The Ocean Institute is pleased to present the 7th Annual Marine Science Careers and Internship Academy (MSCIA) Project Symposium on Saturday, July 12, 9 a.m. - noon. The event will showcase the MSCIA and with teens presenting their research findings. Questions from the audience encouraged. It is free to attend.
The MSCIA is a one-week workshop that introduces teens to: basic laboratory skills, tools and techniques, intertidal ecology, animal husbandry, laboratory investigations and shipboard research. Once completed, graduates may apply for an internship. After interviews, the selected teens work with an Ocean Institute mentor and spend a year working in Institute labs on their own research project; in addition to exploring the areas of animal husbandry, native plant ecosystems, intertidal ecology, and shipboard studies. They have the opportunity to develop key analytical and critical thinking skills that can be used throughout their lives. Past intern projects include hummingbird behavior, marine mammal behavior and light spectrum effects on sea slugs.
RSVP for the Symposium requested. Email bbaum@ocean-institute.org or jsteers@ocean-institute.org. Additional information: (949) 496-2274.
