Director’s Update, May 2025

When I first took this role, I asked a question that’s guided everything since: How is Seymour Marine Discovery Center uniquely positioned to have a positive impact on this community? To find the answer, I talked to everyone I could—UC Santa Cruz scientists, environmental nonprofits and policy leaders, community organizers, educators, parents, and skeptics. What […]



Director’s Update, January 2025

25 Years of Creating Scientists  Dear Friends, As we prepare to celebrate a quarter-century of the Seymour Marine Discovery Center at UC Santa Cruz, I’m overwhelmed with gratitude and awe. For 25 years, the Seymour Center has created scientists who create solutions. Collectively, we created a hub of curiosity, a launchpad for scientists, and a […]