[SEMCO] WHOI SUMMER WALKING TOURS, SPLASH LAB and “SCIENCE MADE PUBLIC” LECTURE SERIES

[Joanne Tromp]

*WHOI SUMMER WALKING TOURS AND SPLASH LAB
  L*aunched from the WHOI Information Office at 93 Water Street, Woods 
Hole, Mass., the tours take approximately one hour and fifteen minutes 
and provide excellent background on the research conducted at WHOI and 
on the history of the Institution. Tours run in July and August, Monday 
through Friday, at 10:30 a.m. and again at 1:30 p.m. Please contact the 
Information Office, ext. 2252 or information at whoi.edu 
<mailto:information at whoi.edu>,for a reservation as space is limited. 
Tours are recommended for a teenage to an adult audience. Your guests 
could also participate in “Splash Lab” – hands-on activities for kids 
using water, and fun for kids of all ages – at the Ocean Science Exhibit 
Center, located at 15 School Street in Woods Hole. Splash Lab will be 
held on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. No reservations 
necessary.
Contact: Joanne Tromp, jtromp at whoi.edu <mailto:jtromp at whoi.edu>or Kathy 
Patterson, kpatterson at whoi.edu


*“SCIENCE MADE PUBLIC” LECTURE SERIES*
On Tuesday, July 7, at 3:00 p.m., the WHOI Ocean Science Exhibit Center 
will host a presentation by Senior ScientistDennis McGillicuddytitled 
“Forecasting New England "Red Tides.”Each year, coastal waters of the 
Gulf of Maine are prone to blooms of the harmful algae, /Alexandrium 
fundyense/. The algae pose no direct threat to human beings, however the 
toxins they produce can accumulate in filter-feeding organisms such as 
mussels and clams - which can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) 
in humans who consume them. To insure the shellfish we consume is safe, 
harvesting areas are carefully monitored by state agencies. Learn more 
about the work scientists have done to develop a forecasting system to 
help the shellfish industry and environmental managers better plan for 
the annual bloom. The “Science Made Public” talks are free and open to 
the public. The WHOI Ocean Science Exhibit Center is located at 15 
School Street in Woods Hole. For more information, call (508) 289-2700 
or http://www.whoi.edu/scienceMadePublic/.

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