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White House Honors WHOI Trustee

White House Honors WHOI Life Trustee and Former Trustee

December 1, 2014

WHOI life trustee Professor Robert Solow and former WHOI trustee Professor Mildred Dresselhaus have been awarded the 2014 Presidential Medal of Freedom. 

WHOI Announces 2014 Ocean Science Journalism Fellows

August 19, 2014

Eight writers, filmmakers, and multimedia science journalists from the U.S., England, and The Gambia have been selected to participate in the competitive Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Ocean Science Journalism […]

“Science Made Public” Lecture Series Celebrates Alvin’s 50th Year

July 3, 2014

This summer, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s “Science Made Public” series celebrates the deep-diving submersible Alvin’s 50 years in operation.

A venerable giant in deep ocean research, Alvin has logged many accomplishments over […]

James Bellingham Appointed Director of WHOI Center for Marine Robotics

July 2, 2014

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has appointed James Bellingham as the first director of its Center for Marine Robotics.

Bellingham will come to WHOI in early fall 2014 from the Monterey […]

WHOI Hosts Public Forum and Art Exhibit on Impacts of Climate Change to Polar Animals

April 22, 2014

No place on the planet is more vulnerable to climate change than the polar regions of the Arctic and the Antarctic. Warming waters and the loss of sea ice are […]

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WHOI Awarded Top Rating among Charities

April 15, 2014

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has received the highest rating for sound fiscal management, accountability, and transparency by Charity Navigator, the nation’s largest charity evaluator. WHOI has earned the highest […]

Chris Land Joins WHOI as General Counsel and VP for Legal Affairs

February 28, 2014

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has appointed Christopher Land to be its General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs. Land assumes his post on March 3.  

As general […]

WHOI Hosts Talk on ‘To The Denmark Strait’

December 5, 2013

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host a talk by author Dallas Murphy and videographer Ben Harden on Friday, December 13, about the new book To The Denmark Strait, which features a firsthand account of a modern oceanographic adventure. The talk will begin at noon in Redfield Auditorium, located at 45 Water Street, Woods Hole, Ma.

Summer Shark Research Heats Up at WHOI

July 24, 2013

White shark tagging expedition sets sail (July 31), Discovery Channel Shark Week segment “The Return of Jaws” features WHOI’s REMUS technology (Aug. 5), and WHOI scientists and engineers share latest […]

WHOI Announces 2013 Ocean Science Journalism Fellows

July 18, 2013

Ten science reporters, writers, and multimedia journalists from the U.S., Canada, and India have been selected to participate in the competitive Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Ocean Science Journalism Fellowship […]