2023 By the Numbers
Education
National Science Foundation grant
GMGI was awarded its first NSF grant to provide wrap around services to Academy students.
Students enrolled
The Academy’s Class of 2024 enrolled a total of 42 students across two cohorts.
Students and faculty reached
Through community outreach, Academy instructors and staff reach over 1,100 students and faculty at schools across the region.
Students from Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston
Over 200 students from the nine Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston locations received STEM programming from Academy staff.
Attendees to annual Education Conference
GMGI’s third annual Education & Workforce Development Conference brings 94 participants from 50 organizations.
Graduation ceremonies
For the first time, the Academy holds two graduation ceremonies over the summer for the Class of 2023’s first and second cohorts.
Research
Scientists at annual Science Forum
The 8th annual GMGI Science Forum brought together over a 100 scientists from across the country.
Time for diagnostic test results
GMGI’s new rapid sensitive diagnostic test can detect pathogens in aquaculture crops in under one hour.
Award from USDA’s SBIR program
GMGI and Sherlock Biosciences announce their Phase 1 award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.
Conference presentations
Over the year, GMGI research staff gave 14 presentations at scientific conferences across the world.
New research staff added
Dr. Emma Strand, Taylor Gibson, Dr. Kevin Penn join the GMGI research team in 2023.
Memorandum of understanding executed
GMGI and Northeastern form an agreement to share resources and facilitate collaboration.
Science Community Outreach
Event attendees
Over 1,000 people attended GMGI’s events over the course of the year.
Community-wide public talks
In 2023, GMGI hosted three major public talks for the Cape Ann Community.
Social media visits
Over 12,000 users visited GMGI’s social channels across our three platforms.
Outgoing communications
The GMGI community was kept up to date with 25 newsletters, mailings, and updates over the year.
Press hits
GMGI was featured in 21 different press articles throughout the year.