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MIT students enrolled in 2.S01: Intro to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles tested their Sea Beaver AUVs in the Charles Rive...
05/20/2026

MIT students enrolled in 2.S01: Intro to Autonomous Underwater Vehicles tested their Sea Beaver AUVs in the Charles River! Supun Randeni + Captain Michael Sacarny from MIT Sea Grant’s AUV Lab run the hands-on lab instruction, along with Michael Benjamin: https://seagrant.mit.edu/2026/05/20/mit-students-deploy-auvs/

For almost 60 years, MIT Sea Grant has been proud to serve local Massachusetts communities! We could not do it without o...
05/08/2026

For almost 60 years, MIT Sea Grant has been proud to serve local Massachusetts communities! We could not do it without our congressional champions who support our federal funding. Many thanks to our Massachusetts Senators and Representatives.

Thinking of applying for the Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship? Here are some tips to get started. You can also ...
05/08/2026

Thinking of applying for the Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship? Here are some tips to get started. You can also reference the 2027 Student Guide to Sea Grant Fellowships here:https://seagrant.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2027-General-Student-Applicant-Guide-to-Sea-Grant-Fellowships.pdf

The Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship matches graduate students with paid fellowships in the legislative + executive branches of government focusing on ocean/coastal/Great Lakes resources + policies.

Apply through MIT Sea Grant or your state Sea Grant program by June 3. More about Knauss: http://seagrant.mit.edu/knauss/

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An MIT team measured the Longfellow Bridge in "Kleins" (1 Klein = 0.858 Smoots). The expedition was in honor of Oliver R...
04/28/2026

An MIT team measured the Longfellow Bridge in "Kleins" (1 Klein = 0.858 Smoots). The expedition was in honor of Oliver R. Smoot, Jr. and the 85th birthday of Dr. Martin Klein ‘62, the father of side-scan sonar: https://sites.mit.edu/seagrant/2026/04/28/dr-klein-project/

(Photos: Gerardo Berlanga Molina MIT Mechanical Engineering)

Massachusetts now requires power boaters to have taken an approved boater education course. Get your certification at th...
04/08/2026

Massachusetts now requires power boaters to have taken an approved boater education course. Get your certification at the MIT Sailing Pavilion with Capt. Mike Sacarny of MIT Sea Grant/US Coast Guard Auxiliary. This class is perfect for all skill levels. Come meet fellow MIT boating enthusiasts and get ready to get on the water:
https://seagrant.mit.edu/2026/04/08/boating-safety-class/

BOATING SAFETY CLASS/CERTIFICATION
- May 3, 4 & 11 from 6-8:30pm
- Location: MIT Sailing Pavilion
- Open to the MIT community (ages 16+)
- Cost: $45 (Free for current MIT students and members of the Marine Autonomy Lab)
- Register by May 3: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/boating-safety-class-tickets-1986344828854

The Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience for graduate students inte...
04/06/2026

The Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional experience for graduate students interested in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources. The Fellowship matches graduate students with hosts in the legislative and executive branches of government for one-year paid fellowships in the Washington D.C., area.

Apply through MIT Sea Grant or your state Sea Grant program by June 3, 2026: https://seagrant.mit.edu/knauss/

MIT Sea Grant is accepting nominations for the Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research, open to st...
04/01/2026

MIT Sea Grant is accepting nominations for the Dean A. Horn Award for Undergraduate Study in Marine Research, open to students from all MIT departments.

Nomination of candidates is by letter from the student’s faculty supervisor and must be accompanied by the student’s research report. Students — don’t be shy about asking your faculty supervisor to nominate you! An award of $1,000 and a certificate is presented annually.

📨Submit nominations by May 7, 2026. https://sites.mit.edu/seagrant/2026/04/01/accepting-nominations-dean-horn-award/

The National Sea Grant College Program has invested $9.4M in new aquaculture projects across 19 Sea Grant programs. MIT ...
03/18/2026

The National Sea Grant College Program has invested $9.4M in new aquaculture projects across 19 Sea Grant programs. MIT Sea Grant's funded initiative, AquaCulture Shock, supports MIT student internships with partners in Norway, focusing on technology for farming Atlantic salmon.

Read more: https://seagrant.mit.edu/sea-grant-investments-enhancing-knowledge-of-aquaculture-technologies-practices-and-businesses/

View all projects:https://seagrant.noaa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Sea-Grant-FY25-Aquaculture-Investments_508.pdf

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