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CMSI Affiliates Among Newest Hellman Fellows

The work of 12 early-career faculty members, including CMSI affiliates Anya Brown and Maria Maldonado, will get a boost as this year’s class of Hellman Fellows.


2024-25 Earth Scholars and Environmental and Climate Justice Scholars

CMSI Affiliates Liyu Mekonnen and Elisabeth Sellinger are among the 10 scholars chosen for the 2024-25 cohort.


Groundswell of Giving

A recent donation made by 11-year-old Matthew Gray exemplifies the impact of fostering the spirit of philanthropy from a young age. When Gray toured the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory for the first time this past year, he became an instant fan.


In the Seagrass Meadows

Invisible in the clear afternoon sky, the moon tugged the tidal channel’s brackish waters towards the Pacific Ocean. It drew them out slowly, languidly, the water’s surface eddying and rippling in the sunlight.


Alyssa Griffin Receives NSF Chemical Oceanography Program Grant

Congratulations to Dr. Alyssa Griffin for recently receiving a grant from the NSF Chemical Oceanography program:  Assessing the role of seagrass biogeochemistry and sedimentary alkalinity production in coastal carbon cycling and marine carbon dioxide removal strategies.


Student discovers 11 new ribbon worm species in Bodega Bay

Maddie Frey was still in the early days of her fellowship at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Reserve when she grabbed a bucket and trowel and headed out to the shoreline behind the university’s marine lab near Bodega Head.