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UCSC is working with UNESCO on developing a conservation plan for Maui’s corals.
In two recent Science papers, UCSC Ocean Scientists; Jon Zehr (Emeriti), Kendra Turk-Kubo (Assistant Professor), and postdocs Tyler Coale and Esther Mak, describe the first know nitrogen-fixing organelle within a eukaryotic cell. Please see, this article,for more information.
Our seminars
The Ocean Science Department hosts speakers from external institutions and from UCSC to share their research in 1-hour seminars. The seminars are held on Friday’s at 10:40AM in Natural Sciences Annex 101 during Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters.
- October 11, 2024
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OS Seminar - Kevin Arrigo, Stanford University
October 11, 2024 10:40 am - 12:00 pm
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- October 18, 2024
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OS Seminar - Tyler Coale, UCSC
October 18, 2024 10:40 am - 12:00 pm
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- October 25, 2024
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OS Seminar - Will Satterthwaite, SWFSC
October 25, 2024 10:40 am - 12:00 pm
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Department News
“An Aesthetics of Resilience” fosters interdisciplinary conversations and research
https://news.ucsc.edu/2024/09/aesthetics-of-resilience.html
Scientists discover first nitrogen-fixing organelle
https://news.ucsc.edu/2024/04/nitrogen-fixing-organelle.html
Ecological Society of America names Dan Costa a lifetime fellow
Dan Costa, distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of Marine Sciences, has been named a 2024 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America.
Industrial fishing poses greater risk to marine life due to untracked activity, UC Santa Cruz researchers find
A new study led by a scientist at UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of Marine Sciences finds that blue whales, tunas, and other top predators in the northeast Pacific Ocean face greater risk of harm from industrial fishing than previously thought.
Scientists begin to crack open climate-change riddles hiding in ancient coral
An international team of researchers on an expedition co-led by UC Santa Cruz Professor Christina Ravelo collected cores of fossil coral off the coast of Hawai’i to look for signs of climate and sea-level change over the past half million years.
A new 66 million-year history of carbon dioxide offers little comfort for today
A massive new review of ancient atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels and corresponding temperatures lays out a daunting picture of where the Earth’s climate may be headed.
Scientists use Hawaiian fossils to study the past and future of climate change
This month, an international team of researchers returned to shore after a two-month-long ocean expedition exploring fossil coral reefs off the coast of Hawai’i. The fossils provide a record of past climate conditions, so scientists are using them to learn about environmental changes throughout geologic history and make predictions about the future
Five UC Santa Cruz projects win California Climate Action Grant funding
Millions of dollars in new funding will support UC Santa Cruz and partners in tackling some of California’s toughest climate change challenges through innovative research and community engagement
Coastal fisheries show surprising resilience to marine heatwaves
Researchers found that fish biomass often increased or was unaffected in the year following a marine heatwave