California becomes 1st state to set definition of #microplastics in drinking water. Lays foundation for long-term approach to studying plastic particles < than 5 mm in length. Requires 4 yrs of testing, reporting results & public disclosure. bit.ly/2Y5jngu

Excited to welcome two amazing new faculty members to ⁦UC Irvine⁩ ⁦UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biol⁩ - can’t wait for you to join us ⁦Christopher Martinez⁩ and ⁦@toby_hammer⁩!

Research led by our fantastic lab group UC Irvine Raechel Littman Evan Fiorenza Wen Public Health Daniel Parker collaborators on the ground in Myanmar & across the U.S., Australia, UK, & Monaco @AmeliaWenger @UQ_sees Dr. Drew Harvell Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability EDF Oceans Fauna & Flora WWF

Monday morning was not what we expected - UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biol PhD student Sam Weber @iamsamweber shows us using satellites. Stay safe all. #SilveradoFire

We are so excited to kick off our California Sea Grant #kelp #restoration project – testing a scalable restoration method to future-proof giant kelp forests against climate stress. Grow babies, grow! #SeaGrantFunded tinyurl.com/y7t8yzbm Dr. Joleah Lamb @BrackenLab UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biol UCI Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences

Check out our new coral disease synthesis paper, co-authored by many brilliant women that have been amazing mentors Dr. Laura Mydlarz Dr. Rebecca Vega Thurber Dr. Drew Harvell and provided me with the opportunity to pass it on here UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biol to the talented Phoebe Dawkins @EcoMDPhD! #WomenInSTEM

How dang cute is the UCI Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences scuba diving anteater! UC Irvine UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biol #zot

Thinking of all of my colleagues and friends in #Myanmar

So lucky to work with the BEST people in the most beautiful place - first lab gathering of the year! #newPI UC Irvine UCI Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biol oceanhealth.bio

Ready for our new experiments! #SeaGrantFunded California Sea Grant UC Irvine UCI Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biol

Over the weekend, we had the largest #OilSpill in recent #California history. Right on our doorstep. It’s exhausting to witness the constant onslaught of threats facing our #oceans, but it motivates us to find solutions and communicate the science. UC Irvine UCI Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biol

Scientists across UC Irvine unite after the largest oil spill in recent history. We're concentrating on our tiniest victims — latimes.com/environment/st… Photos: Los Angeles Times @latfoto #SeaGrantFunded California Sea Grant UCI Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences #kelp #microbiomes #californiaoilspill

Exciting feature by California Sea Grant on our research to restore and future-proof California kelp forests led by UC Irvine researchers Phoebe Dawkins Andrea Paz-Lacavex Evan Fiorenza supported by @BrackenLab and vital collaborations with greengravel.org Watch youtu.be/98iUl89MvfQ

A fantastic The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand article about future-proofing #kelp #restoration efforts - such a collaborative group of international scientists working together! Melinda Coleman @CayneLayton theconversation.com/can-selective-…

Did you know? On Monday, Nov. 8, UC Irvine Student Success initiatives is hosting UCI First-Gen Day to celebrate our University of California first-gen community! Join us as we show our support for UCI’s incredible first-gen students, faculty, and staff! #FirstGenUCI #UCFirstGen

Just 25 #watersheds contribute half of human pathogens entering the #oceans from #sewage #pollution. Happy to comment for Scientific American journalist Nikk Ogasa on a great new global analysis indicating we need transnational collaboration across disciplinary sectors. Ocean Sewage Alliance UC Irvine

Ready for some riveting sh*t? Check out Mongabay Sean Mowbray article on the invisible threat to people and #oceans we must stop ignoring. news.mongabay.com/2022/01/the-th… Ocean Sewage Alliance #reinventyourwaste Dr. Joleah Lamb

Poor water quality is a major contributor to global disease burdens. On #WorldWaterDay we outline key issues and opportunities to protect people and biodiversity #OneHealth Learn more wcs.org/coral-health-p… UC Irvine WCS UN Environment Programme UQ News Bloomberg Philanthropies The Nature Conservancy Coral Reef Alliance

Save the date for our SoCal Microbiome Symposium, Sept 19, 2022! We've got a great line up, including Travis Wiles Dr. Joleah Lamb Suzanne Devkota Juliet Morrison (UC Riverside), Kevin Honaker (BiomeSense), Nick Shikuma, Margaret McFall-Ngai, @JedFuhrman. Join us!

Seagrasses have a role to play beyond the carbon and biodiversity crises. We need joined up thinking and the UN SDGs already provide a blueprint for this. See our new review: The planetary role of seagrass conservation science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…