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50 Years Ago Today – Dedication of the Marine Science Center on June 19, 1965

For this very special Photo of the Week, I have the distinct honor of ringing in the official 50-year milestone for the OSU Hatfield Marine Science Center! Exactly 50 years ago today, the Marine Science Center was dedicated by Oregon State University, … Continue reading

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One Ringy Dingy… MSC Phone Lists

The Photo of the Week is back! The weeks seem to come and go so quickly lately. This week’s post is not quite a photo, but a series of documents that may be interesting to peruse. They are Marine Science Center Telephone Directories, which were … Continue reading

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History of the NOAA Vents program at HMSC

This week’s Photo of the Week on the NOAA Vents Program comes from Steve Hammond and Bill Chadwick: A paper was recently published in the journal Oceanography describing the 30-year history of the NOAA Vents program at HMSC. An open-source … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week – Memories of Wecoma

Hello friends. Before I present the Photos of the Week, I wanted to be sure you knew about the video interviews recorded at the All-HMSC Reunion. They have been posted at https://media.oregonstate.edu/media/t/0_9xmm51p2 by Mike Dicianna of OSU’s Special Collections and Archives Research Center. Previously … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week – EPA

Before I introduce today’s “Photo of the Week”, I’d like to share the video recorded at the HMSC Reunion in April. The oral interviews were recorded by Mike Dicianna from OSUs Special Collections and Archives Research Center. The direct link … Continue reading

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More Photos of the All-HMSC Reunion

For this special edition of the Photo of the Week, we have not-yet-historic photos from the HMSC Reunion, held at HMSC on April 10-12, 2015. Those who attended will remember seeing Crystal Frechette (Abide Photography in Newport) behind the camera. Today I have … Continue reading

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Photos of the Week: All-HMSC Reunion!

Happy Friday! A happy one for me indeed, as I look through the photos of last weekend’s All-HMSC Reunion on April 10-12, 2015.  It was truly a joy to meet and visit with all who attended, and to see you catch up with … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week – Jim Lannan

One week out from the All-HMSC Reunion! We are looking forward to seeing everyone, and hope those who can’t join us in person will tune in to Peter Rothlisberg’s talk on Friday, April 10 at 4pm PST. His presentation, From Fighting Beaver … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week – The Beached Whale

Today’s photos from a beached whale expedition were contributed by Gail (Breed) Willeke. Date is June 1976. Thanks Gail! There is a second post this week as well, please scroll down for video of the Oregon legislature passing a resolution honoring Dr. … Continue reading

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Dr. Lavern Weber honored by Oregon Legislature

Dr. Lavern Weber, HMSC Director from 1977-2002, passed away on May 5, 2014. Representative David Gomberg and his colleagues in the Oregon Legislature honored him and his family on March 17, 2015 with passage of HCR 12, in memoriam Dr. Lavern Weber. Click … Continue reading

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