Marine Sciences Content

Squidtoons: A Science Communication Cartoon Series

Malia N Reiss — February 22, 2024 - 11:09am

Scientists and Squidtoons creators Garfield Kwan and Dana Song are using their comic series as fun science communication tool.

How Students Dive into Marine Science at 51�ԹϺ�� Davis

Jocelyn C Anderson — October 24, 2023 - 9:15pm

What’s it like to take a summer session in a marine lab? Explore our undergraduate marine research from mussels’ byssal threads to ocean ecosystem impacts.

Introducing ‘The Student Researcher’

Jose Antonio Vadi — October 24, 2023 - 9:28am

A new 51�ԹϺ�� Davis storytelling platform highlights student research experiences.

“The Student Researcher” will showcase undergraduate and graduate stories from across campus and fields of study. These stories will focus on interdisciplinary collaboration with multimedia elements.

Sharp Decline in Basking Shark Sightings in California

Katherine E Kerlin — February 22, 2022 - 12:00pm

About the size of a small school bus, the basking shark is the second largest fish in the ocean and is found in temperate and tropical waters across the globe. In the mid-1900s, basking sharks were observed by the thousands each year off California’s coast. Now they are rarely seen at all in this region, called the California Current Ecosystem, or CCE.

Species May Appear Deceptively Resilient to Climate Change

Katherine E Kerlin — November 22, 2017 - 11:15am

Nature itself can be the best defense against climate change for many species — at least in the short term — according to a study published today (Nov. 22) in the journal Ecology Letters from the University of California, Davis.

Can Corals Adapt to Climate Change?

Katherine E Kerlin — November 01, 2017 - 4:05pm

Cool-water corals can adapt to a slightly warmer ocean, but only if global greenhouse gas emissions are reduced. That’s according to a study published Nov. 1 in the journal Science Advances of genetic adaptation and the likely effects of future warming on tabletop corals in the Cook Islands.

Postdoc Mike Gil Named TEDGlobal Fellow

Andy Fell — May 23, 2017 - 5:30pm

TED today (May 23) announced its 2017 TEDGlobal Fellows, including one from 51�ԹϺ�� Davis: Mike Gil, a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy. He will be one of 20 international fellows who will give talks at TEDGlobal in Arusha, Tanzania, in August.