Take a look at what training workshops have been offered in the past
Listed from most recent offerings at the top, down to the least recent
2025 July 29 – Aug 19
Environmental DNA for Marine Molecular Ecology
Because all living things make DNA, and because the sequence of this DNA makes species distinguishable from one another, individual cells contain a vast storehouse of biological information that can be recovered from water, soil, or air samples. This residual genetic information that is left behind from the living parts of an ecosystem is called eDNA. This three-week training workshop provides an in-depth experience in the techniques relevant for learning about marine ecology using molecular tools.
2025 July 6 – July 27
How do we understand and respond to the “ocean emergency”? This training workshop invites practitioners, educators, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students from science, arts, and interdisciplinary backgrounds to investigate and create scientifically-grounded work in oceanic environmental arts, or marine STEAM. In a hands-on approach we will develop skills of scientific and arts-based inquiry skills, and will develop and present original works that integrate the two. Participants are encouraged to bring a work in progress, or to launch new lines of inquiry during the workshop. You will emerge with a deeper scientific and creative practice, greater interdisciplinary capacity, and a portfolio of analytical and creative work that celebrates the living ocean.
2025 June 11 – July 2
Ecology of Infectious Diseases in a Changing Ocean
The past decade has seen an explosion in research exploring how ecological processes drive the emergence and persistence of diseases in humans and wildlife. This training workshop on marine infectious disease ecology will feature experts in the field and include a lecture focus by resident and guest speakers on general aspects of marine infectious disease ecology, including climate drivers. The field and lab skills will use eelgrass disease as a model system.