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My Summer With Kelp Forest Ecology

by Alyssa Walls
September 25, 2026

People and Programs

My name is Alyssa Walls and I am an SRJC student majoring in Biology and Natural sciences. I plan to transfer to UC Davis or UC Berkeley and pursue a degree in Plant Biology or Ecology and Evolution. Since I was little I have always been passionate about nature and loved being outdoors observing plants, insects, and other creatures.

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Darrielle Williams Receives a Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship

by Jessica Lee
September 21, 2026

Congratulations to Darrielle Williams, a Ph.D. student in Integrative Pathobiology at the University of California, Davis, working under the mentorship of Dr. Karen Shapiro. Darrielle was recently awarded a Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship through the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

Professors Sanford and Bay Receive New NSF Grant

by Jessica Lee
September 15, 2026

Research and Impacts

Eric Sanford and Rachael Bay have recently been awarded a new grant through the National Science Foundation (NSF). Their project, “Evolution of Dispersal Traits During a Geographic Range Expansion”

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UC Davis Researchers Join $6M Statewide Effort to Conserve California Coast

by Jessica Lee
September 10, 2026

Research and Impacts

Funded by the California Ocean Protection Council (OPC), California Sea Grant will administer more than $6 million to nine research and restoration projects to inform the state’s goal of conserving thirty percent of its lands and coastal waters by 2030. Among them are four projects involving researchers at the University of California, Davis, working in the coastal and marine sciences.

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Announcing the UC Davis Bilinski Fellows at Bodega Marine Laboratory for 2026-27

by Jessica Lee
July 13, 2026

People and Programs

Bilinski fellowships are awarded to outstanding doctoral students whose selected projects, based at the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory, exhibit innovation, collaboration, and are a key component of the student’s final dissertation.

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Melting Icebergs Can Weaken a Massive, Far-Off Ocean Current System

by Greg Watry
July 13, 2026

Research and Impacts

Melting and breaking icebergs in the far-off, northeastern region of the Pacific Ocean can weaken a massive current system in the Atlantic Ocean, according to a University of California, Davis study published in Nature Communications.