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New Film, The Pacific Leatherback, features work by MLML Research Affiliate Scott Benson

Kimberly Elson
The Pacific Leatherback is film by John Dutton which highlights a lot of the work by MLML research affiliate Scott Benson. The film has already won an award from the Virgin Spring Cinefest and is nominated for the prestigious Golden Galaxy Awards. The film has also been selected to screen at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, Docs without Borders, and International Shorts.
Watch the trailer by clicking here!

 

MLML Welcomes Visiting Scientist Dr. Katlin Bowman

Kimberly Elson

We are excited to announce Dr. Katlin Bowman as one of this year's visiting scientist! Dr. Bowman is an oceanographer who studies mercury chemistry in marine environments. Currently, she is studying how microplastic pollution in San Francisco Bay impacts mercury cycling.

For more about her work check out:

1) Her website

2) Or get real time updates on Twitter: @KatlinBowman

 

MLML Research Faculty Dr. Holly Bowers publishes paper on harmful algal blooms in Monterey Bay

Kimberly Elson

MLML congratulates one of our Research Faculty, Dr. Holly A. Bowers, on her just published article on the role of species composition in determining the potential domoic acid toxicity of our frequent Pseudo-nitzschia blooms in the bay.  The article compares across years 2013 and 2015, the latter was part of the superbloom that ultimately caused the closure of crab fisheries along the Pacific coast.  Bowers and her collaborators, including MLML's April Woods and G. Jason Smith, make use of several state of the art sampling platforms and techniques.

See the article Here.

 

Invertebrate Zoology Lab Member, Amanda Heidt, is this year’s KQED-CSUMB Fuhs Science Communication Fellow

Kimberly Elson

MLML congratulates Invertebrate Zoology lab student Amanda Heidt! Amanda was selected as the 2018 KQED-CSUMB Fuhs Science Communication Fellow. The Fuhs Family Foundation has provided funding for a one year $10,000 scholarship and a paid summer internship in science communication at KQED Public Media in San Francisco. Amanda is splitting her time between researching and developing story lines for the Emmy-award winning short video series Deep Look as well as writing stories for KQED’s Science News team. She is excited to learn more about new ways to engage people with science across different media platforms.

About KQED Science: KQED Science brings you award-winning science and environment coverage from the Bay Area and beyond. KQED Science is the largest multimedia science and environment journalism and education unit in Northern California. They aim to explore pressing science and environment news, trends and events from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond with its award-winning, multimedia reporting on television, radio and the Web. KQED Science also produces educator resources and actively engages in community outreach around science and environment issues.

You can track her progress by following her on Twitter and Instagram @Scatter_Cushion.