Dr. Maria Christina Vasquez

Some powerful video shared by the United Farm Workers union shows workers continuing to harvest the strawberry fields in Ventura County, despite heavy smoke coming from the Hughes Fire burning near Castaic. A powerful image showing how our food gets from farm to table.

Thanks to Seaver college, my collaborators, and the students involved with this cool project! newsroom.lmu.edu/campusnews/cli…

LMU Environmental Sciences is seeking to hire an instructor for Jan 2025. Pay start at $78k. Refer to the job description below: lmu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Careers/…

My BIOL 424 Marine Phys Lab visited Holdfast Aquaculture today to learn about the process of making oyster and mussel “seed.” This semester we focus on food sustainability to mitigate climate change. Thanks Holdfast for showing us around!

8PM EDT: This is nothing short of astronomical. I am at a loss for words to meteorologically describe you the storms small eye and intensity. 897mb pressure with 180 MPH max sustained winds and gusts 200+ MPH. This is now the 4th strongest hurricane ever recorded by pressure on this side of the world. The eye is TINY at nearly 3.8 miles wide. This hurricane is nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth's atmosphere over this ocean water can produce.

Ignite curiosity. 🌊 Biology major Claribel Alcantar ’23 knew she wanted to pursue a STEM career, but it wasn’t until she met @SeaverLMU Prof. Christina Vasquez (@mcvasquez) that she found her place in her field – and soared: bit.ly/LMU_Alcantar #LMUignite

FI is happy to offer one $2000 Travel Award for a marginalized or historically excluded student to attend a conference, workshop, or training opportunity in a natural sciences field. Apply: fieldinclusive.org/student-travel… Note: Applications from Non-U.S. institutions are not eligible.

When I was a kid, bedtime was 9 pm and I couldn't wait to be a grownup so I could go to bed any time I wanted... turns out that's 9 pm.

Are mussels the key to clean inshore waters - help find out! @CDT_SuMMeR PhD opportunity with me, @Dr_Sian_Rees, Prof. Simon Neill, @CezzaLew and @ExeterEvo, in partnership with @DevonSevernIFCA, @NE_DCIoS & @SeaweedGen For more info & to apply👉tinyurl.com/CDT-SuMMeR-Stu… PLS RT

Like to crochet? Create an amazing keepsake or just have some fun for the halibut.

Kalaupapa NHP is looking for its next Community Volunteer Ambassador. Housing included, $2,400/month stipend, preference for those who are Native Hawaiian or have worked with NH communities. 48 week internship starting Jan 2024. Apply here before 12/10: jobs.silkroad.com/ConservationLe…

MISS is looking for folks interested in marine science, science education or communicating science through art (in any form) for our Spring 2024 Internship! Deadline: November 22nd Stipend: $2,500 Hours: ~12hrs Must be 18 years or older Apply here: buff.ly/3u6KKJs

We are looking for US graduate students interested in this NSF-IRES Costa Rica Program Applicant Form here (google.com) @MISS_Elasmo @BlackinMarSci

I shared my labs work on osmotic tolerance in mussels at #wsn2023 . I was also the Chair of the DEIC, we hosted a symposium, mixers, and mentorship program. It was great to celebrate our achievements by dancing and getting silly on the last night. Until next year in Portland!

LMU students shared their research at the 2023 Western Society of Naturalist Conference! The Vasquez and Bittick Lab students presented on sea grass and mussel physiology. Great job everyone!

@DrSeaBove I just did an urchin lab where we tested the effect of temperature on urchin feeding rate. Students determined anatomical feeding structures, quantifies feeding, body quality, gonad index. It was a good lab and they liked handling the urchins.

We’re hiring! The West Coast Region is hiring 2️⃣ career-ladder fish biologists to work on offshore wind projects. Duty locations include Arcata, CA, Long Beach, CA, Santa Cruz, CA, Santa Rosa, CA, or Seattle, WA. 📌 Apply by Nov 14, 2023 at bit.ly/45VROWm

The Babonis Lab at Cornell University is hiring a full-time technician to start in January 2024 (or sooner). We use marine inverts to understand how novel traits arise. (And we have a confocal - eeek!) For details and to apply: cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CornellCareerP…