Presented by the School of Veterinary Medicine University of Pennsylvania, and the College of Veterinary Medicine Cornell University

Woods Hole, a village in the town of Falmouth, on the southwest shore of Cape Cod, is a world center for marine sciences that attracts researchers, students, and other scholars from all parts of the nation and many other countries to work and study at seven of the institutions there. Five of these are private - the Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL), the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the Boston University Marine Program (BUMP), the Woods Hole Research Center, and the Sea Education Association (SEA) - while the other two, the Northeast Fisheries Science Center of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS/NOAA) and a branch of the United States Geological Survey, are federally funded. Some thirty buildings, clustered primarily on a small neck of land between Great Harbor and Eel Pond, and more than a dozen research vessels constitute the facilities, many of which are shared by the several institutions. The MBL/WHOI Library, one of the most extensive of its kind in the world, is jointly supported and serves the entire scientific community; research vessels owned by one agency may be leased by others; representatives of one institution may join another group's research cruise; and the computer system and electron microscopes of the MBL and WHOI are made available to various groups of scientific investigators. Activities are also shared, creating a mutually stimulating and enriching environment for all participants. The campus of the Marine Biological Laboratory serves as headquarters for AQUAVET® in Woods Hole. In general, lectures and laboratory sessions are held within the facilities of the MBL, but the scientific and educational resources of the entire Woods Hole community are drawn upon to provide optimal learning experiences. Particular benefit accrues from the presence of the recently constructed Marine Resources Center. This state-of-the-art structure provides exceptional aquatic laboratory animal holding facilities and the mariculture research activities of the MBL. A wealth of teaching materials for the courses, in addition to student research opportunities, is derived from this facility. Students and faculty live and take their meals at the MBL's Swope Center and other building in the housing complex. These facilities are comprised of modern living quarters, including bedrooms, an excellent cafeteria, spacious lobbies, a large lounge, and other special facilities for exhibits and conferences. All bedrooms in the Swope Center, as well as other buildings, typically accommodate 2 students and include private bath and shower facilities. Linens are provided. Pets are absolutely forbidden anywhere in housing complex - a rule that is strictly enforced. Parking space throughout Woods Hole is scarce at all times, and the situation becomes even more critical after the first of June. In general, students will find cars more of a nuisance than a convenience.