Posts Tagged: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

New England Energy Market … and Higher Ed … Look to Catch a Second Wind

In the coming decades, the U.S. will see large-scale offshore wind energy (OWE) development in which hundreds of billions of dollars are invested in building and operating OWE capabilities that are price-competitive with fossil fuel-based electricity. European market commitment, investment in infrastructure and R&D focused on cost reduction has enabled this competitiveness. New England is pois...

CONNECT Partnership Lists Events at SE Mass Campuses

Bridgewater State University will host a spring forum featuring Neil Donovan, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, on Wednesday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at the university's Moakley Auditorium. Massachusetts Maritime Academy will host a Sci-Tech Girls Expo featuring  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution CEO Susan Avery on Saturday, April 9, from 8:30 a.m. ...

URI to Host Lectures on “State of Our Oceans”

The University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography will host an eight-part lecture series on the ocean environment, including discussions of ocean exploration, threatened habitats, ocean policy, climate change, and oceans and human health.The free public lectures will be held Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. in Edwards Auditorium on URI's Kingston campus.The first lecture, to be held on Feb. 8,...