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Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela was quoted in stories about the massive fish kill in Redondo Beach in the Telegraph (U.K.), AP, the Huffington Post ... and more.

Bering Sea was ice-free and full of life during last warm period, study finds
... Christina Ravelo, professor of ocean sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, presented the new findings in a talk on December 13 at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in San Francisco. (More)

Life thrives in porous rock deep beneath the seafloor, scientists say
Researchers have found compelling evidence for an extensive biological community living in porous rock deep beneath the seafloor. [...] Matthew McCarthy, associate professor of ocean sciences ..., led a team of researchers from several institutions who analyzed the dissolved organic matter in fluids from natural vents on the seafloor ... Their results, to be published in the January issue of Nature Geoscience and currently available online, indicate that the dissolved material in those fluids was synthesized by microbes living in the porous basalt rock of the upper oceanic crust. (More)

Iron stimulates blooms of toxin-producing algae in open ocean, study finds
Mary Silver, professor emerita of ocean sciences, is lead author of a new study showing that the addition of iron can promote the growth of toxin-producing algae in the open ocean. The new findings add to concerns about proposals to use iron fertilization of the oceans as a way to combat global warming.  (More)    (Nov. 2010)

Four UC Santa Cruz marine scientists will discuss a decade of ocean discoveries in the annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture at the Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory on Thursday, October 7, at 7 p.m.  (More)

Research and activities of UC Santa Cruz professors and students generated a great deal of media coverage as the summer came to a close ... (September 2010) (More)

UC Santa Cruz doctoral programs earn high marks in national review  (Septemter 2010) (More)

Scientists aim to predict toxic algal blooms in California's coastal waters   (July 2010) (More)

UCSC News and events: more honors
-Sherry Lippiatt, a doctoral student in ocean sciences, received a prestigious John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship ...  
-Mary Silver, professor emerita of ocean science, has been named a Fellow of the Oceanography Society "for pioneering research on the ecology of marine organisms, excellence in teaching, mentoring and service to the oceanographic community."
-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.    (June 2010)  (More)

Genome analysis of marine microbe reveals a metabolic minimalist.  ... (More)

Mary Silver, professor emerita of Ocean Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the Oceanography Society ... February 2010.  (More)

Global warming likely to be amplified by slow changes to Earth systems   (December 2009)   (More)

Professor Margaret Delaney named interim Vice Chancellor, Planning and Budget   (July 2009) (More)

U.S. research vessel enroute to Bering Sea for climate change investigations.   (July 2009) (More)

Video: Marine biologist Colleen Reichmuth discusses the variety of sounds walruses use to communicate.
(July 2009) (More)      http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0404/03.html

Research on algal toxins in coastal waters led by ocean scientist Raphael Kudela was featured on KTVU TV news and KGO Radio and in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times, and Santa Cruz Sentinel. (June 2009)   (More)

Pacific expedition to explore effects of climate change on ocean   March 2009)
Full story:   http://www.mercurynews.com/centralcoast/ci_11874232

Call of the ocean defines one professor's life journey.     (Feb 2009)   (More)

Study links seabird deaths to soap-like foam produced by red-tide algae. (Feb 2009)   (More)

Three faculty honored with emeriti professorships.  (Feb 2009)   (More)

Mysterious microbe may play important role in ocean ecology. (Nov 2008)   (More)

UCSC professor to retire after career of adventure and discovery [Mary Silver]. (More)     
also: Focus on Faculty: Mary Silver, Professor of Ocean Sciences   in UCSC News & Events (Oct 2008)     
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Sea.     UCSC Review Magazine interview with Mary Silver   

Margaret Delaney is one of five faculty members discussing topics they believe should be priorities for the next U.S. president.    (Fall 2008)  Review Magazine   

Environmental Law Scholar Michael Wara [Ocean Sciences Ph.D. 2003] Joins Stanford Law School Faculty (September 2008) [Full Story]

Moore Foundation awards $3.7 million in additional funding for UCSC ocean scientist Jonathan Zehr (June 2008). [Full Story]

New study raises concerns about proposed mitigation strategy for marine bycatch.   (June 2008)   (More)

Moore Foundation renews support for marine microbiology research at UCSC    (May 2008). [Full Story]

Ocean scientist Mary Silver to give Rachel Louise Carson Lecture at AGU meeting   May (2008) [Full Story]

UCSC grad winning kudos for 'Overtreated', a health care system critique   (April 2008).   [Full Story]

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