of the Whitman building is moving forward. The entire Whitman building, including the auditorium, will be gutted and refitted. Construction will begin immediately after Labor Day, although some preliminary work on the outside of the building will be done this summer. Whitman investigators must vacate the building no later than September 5th. Anyone staying beyond this date must make arrangements to move to another laboratory on campus. Renovations will be complete by late spring, just in time for the summer 2007 research season. Investigators expecting to arrive in early spring must also make arrangements to use alternative laboratory space.
MBL to Re-side Loeb, Environmental Science Lab
The exterior of the Loeb building will soon be re-sided with shingles, replacing the existing vertical siding. All horizontal header and sill pieces will be clad in a gray metal. This work should start around mid-April, stop during the summer months, and resume in the fall. The project is scheduled for completion in November.
The Environmental Science Laboratory will also be shingled, new windows will be installed, and some wall A/C units will be added for cooling. This project will start mid April and end by mid-June.
Lillie Renovation Planned/Book Collection Moves
The section of the third floor of the Lillie Building that houses the MBLWHOI Library’s book collection is being converted back to research space, its pre-1981 use. Newer books in the collection are shelved and available in the Bay Reading Room. Older books have been moved to the Library Service Center at Falmouth Technology Park. These volumes are available within one business day upon request... More >>
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Associates News
April brought three events sponsored by the MBL Associates:
- The Gift Shop reopened for the season on Monday, April 3rd.
- The final Falmouth Forum of 2005-2006 was held on Friday, April 7th. The talk, titled “Corruption in Governments: What Can and Should We Do?” drew over 100 people to hear the provocative presentation by Trinity College political science professor Clyde McKee.
- And on the lighter side, the Associates offered a new event for families during April school vacation, Science Facts & Fictions: Family Movies at the MBL. Families were very pleased, and it looks like more of these “family movies” are likely to be offered in the future.
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Announcements & Accolades
“Composer of the Corporation” Ezra Laderman, of New Haven and Woods Hole, was elected President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in February. He will serve a three-year term with the 108-year-old institution, which awards more than a million dollars annually to artists, musicians, architects, and composers.
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Remembrance
The MBL announces with sadness the passing of former Trustee G. William Miller who died on Friday, March 17th. He was 81. Mr. Miller was a generous donor to the MBL and an ardent volunteer. He served two terms on the MBL's board from 1996 to the end of 2003.
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Gifts & Grants
The MBL has received a number of new gifts and peer-reviewed federal grants since January 1st... More >>
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Publications
MBL researchers have published many papers on a wide variety of topics... More >>
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Mark your Calendar!
The MBL’s Friday Evening Lecture schedule has been finalized. Titles and abstracts will be posted online as we receive them. This year’s series will celebrate the important role that women have played throughout the history of the MBL... More >>
The MBL’s annual chamber music concert will be held on Sunday, July 23rd. This year’s concert features the Biava String Quartet and world-renowned bassoonist Frank Morelli.
To learn more about seminars and other activities being held at the MBL, visit our online monthly calendar.
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