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Topic: Ocean Sciences

August 2, 2023August 27, 2023 By Grace Stetson
Kathleen Finlay brings UCSC education to the forefront in her fight for food sustainability and social justice

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

Topics: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ocean Sciences

July 26, 2023August 27, 2023 By Tanvi Dutta Gupta
Ship noises prove a nuisance for arctic narwhals

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

Topics: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ocean Sciences

May 17, 2023May 29, 2023 By Emily Cerf (UCSC) and Raúl Nava (MBARI)
Comb jellies proven to be the sibling group to all other animals

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

Topics: Ocean Sciences

May 16, 2023May 17, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Physical and Biological Sciences Division honors three prominent alumni

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

Topics: Astronomy and Astrophysics, MCD Biology, Ocean Sciences

April 26, 2023May 3, 2023 By Theo Stein (NOAA) & Tim Stephens (UCSC)
One of the planet’s most important carbon sinks is revealing its secrets

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

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Ocean Sciences

April 20, 2023May 3, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface

Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface

Brainwave patterns show elephant seals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day while at sea

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Ocean Sciences

April 3, 2023April 6, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Ocean scientist Kenneth Bruland recognized for pioneering research paper

Ocean scientist Kenneth Bruland recognized for pioneering research paper

The 2023 John H. Martin Award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography celebrates an influential 1998 paper on the role of iron in coastal ecosystems.

Topics: Ocean Sciences

March 13, 2023March 16, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Minke whales are as small as a lunge-feeding baleen whale can be

Minke whales are as small as a lunge-feeding baleen whale can be

Research on the feeding behavior of Antarctic minke whales found that a smaller whale could not capture enough food to survive using the lunge-feeding strategy of baleen whales.

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, NSF, Ocean Sciences

January 23, 2023February 16, 2023 By Haneen Zain
McKenna Smith: Pursuing biological sciences

McKenna Smith: Pursuing biological sciences

Keeley Coastal Scholars Award supports student

Topics: Ocean Sciences

January 23, 2023February 16, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Study reveals influence of krill availability on humpback whale pregnancies

Study reveals influence of krill availability on humpback whale pregnancies

Data from Antarctica show more humpback whales get pregnant after years with abundant krill than after years when krill were less plentiful

Topics: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ocean Sciences

November 9, 2022November 16, 2022 By Elisa Smith
UCSC researchers win NOAA grants to study climate change patterns in California’s marine sanctuaries

UCSC researchers win NOAA grants to study climate change patterns in California’s marine sanctuaries

Two UC Santa Cruz researchers will be delving deeper into coastal and climate resiliency efforts within California’s marine sanctuaries as part of two recent grants from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Topics: NOAA, Ocean Sciences

October 3, 2022October 16, 2022 By Tim Stephens
Ocean scientist Christina Ravelo awarded AGU’s Maurice Ewing Medal

Ocean scientist Christina Ravelo awarded AGU’s Maurice Ewing Medal

The American Geophysical Union’s Ewing Medal is given annually in recognition of significant original contributions to the ocean sciences.

Topics: Ocean Sciences

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