August 2020
North America’s Galapagos: The Historic Channel Islands Biological Survey Webinar
North America’s Galapagos: The Historic Channel Islands Biological Survey recounts the story of a group of researchers, naturalists, adventurers, cooks, immigrants, and scientifically curious teenagers who came together in the late 1930s to embark upon a series of ambitious expeditions never before, or since, attempted. Their mission: to piece together the broken shards of the Channel Islands’ history and evolution. California’s eight Channel Islands, sometimes called “North America’s Galapagos,” each…
September 2020
Girls in Ocean Science (GiOS) Conference – Postponed
Our goal is to bring together bright minds to create idea-focused conversations and hands-on experiences that foster learning, inspiration, and wonder. During our inaugural GiOS conference, female experts will share their lives, careers, and interests with local high-school students. Participating student scientists will spend the day conducting research in labs and at sea aboard Condor Express. Young women who love science or are just beginning to show an interest will…
Recovery of White Sharks off California and What This Means for Coastal Communities ONLINE
Dr. Chris Lowe is a professor in marine biology and director of the Shark Lab at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), where he and his students work with acoustic and satellite telemetry techniques to study the movement, behavior and physiology of sharks, rays, and gamefishes. For the last 15 years, Dr. Lowe and his students have been studying baby and juvenile white sharks off the coast of southern California…