In the News
2009
Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries [More]
Lead poisoning threatens a vulnerable albatross population [More]
From a remote field site on the Antarctic sea ice, biologist Terrie Williams is studying survival strategies of Weddell seals [More]
IMS Director Gary Griggs and alumna Julie Packard named 2009 California Coastal Heroes [More]
MBARI president Marcia McNutt to be nominated as director of U.S. Geological Survey [More]
U.S. research vessel enroute to Bering Sea for climate change investigations [More]
Groundwater fingered as source of methylmercury in coastal waters [More]
Volunteers keep watch as urban falcons embark on first flights [More]
Marine scientist Adina Paytan has a new collaborator: third-grader Claire Dworsky [More]
Dedicated marine mammal volunteers save oiled otter [More]
(Feb 2009) Jonathan Zehr, professor of ocean sciences, has been elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology for his pioneering research on marine molecular ecology and nitrogen cycle processes. The academy, an honorific leadership group within the American Society for Microbiology, recognizes excellence, originality, and creativity in the microbiological sciences. As a newly elected fellow, Zehr will help to set future directions for the field and will provide expert opinion on issues in microbiology. He will be formally recognized at the society's annual meeting in Philadelphia in May.
Marc Mangel elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh
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Dust deposited in oceans may carry elements toxic to marine algae. Adina Paytan, IMS Associate Researcher.
New findings show that some sources of dust deposited in the oceans carry toxic elements that can kill marine phytoplankton.
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Friends of Long Marine Lab will honor alumnus Brent Constantz with Global Oceans Award
The Friends of Long Marine Lab will honor entrepreneur and UCSC alumnus Brent Constantz at the group's annual Global Oceans Awards Gala on Saturday, February 28.
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Study links seabird deaths to soap-like foam produced by red-tide algae
A "red tide" bloom of marine algae in 2007 produced a soap-like substance that stripped the natural waterproofing from birds' feathers.
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TOPP program gets 'seal' of approval from comedian Stephen Colbert
UCSC elephant seal researchers caught the attention of Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert, making the February 5 episode of his show, the Colbert Report.
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