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Roosevelt Middle School Students Present Summer Learning at the Ocean Explorium
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Press Conference for "SEA & ICE: The Extraordinary Life of Captain Bob Bartlett"
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- Published 04/15/2010
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NEW BEDFORD, MA (15 April 2010) — The Ocean Explorium at New Bedford Seaport is honored to announce the official opening ceremony and press conference for the newly installed exhibit, "SEA & ICE: The Extraordinary Life of Captain Bob Bartlett", the twentieth century’s most famous ice captain.
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SEA & ICE: The Extraordinary Life of Captain Bob Bartlet
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- Published 04/7/2010
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NEW BEDFORD, MA (7 April 2010) — The Ocean Explorium at New Bedford Seaport welcomes "SEA & ICE: The Extraordinary Life of Captain Bob Bartlett", an exhibit that chronicles an era of Arctic exploration under sail.
Captain Bartlett was a renowned Arctic explorer who successfully navigated Admiral Peary to his discovery of the North Pole in 1909. Owner of the Effie M. Morrissey, now Schooner Ernestina, from 1926 - 1946, Capt. Bartlett made annual trips to the Arctic for scientific expeditions and anthropologic studies. Some of these excursions were sponsored by National Geographic, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Museum of Natural History. Captain Bartlett and the Effie M. Morrissey also were commissioned by the U.S. Navy to survey the Arctic during World War II.
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Women in Science + Engineering Speaker Series Returns
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- Published 03/5/2010
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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.
Ocean Explorium "Cosmic Voice" Series Begins
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- Published 03/5/2010
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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."
Ocean Explorium counts down to spectacular NASA space exhibit
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- Published 10/1/2009
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OE celebrates summer success and begins fall schedule
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- Published 09/25/2009
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Ocean Explorium inspires the Boys and Girls of New Bedford
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- Published 08/19/2009
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Ocean Explorium comes alive seven days a week
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- Published 07/7/2009
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First there was a vision. Then there was The Sphere. Now, after years of hard work and anticipation, the Ocean Explorium in New Bedford has gone “live”.
It is open daily to the public with a vibrant and charismatic collection of marine animals from around the world.
"This is a great occasion for the city of New Bedford," said Mayor, Scott Lang, who officially opened the Ocean Explorium today at a ribbon-cutting ceremony with University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Chancellor, Jean MacCormack.
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“Nemo” travels by FedEx to the Ocean Explorium
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- Published 06/25/2009
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NEW BEDFORD, MA (25 June 2009)—It’s been a long anticipated journey, but they are finally on their way – marine animals are arriving at the Ocean Explorium tomorrow.
And “Nemo” will be making the voyage to his new home on a plane in a FedEx box!
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