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osprey in nest
VIMS @ 7th Annual Virginia Osprey Festival! April 12
9am - 4pm Town Hill, Colonial Beach, Virginia View Full Event
Microplastics
CBNERR-VA Discovery Lab - Plastic Oceans April 15
6pm - 8pm VIMS - Catlett-Burruss Research and Education Lab View Full Event
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After Hours Lecture Series: Searching for Sturgeon April 24
7pm - 8pm VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar View Full Event
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A Scientist Walks into a Bar: Graduate Student Edition May 15
6pm - 7pm Frothy Moon Brewhouse, 1826 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185 View Full Event
Diamondback Terrapin
CBNERR-VA Discovery Lab - Tales with Turtles May 21
6pm - 8pm VIMS - Catlett-Burruss Research and Education Lab View Full Event
Marine Science Day
23rd Annual Marine Science Day! May 31
10am - 3pm VIMS - Watermen's Hall, Campus-wide View Full Event
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After Hours Lecture: Ospreys of the Chesapeake June 26
7pm - 9pm VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar View Full Event
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After Hours Lecture: The National TRAP Program: Tackling derelict fishing gear from coast to coast! July 17
7pm - 8pm VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar View Full Event
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After Hours Lecture Series: Celebrating 25 Years of the VIMS Teaching Marsh! August 21
7pm - 8pm VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar View Full Event
Farmed Oysters
CBNERR-VA Discovery Lab - Seafood Farms September 17
6pm - 8pm VIMS - Catlett-Burruss Research and Education Lab View Full Event
Oysters
VIMS @ Yorktown Wine and Oyster Festival! October 4 - October 5
12pm - 6pm Yorktown Waterfront View Full Event
VIMS @ 7th Annual Virginia Osprey Festival!
Saturday, April 12
9am - 4pm
Town Hill, Colonial Beach, Virginia

VIMS is excited to once again join the Virginia Osprey Foundation for the 7th Annual Virginia Osprey Festival in beautiful waterfront Colonial Beach, Virginia. This FREE festival includes presentations, live bird encounters, nest tours, and more!


CBNERR-VA Discovery Lab - Plastic Oceans
Tuesday, April 15
6pm - 8pm
VIMS - Catlett-Burruss Research and Education Lab
At the April Discovery Lab, you'll learn about the science of plastic, what it is, how it affects our oceans and coasts, and what we can do about it.
After Hours Lecture Series: Searching for Sturgeon
Thursday, April 24
7pm - 8pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar
Dr. Angelina Dichiera, Assistant Professor at the Batten School & VIMS, will explain how eDNA can be used to detect and monitor the presence of endangered sturgeon in Bay tributaries, and help guide recovery and conservation of these “living fossils.”
A Scientist Walks into a Bar: Graduate Student Edition
Thursday, May 15
6pm - 7pm
Frothy Moon Brewhouse, 1826 Jamestown Rd, Williamsburg, VA 23185

Frothy Moon Brewhouse will be our host as three Batten School & VIMS graduate students give 5-minute fast-talks and present posters on the important research they are conducting. This event is free, open to the public, and registration is not required!

CBNERR-VA Discovery Lab - Tales with Turtles
Wednesday, May 21
6pm - 8pm
VIMS - Catlett-Burruss Research and Education Lab
This Discovery Lab is all about turtles that live in salt and brackish water. You'll follow turtle life cycles from shore to sea with fun games and demos. Our speaker, W&M Professor Dr. Randy Chambers will present his research on Diamondback Terrapins.
23rd Annual Marine Science Day!
Saturday, May 31
10am - 3pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, Campus-wide

VIMS' annual open house is a free, fun-filled event for the whole family! Join us for marine science exhibits, child-friendly crafts and activities, hands-on experience with animals, lab and facility tours, and more! Event proceeds rain or shine.

After Hours Lecture: Ospreys of the Chesapeake
Thursday, June 26
7pm - 9pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar
Join us for the June After Hours lecture, where Dr. Bryan Watts of the W&M Center for Conservation Biology will share information about one of the most charismatic Bay species (and harbinger of spring): the osprey!
After Hours Lecture: The National TRAP Program: Tackling derelict fishing gear from coast to coast!
Thursday, July 17
7pm - 8pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar
Join us to learn how projects being funded through the National TRAP Program - from diving 130 feet to retrieve lobster and crab traps, to removing debris in tribal fishing grounds - are tackling the issue of derelict fishing gear from coast to coast!
After Hours Lecture Series: Celebrating 25 Years of the VIMS Teaching Marsh!
Thursday, August 21
7pm - 8pm
VIMS - Watermen's Hall, McHugh Auditorium, also available as a live webinar
Join us as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the VIMS Teaching Marsh, a one-acre tidal wetland restoration and education project. Karen Duhring (CCRM) will share information about the history, current use, and legacy of this important campus resource.
CBNERR-VA Discovery Lab - Seafood Farms
Wednesday, September 17
6pm - 8pm
VIMS - Catlett-Burruss Research and Education Lab
At this month's Discovery Lab, visitors will learn how farming shellfish can be the future of sustainable seafood, from the estuary to your plate!
VIMS @ Yorktown Wine and Oyster Festival!
Saturday, October 4 - Sunday, October 5
12pm - 6pm
Yorktown Waterfront

VIMS is joining the fun at the Wine and Oyster Festival along the Yorktown Waterfront on October 4th and 5th! This free, fun, family-friendly event will feature performances on five stages by local bands, musicians, storytellers and dancers.