Mystic News and Stories
Alumni Weekend 2016: Panels, Pub Quizzes, and More!
Join us this September 16-18 for our 39th Annual Alumni Weekend! Events include whaleboat races, children’s activities, a scholarship silent auction, and much more. We are especially excited to welcome four alumni for this year’s panel: “The Future of Our Coasts.” In addition to moderator Carrie Selberg F95 of NOAA Fisheries, the panelists include: Alanna Casey F09, University of Rhode Island Alanna’s research uses qualitative … Continue reading “Alumni Weekend 2016: Panels, Pub Quizzes, and More!”
Williams-Mystic Biannual Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Henry Art
Join us this Friday, April 8th at 2 PM in the Greenmanville Church at the Mystic Seaport, Mystic, CT, as Dr. Henry Art, the Rosenburg Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at Williams College, presents “Dynamics of Fire Island (NY) Ecosystems.” All are welcome! More information can be found on our Biannual Lecture 2016 flyer, or by contacting Professor Michael Nishizaki at: 206-310-7585
2015 Williams College – Mystic Seaport Ocean Essay Contest Award Winners Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 28, 2016 Impressive prose from Colby College senior suggests great things to come from its author. The first prize for the 2015 Williams College – Mystic Seaport Ocean Essay Contest in honor of Joseph Conrad has been awarded to Colby College senior, Chloe Geffken for her short story “In the Absence of a Telephone Ringing.” The contest awards the best essay … Continue reading “2015 Williams College – Mystic Seaport Ocean Essay Contest Award Winners Announced”
Cape Cod Fisheries Trust seeking Director
The Cape Cod Fisheries Trust (CCFT) Director oversees all aspects of the Cape Cod Fisheries Trust on behalf of the Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen’s Alliance. The Cape Cod Fisheries Trust has become a national model for fishing community stability and growth through its ownership and management of a diverse portfolio of quota for high value seafood commodities, including scallops, clams, cod, haddock and flounder. The … Continue reading “Cape Cod Fisheries Trust seeking Director”
F15 offshore near Pelee Island
The Williams-Mystic F15 class is midway through their voyage aboard the SSV Niagara, led by the captain and crew and Professors Rich King and Mike Nishizaki and TA Hannah Whalen. This morning they finished their second science Super Station, collecting water, sediment, and two kinds of mussels from the bottom: zebra and quagga mussels, both invasive species from Europe. Now they are heading east toward … Continue reading “F15 offshore near Pelee Island”
S15 visits Vieques
Wednesday 11 February 2015 0830 h 50 nm north of Puerto Rico, sailing in 7,500 meters, above some of the deepest water in the entire North Atlantic A watch has the deck now as the rest of the ship finishes up their science projects or catches a nap before this morning’s science “conference,” during which students will present and interpret the data we collected … Continue reading “S15 visits Vieques”
A Landlubber’s Logbook
By Deion Hammond F22 It was before dawn when I pulled myself from the warm embrace of my bed and picked up my Williams-Mystic™ duffel bag. Leaving the house and joining the rest of my bleary-eyed, coffee-powered companions, we boarded the bus to the airport, bound for the land of lazy lagoons, bountiful bayous and plentiful pelicans: Louisiana. We landed in New Orleans and headed … Continue reading “A Landlubber’s Logbook”
Diverse Voices From Our Maritime Past
Former Williams-Mystic literature professor Rich King has co-authored an article in Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute’s journal, Oceanus: “Diverse Voices From Our Maritime Past: Exploring the value of historical observations by mariners of color.” The article highlights the often neglected historical contributions from mariners of color. Click this link to read the article. “Environmental historians, marine ecologists, and other scholars ask questions that are quantitative-how much … Continue reading “Diverse Voices From Our Maritime Past”
Williams-Mystic is hiring!
Williams-Mystic invites applications for a full-time assistant professor of coastal & ocean policy, with a start date of July 1, 2025 in Mystic. The ideal candidate is a coastal and ocean policy expert, practitioner and educator. Full details about the position and required qualifications available at bit.ly/wm_policy. Complete applications are due via Interfolio by February 3, 2025.