Excited to head back to Kiritimati!! While we are 🙏they avoided the worst of Covid, it’s been a long 4 years waiting to get back. Excited to check on the🪸and collect important data on 🪸 resilience!! 💪 See you soon Alyssa Atwood! Dr. Julia K. Baum

1 week of data collection on #kiritimati following a 4yr hiatus due to Covid. Stoked to see the amount of recovery on the reefs!

Incredibly stoked to be able to share this latest episode from the brilliant Ze Frank and Caitlyn Cowry- True Facts about Reef-Building Coral- We thought it about time the crazy world of coral biology was given an NSFW makeover! youtube.com/watch?v=eyp1Ca…

Congratulations to Kelly van Woesik on successfully completing her masters degree ASU GDCS Hawaii. Kelly’s research guides our akoakoa.org coral reef restoration program!

Delighted that PhD student @Scuba_Timmer is getting this amazing opportunity with National Geographic!!

Earlier this week NOAA declared the 4th global #coralbleaching event. Driven by #climatechange, corals around the world have been bleaching and dying over the past year, adding to the devastating losses of the 3rd such event less than a decade ago. We need #ClimateActionNow

Very excited to continue my research in West Hawaii with the support of the International Coral Reef Society Graduate Fellowship and big thanks to Asner Lab ASU GDCS Dr. Julia K. Baum for making our collaboration possible!

Meet Belinda, the extraordinary sponge! 🧽✨ A Suberites concinnus in Barkley Sound, BC, Belinda responds to her environment with unique behaviors. From long-term winter contractions to active summer expansions, Belinda is full of surprises! bit.ly/meps_748_33

Sponge Belinda Square Pants 🧽💛

#UVicInTheNews: Today on the #ScholComBlog, Ocean Networks 🇨🇦's and #UVic's own Dominica Harrison discusses Belinda the sneezing sea sponge, and what she means for research about changing ocean conditions.🌊 Read it here: tinyurl.com/sneezing-sea-s… UVic Libraries