News & Events
- October 6, 2023
-
-
OS Seminar - Summer Praetor, USGS
October 6, 2023 10:40 am - 12:00 pm
See more details
-
- October 13, 2023
-
-
OS SEminar - Jemma Fadum, Carnegie Science
October 13, 2023 10:40 am - 12:00 pm
See more details
-
- October 20, 2023
-
-
OS Seminar - Brett Poulin, UC Davis
October 20, 2023 10:40 am - 12:00 pm
See more details
-
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 Earth & Marine Sciences A340 during Fall, Winter, and Spring quarters.
Latest News

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

Marine scientists explore the future of open data science
Researchers make recommendations for how to move forward in a world of near-limitless data

Meet the fearless scientists saving Antarctic whales… With crossbows and tiny inflatable boats
How do you study a gigantic mammal that migrates over thousands of miles and spends most of its time underwater? Here’s how the latest tech is shaping the future of whale conservation

Kathleen Finlay brings UCSC education to the forefront in her fight for food sustainability and social justice
UC Santa Cruz alumna Kathleen Finlay is the president of the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming in the Hudson Valley and founder of Pleiades

Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) males, Somerset Island, Canada
Ship noises prove a nuisance for arctic narwhals
The unicorn-horned whales abandon their foraging dives when they hear humanmade marine sounds

Comb jellies proven to be the sibling group to all other animals
New research proves comb jellies are a unique lineage or “sibling group” whose ancestors diverged before the common ancestor of all other animals

Physical and Biological Sciences Division honors three prominent alumni
The Division of Physical and Biological Sciences is honoring three stellar alumni—atmospheric scientist Cora E. Randall, pediatrician Ramon Resa, and marine scientist Colleen Reichmuth—with the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards

One of the planet’s most important carbon sinks is revealing its secrets
Tiny organisms in the Southern Ocean play an outsized role in moderating Earth’s climate