Center for Environmental Studies at Brown University. Brown-MBL Program. The Brown-MBL Partnership and Graduate Program in Biological and Environmental Sciences unites the MBL’s and Brown University’s combined research and education expertise in biology, environmental sciences and biomedical research and offers talented graduate students the chance to work collaboratively on projects with scientists at both institutions. Students craft individual programs with both MBL and Brown mentors and often spend part of their time conducting research in MBL laboratories in Woods Hole or at MBL field sites in such places as Alaska, Antarctica or the Amazon. Students participate in a variety of and/or.