For all media inquiries, press and photo releases please contact Dr. Conner Philson, Executive Director of the UCSB NRS, philson@ucsb.edu or 805-893-6179.
NRS News and Highlights
- Four stories demonstrating how UC is helping to learn about and protect biodiversity in California.
- Recipients of the UCNRS's Mildred E. Mathias Graduate Student Research Grant Program presented their research at a symposium held at Bodega Marine Reserve and Laboratory Mar. 7–9, 2025.
- Data from elephant seals gathered at the UCNRS's Año Nuevo Island Reserve helped researchers estimate the nutrients whales transfer to the tropics.
- Elephant seals can be used as sentinels of deep ocean habitat health, such as with fish populations.
- The 20th anniversary event attracted a record 1,300 attendees who participated in trash cleanups, nature walks, and hands-on workshops to learn about wetlands.
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