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New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740

 

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Blues for the Blue

Blues for the Blue

A fund-raiser to benefit the Ocean Explorium, featuring Neal McCarthy & Friends ...

Friday April 9th, 2010 - 7:30 PM – 11:00 PM
174 Union Street - Downtown New Bedford
Featuring Neal McCarthy & Friends

$40 ($25 of ticket price is a tax deductible donation) - only 100 tickets available

21+ (proper ID required) - cash bar and complimentary hors d’ouerves

ticket information or purchase by phone 508.994.5400 •  in person at the Ocean Explorium admissions desk • by email jcosta@oceanexplorium.org

sponsored by:

Chris Costa Plumbing and Heating
Gibbons Aquaria
CV Liquors

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NEW BEDFORD, MA (25 February 2010) — The Ocean Explorium, with generous support from the Women's Fund of the Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts, announces the second annual Women in Science + Engineering (WiSE) speaker series.

NEW BEDFORD, MA (16 February 2010) — The Ocean Explorium announces a second speaker series, Cosmic Voice, will begin this week.

On Thursday, February 18, Kelly Beatty will present "The Sputnik Years".  A specialist in planetary science and space exploration as well as Senior Contributing Editor for Sky & Telescope magazine, Mr. Beatty states "When a Russian rocket lofted Sputnik I into orbit on October 4, 1957, the worldwide reaction was a mixture of awe and apprehension.  The Space Age - and the Space Race - had begun."

Women's achievements in math, science lauded

Women's achievements in math, science lauded

NEW BEDFORD — They are WiSE women who know their way around logarithms, microbes and more and, in the coming weeks, they'll be spreading their gospel:

Women and girls can do math and science.

Before a standing-room-only crowd, Dr. Jean F. MacCormack, chancellor of UMass Dartmouth, delivered that message recently as the Ocean Explorium and Women's Fund kicked off the second annual Women in Science + Engineering speaker series.

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Fish Bites #2

NEW BEDFORD, MA (30 September 2009)— The Ocean Explorium is about to launch a stunning new exhibit, which will take visitors on a celestial journey through the eyes of the world’s greatest space telescope ... Hubble!


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Nearly 7,000 visitors flowed through the doors of the newly expanded Ocean Explorium during July and August, making the summer a resounding success.

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The Ocean Explorium is inspiring inner city children through the creation of a mural at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater New Bedford. The mural’s theme—Pelagic Marine Animals—features whales, tuna, sharks, dolphins, turtles and more.


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Offical Opening with a Ribbon-cutting ceremony

The Ocean Explorium officially opened full-time to the public today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by the Honorable Scott Lang, Mayor of New Bedford, and Dr. Jean MacCormack, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Channel 10 NBC Providence covered the story.

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The mission of the Ocean Explorium is to establish New Bedford as a center for ocean science public education, with an emphasis on environmental stewardship and science literacy.