Tide Bite – October 2023
Greetings,
Summer researchers at FHL carry with them a sense of purpose and urgency: in the time they are here (it’s never long enough), they are focused on gathering data to address a conceived scientific question.
Read more »Tide Bite – September 2023
As a very busy FHL summer wraps up, it’s fun to read this essay about one research scientist’s many summers at FHL, from lab neurobiologist staying in “primitive” huts, to Whiteley scholar housed in those elegant cabins.
Read more »Tide Bite – August 2023
The Dining Hall & Kitchen: Heart of the FHL Campus
by Megan Dethier, FHL Director
A year ago we celebrated via Tide Bite the hard work and great attitudes of two essential FHL teams: the Maintenance and Custodial staffs.
Illg Lecturer in August!
FHL is excited to announce the 2023 Illg Lecturer: Dr. Rachel Collin, Director of the Smithsonian’s Boca Del Toro Research Station in Panama. She will be speaking in the FHL Commons on Tuesday, August 8th, and at the Community Theatre on Wednesday, August 9th.
Read more »Tide Bite – July 2023
Many of us are (closet?) weather watchers – not just to see whether tomorrow will be a good day to garden or sail, but fascinated by patterns, extreme events, short- and long-term trends.
Read more »Tide Bite – June 2023
Often, scientific advances are made when new methods are used to tackle old problems, like using modern genomics methods to study cancers. This essay by Allie Tissot takes the opposite approach, using old methods (tried and true larval culturing techniques) to study new problems: impacts of modern aquatic contaminants on organisms.
Read more »Open House 2023
Saturday, May 13th, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Free and open to the community! Guests may meander about the campus and experience touch tanks, science demonstrations, seaweed pressing, a science speaker series, scuba demonstrations, live music by Kubatana Marimba Band, and more!
Tide Bite – May 2023
This Tide Bite is a bit different from most, in focusing less on a student or researcher’s work at FHL and more on how the ‘convening power’ of FHL can lead to wonderful brainstorming opportunities.
Read more »Tide Bite – April 2023
FHL Fundraising: Past and Future
by Megan Dethier (with shared details from Rachel Anderson)
This Tide Bite celebrates our fundraising teams over the decades and honors the retirement of an amazing staff member, our Associate Director for Advancement, Rachel Anderson.
Tide Bite – March 2023
I have a special place in my heart for seaweeds – one of the first family photos presaging my life as a marine biologist shows me eating seaweed in Maine at the age of 2.
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