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Building a Better Fieldwork Future
Creating Inclusive Field Climates to Prevent Sexual Harassment and Assault
Featured Lectures & Presentations
UC Santa Cruz – Slugs and Steins with Assistant Professor Roxanne Beltran (November 2023)
UC Santa Cruz – Kraw Lecture
What Seals Can Teach Us About Risk And Reward in the Open Ocean
(January 2022)
Seymour Center “Labside Chat” (July 2020)
TEDx Santa Cruz
How Learning in Nature Helps Diverse Students Succeed (December 2019)
Explorer Classroom
National Geographic
Exploring By The Seat Of Your Pants
Virtual Classroom Visit (December 2018)
Children’s Book: A Seal Named Patches
Put on your warmest coat, jump into our helicopter, and help us search for a seal named Patches!
“A Seal Named Patches is a good-news story from a place I hold dear. This Antarctic tale teaches children about the icy, beautiful continent and all the animals (like Patches) that call it home.”
Paul Nicklen
National Geographic Photographer
Co-founder of Sea Legacy
“This book takes current science from the most treacherous place on Earth and delivers with majestic images and heartfelt warmth for grade school kids. A real treat.”
Dr. Michael Beck
Lead Marine Scientist, The Nature Conservancy
“Only if we understand can we care; and only if we care will we help.This delightful story will help children to understand the magical world of snow and ice that is home to a very special seal, Patches. They will want to learn more, and be stimulated and inspired to protect the wonders of nature and the animals with whom we share Planet Earth.”
Dr. Jane Goodall
Founder of Jane Goodall Institute
United Nations Messenger of Peace
“This charming story tells the tale of the amazing adaptations of ocean animals and the dedication of the scientists who study them – a happy story, but with an important message to encourage understanding and protection of places where ocean animals like Patches can survive and thrive.”
Julie Packard
Executive Director, Monterey Bay Aquarium
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