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Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social · 15d

Integrating Cultural Resources for Sustainable Oceans - Great Opportunity!

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Barone Lab @baronelab.bsky.social · Aug 27

First sea stars in our brand new facility at @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social ! ⭐

Juvenile sea stars inside specialized tanks

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Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Hopkins Internships - Summer Undergraduate Research Funds Poster Fair at Hopkins showcased undergrads’ summer research on kelp, fisheries, neural activity & more. Funded internships give students a launchpad into real science alongside Stanford faculty, postdocs & grad mentors.

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Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social · Aug 13

On Wednesday, August 6, Hopkins Marine Station welcomed 10 members of Stanford’s Undergraduate Advising (VPUE) team, including Undergraduate Advising Director Julia Burrows, for a full-day visit.

The team connected w/ faculty & interns to explore ways to bring more Stanford undergrads to Hopkins.

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Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social · Aug 9

On August 1, 2025, SESUR & SURGE Undergrad Research programs from @stanforddoerr.bsky.social visited Hopkins Marine Station.

Barbara Block welcomed the cohort, students toured active research labs, and they got hands-on with a touch tank at The Point before heading to Macabee Beach.

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Carolina Jacobson, PhD @jellyfishvibes.bsky.social · Jul 11

Fieldwork season has officially started!
We monitored kelp forests in Argentina 🤿
We monitored kelp forests in Isla de Cedros, Mexico 🤿
In two weeks, we will monitor the kelp forests of Baja California Peninsula 🤿
*Automatic responses to emails activated*

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Dr. Brooke Weigel @brookeweigel.bsky.social · Aug 4

Absolutely gorgeous green algae from Puerto Rico! 🇵🇷 Possibly Boergesenia forbesii / Valonia forbesii. I believe that the bubbles are single, inflated cells - amazing!

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Amanda Whitmire @thalassalib.bsky.social · Jul 30

Last but not least, I grabbed the scrapbooks that document the history of @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social. Only the first album has been scanned & this is now at the top of my digitization list. Totally irreplaceable. 4/

A series of large scrapbook volumes sit on a table in a library. The closest album is the oldest and the fattest.

A look inside the oldest album. There is a photo of Timothy Hopkins, who donated money to build the marine station, and a letter from Hopkins to the director of the marine station at that time (1934), Walter K. Fisher.

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Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social · Jul 30

Hopkins welcomed students from Bridge Builders LA, a nonprofit that expands opportunity for youth, for a hands-on intro to ocean science and research. Students toured labs, met w/ researchers and graduate students, and learned about pathways from high school to college to careers in marine science.

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Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social · Jul 28

On July 24, we welcomed the Stanford Young Investigators to Hopkins! 🌊

These inspiring high schoolers are spending their summer diving into science & sustainability through Stanford’s K–12 outreach. During their visit, they learned about whale research & checked out the dive locker 🤿

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Dr. Brooke Weigel @brookeweigel.bsky.social · Jul 21

The ocean is looking gorgeous today! Views from @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social 🌊

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Dr. Brooke Weigel @brookeweigel.bsky.social · Jun 27

This #PhycologyFriday we found an amazing diversity of marine algae during the gorgeous low tide @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social

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Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social · Jun 24

@brookeweigel.bsky.social @lowelab.bsky.social @baronelab.bsky.social

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Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social · Jun 24

First week of the HI-SURF & BSURP summer internship programs at #HopkinsMarineStation

This year’s cohort is made up of students who have joined labs across the station, including the Micheli, Weigel, Block, De Leo, Voskoboynik, Lowe, Barone, and Goldbogen Labs.

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Barone Lab @baronelab.bsky.social · Jun 10

First day of our mini-course centered on advanced imaging of marine larvae! Everyone is excited spawning sea urchins! 🤓

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Barone Lab @baronelab.bsky.social · Jun 11

Today Pieter and Sebastian @streichan.bsky.social showed the students how to build a light-sheet microscope! 🤯

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Barone Lab @baronelab.bsky.social · May 28

Job Alert! We are recruiting one postdoc to work on spiralian embryos and their crazy polar lobes. More info about this HFSP-funded position on our website baronelab.org: scroll to the end, click on "this could be you"...start your adventure!

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Barone Lab @baronelab.bsky.social · Jun 13

Students of our mini-course imaging kelp with @brookeweigel.bsky.social!

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Hopkins Marine Station of Stanford University @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social · Jun 12

The start of summer research at Hopkins 🦭

Dr. Brooke Weigel @brookeweigel.bsky.social · Jun 12

While snorkeling with my lab group to collect some giant kelp, we were followed closely (& fins nibbled) by this adorable & curious seal! 🥰 🤿 @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social

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Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability @stanforddoerr.bsky.social · Jun 9

This #WorldOceansDay, we asked school community members what experiences and insights inspire their wonder for the oceans. Here’s what they had to say: stanford.io/43w27mi

Reflections on the wonder of the oceans

Scholars and staff from across the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability share their greatest wonder about the oceans and what drives them to study the sea.

stanford.io

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Steve Palumbi @spalumbi.bsky.social · Jun 10

Today in Born Predators: Why would you need a shark biologist to investigate a slam dunk shark attack? Well, she knows a lot about the way sharks behave and can say what’s normal. And what might be unusual. And what might be impossible
stephenpalumbi.substack.com/p/born-preda...

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Dr. Brooke Weigel @brookeweigel.bsky.social · Jun 7

Really nice pride event @stanfordhopkins.bsky.social! Happy June, y’all 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Justin Luong, PhD 🏳️‍🌈🌾 @justinluong.com · Jun 1

Happy Pride from California Native Plants!

Progressive Pride Flag made in 2022 by Dr. Justin Luong from photos taken by Justin Luong of California Native Plants.

#Pride
#Pride2025
##CaliforniaNativePlants

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Dr. Brooke Weigel @brookeweigel.bsky.social · Jun 1

Happy Pride month! While this is a time to celebrate, it is also a time to protest. Currently, there are more than 900 bills under consideration in the United States that would negatively impact trans and LGBTQ+ people. Now more than ever, we need to show up & support LGBTQ+ rights 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

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Dr. Brooke Weigel @brookeweigel.bsky.social · Jun 1

The sea lions have taken over the beach in Monterey again! What a sea lion party 🎉

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