Skip to main content
Megan Cook in scuba gear climbing into boat
Alumni and Friends

Alumna spotlight

Integrative Biology alumna Megan Cook’s (’09) boundless enthusiasm for the ocean has taken her far

Jane Lubchenco outdoor headshot
Faculty and Staff

Faculty spotlight: Jane Lubchenco

As Distinguished University Professor and Advisor in Marine Studies, Jane Lubchenco heads the development of a multi-million dollar new marine studies campus.

tide pools along ocean shore
Integrative Biology

Global warming to increase ocean upwelling

A new study warns that global warming may increase ocean upwelling by the end of this century.

Jerri Bartholomew receiving samples in river
Microbiology

Bartholomew named head of Microbiology

Bartholomew is currently a professor of microbiology with joint appointments in the College of Science and the College of Agricultural Sciences.

Coral in the ocean floor
Research

Outbreak

Microbiologist Rebecca Vega Thurber and her team research advanced genomic approaches for identifying infections of corals.

Scuba diver in reef
Alumni and Friends

The Terminator

Lionfish more “terminator” than predator, a behavior that's unusual and alarming.

Ryan McMinds scuba diving on shallow seafloor
Marine Science

One student’s summer

Ryan McMinds is studying coral reefs on Australia’s Lizard Island.

person riding small boat in ocean during sunset
Marine Science

Piecing together the ocean methane puzzle

The oxygen-rich surface waters of the world’s major oceans are supersaturated with methane – yet little is known about the source of this methane.

sea star sitting on beach shore
Marine Science

Sea star disease epidemic surges in Oregon

An estimated 30-50% of the Oregon sea star populations in the intertidal zone have the disease.

Jane Lubchenco sitting on building steps
Faculty and Staff

Coming back to the best coast

Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator Jane Lubchenco is back.