Every year, the Bodega Marine Laboratory hosts summer sessions for undergraduate students interested in coastal systems and marine science. During the roughly five-week program, students take classes in topics like coastal oceanography, marine environmental issues and biological oceanography. They conduct fieldwork and go on field trips to nearby sites like the Hog Island Oyster Company. Students can even live at the lab’s on-site dormitory during the session.

In this video, UC Davis marine scientist Elisabeth Sellinger explores the global importance of eelgrass, its role along the California coast, and how the Greater Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries help protect and restore these essential habitats.

Alyssa Griffin discusses the importance of scientific diving in her research and her efforts to diversify who has access to the practice by co-developing the SCUBA DIVERsity Fellowship Program at UC San Diego.

Join Elisabeth Sellinger and Mazie Lewis for a day of seagrass meadow monitoring research in Elkhorn Slough. A nursery habitat for many marine animals, including mammals, shellfish and fish, seagrass meadows are vital ecosystems. But their benefits don’t just touch the ocean-dwellers of our planet.

Knowledge about the Earth and its environment is woven throughout these new books, including two from College of Letters and Science faculty, that came out in 2023 or are about to be published. From oceans, fire and evolution to transportation and sustainability, these books inspire action on the world’s most pressing environmental issues.