Our Mission

The mission of the Institute is education, research and public involvement in the marine and paleobiological sciences. The Institute will foster and support outreach to inform and interest young people in these areas of science, and will offer small grants to students and researchers for specific achievable tasks. The institute is an ambassador for international cooperation and understanding by encouraging communication and research among scientists of different countries.

The Institute fosters the preservation of our world fossil heritage for education, museum exhibits and research. Emphasis is on fossils that are poorly represented in public institutions due to lack of specialists or lack of advocacy. In most instances this is done by purchase of specimens offered for sale in various venues and then donating them to appropriate public institution collections.

MPRInstitute.org is maintained by the Institute as an online resource to foster its mission, to communicate with its supporters and members, and to be an educational tool.

Articles of Incorporation
Bylaws

MPRI PRESENTS...

6/17 at MV Museum
CONNECTING WITH FOSSILS

7/20 at Edgartown Library
STARFISH and the NUMBER FIVE

8/10 at West Tisbury Library
The Noble Horseshoe Crab 5pm

2010 LECTURES AND CONCERT

7/20 Edgartown
6/17 MV Museum
3/23 Vineyard Haven
1/23 Oak Bluffs

2009 LECTURES AND CONCERT

12/2 Chilmark
10/3 Row Twelve Concert
8/12 West Tisbury
8/11 Oak Bluffs
7/15 West Tisbury
4/28 West Tisbury
3/19 Oak Bluffs
3/14 Cape Cod Nat Hist Conference
3/14 WIPS Symposium, Boulder
1/8 Hobart, Tasmania
1/6 Vineyard Haven

Our latest newsletter
describes how our supporters further
our mission.

Site Update!

Fossil
Heritage
Collection

Specimens purchased
with the help of our generous donors.

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Our Mission The mission of the Institute is education, research and public involvement in the marine and paleobiological sciences. The Institute will foster and support outreach to inform and interest young people in these areas of science, and will offer small grants to students and researchers for specific achievable tasks. The institute is an ambassador for international cooperation and understanding by encouraging communication and research among scientists of different countries. The Institute fosters the preservation of our world fossil heritage for education, museum exhibits and research. Emphasis is on fossils that are poorly represented in public institutions due to lack of specialists or lack of advocacy. In most instances this is done by purchase of specimens offered for sale in various venues and then donating them to appropriate public institution collections. MPRInstitute.org is maintained by the Institute as an online resource to foster its mission, to communicate with its supporters and members, and to be an educational tool. Articles of Incorporation Bylaws				latest news MPRI PRESENTS... 6/17 at MV Museum CONNECTING WITH FOSSILS 7/20 at Edgartown Library STARFISH and the NUMBER FIVE 8/10 at West Tisbury Library The Noble Horseshoe Crab 5pm 2010 LECTURES AND CONCERT 7/20 Edgartown 6/17 MV Museum 3/23 Vineyard Haven 1/23 Oak Bluffs 2009 LECTURES AND CONCERT 12/2 Chilmark 10/3 Row Twelve Concert 8/12 West Tisbury 8/11 Oak Bluffs 7/15 West Tisbury 4/28 West Tisbury 3/19 Oak Bluffs 3/14 Cape Cod Nat Hist Conference 3/14 WIPS Symposium, Boulder 1/8 Hobart, Tasmania 1/6 Vineyard Haven Our latest newsletter describes how our supporters further our mission. Site Update! Fossil Heritage Collection Specimens purchased with the help of our generous donors.
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