Aug 24, 2009 Sunset magazine and the California Coastal Commission have named Gary Griggs and Julie Packard among their 2009 California Coastal Heroes....
Jun 2, 2009 As young peregrine falcons prepare to take their first flights in San Francisco and San Jose, volunteers watch from sidewalks and rooftops to help the birds if they get into trouble....
May 15, 2009 Third-grader Claire Dworsky is investigating her own questions about water quality in Adina Paytan's laboratory at UCSC....
May 7, 2009 A new tool for tracking algal toxins is under development at UCSC....
Mar 25, 2009 When a young sea otter was found on the beach covered with tar balls and slick oil, volunteers with the Marine Mammal Physiology Project sprang into action....
Mar 9, 2009 New findings show that some sources of dust deposited in the oceans carry toxic elements that can kill marine phytoplankton....
Feb 19, 2009 A "red tide" bloom of marine algae in 2007 produced a soap-like substance that stripped the natural waterproofing from birds' feathers....
Dec 1, 2008 Gary Griggs, director of UCSC’s Institute for Marine Sciences, and Pablo Reguerin, deputy director of the Educational Partnership Center, have been named Community Heroes for 2008 by the Community...
Nov 12, 2008 An unusual microorganism discovered in the open ocean may force scientists to rethink their understanding of how carbon and nitrogen cycle through ocean ecosystems. ...
Oct 6, 2008 Oceanographer Mary Silver has had a lifelong love affair with the sea--and with teaching....
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