The Ocean Sciences Department seminars are held on Fridays at 10:40AM during the academic year, in Nat Sci Annex 101.
The Earth and Planetary Sciences Whole Earth Seminars are held on Thursdays at 12:00PM in EMS B210.
June 5, 2025 – In a report published today in Science, Professor Ari Friedlaender discusses a global research project endorsed by the United Nations called “MegaMove” that has tracked over 100 marine megafauna species, identifying the most critical locations in our global oceans for better marine conservation efforts, drawing from UC Santa Cruz’s vast data sets on marine-mammal movements and behaviors.
May 16, 2025 – Previous Ocean Sciences Graduate Student, Rae Taylor-Burns, who is now a postdoctoral Researcher at the UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR), is the lead author on a study published on May 9 in the Nature journal Scientific Reports, the team evaluated the effectiveness of “horizontal levees” – traditional levees retrofitted with a sloping, wetland border – as a means of strengthening shorelines against the threat of rising sea levels.
Coastal Science & Policy, Digital Arts & New Media, Engineering
Center for Coastal Climate Resilience Fellows bridge disciplines to build resilient communities
In part two of our series highlighting CCCR fellows, we spoke with fellows who use their unique cross-disciplinary backgrounds to advance climate resilience.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Ocean Sciences, Science
Eric Palkovacs appointed new director of Institute of Marine Sciences
The professor of ecology and evolutionary biology is also UC Santa Cruz’s associate vice chancellor for research and director of the Fisheries Collaborative Program
Coastal Science & Policy, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Ocean Sciences
Faculty, fellows among global leaders at 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference
University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience represented at recent international climate meetings
Astronomy & Astrophysics, Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry & Biochemistry
UC Santa Cruz ranks among top 25 global public universities in new rankings
UC Santa Cruz’s high placement underscores a growing influence on the global research stage and strengths in areas with significant scientific and societal impact.
Coastal Science & Policy, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Ocean Sciences
Faculty, fellows among global leaders at 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference
University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience represented at recent international climate meetings
Earth & Planetary Sciences, Science
James Webb telescope confirms cooling effects of Pluto’s haze
New study in Nature Astronomy affirms hypothesis made by UC Santa Cruz’s Xi Zhang in 2017
Applied Mathematics, Art, Coastal Science & Policy
Symposium shows creativity, conviction are key to communicating climate solutions
From card games to virtual reality, innovative climate researchers are finding new ways to engage the public
Coastal Science & Policy, Environmental Studies, Science
Sign up for new symposium on communicating climate solutions
Amid polarized discourse on climate change and science, trusted communicators in communities may be key to discussing solutions
Coastal Science & Policy, Digital Arts & New Media, Engineering
Center for Coastal Climate Resilience Fellows bridge disciplines to build resilient communities
In part two of our series highlighting CCCR fellows, we spoke with fellows who use their unique cross-disciplinary backgrounds to advance climate resilience.