The Arctic Data Center has a new look! Check out our updated homepage to quickly browse data by discipline, explore recently published datasets, learn about our updated focus areas, read our dataset highlights, & much more! arcticdata.io

🚨 1 week left to apply to #EDSsummit Data + environment + community. This will be our final year hosting the summit! Oct 8 deadline → docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #earlycareer #envdatasci #openscience #EDSsummit #ClimateData #EnvironmentalScience #OpenScience

Honored to be part of the Girls in Ocean Science Conference 2025! 💙 NCEAS' Abby Meyer + Tessa Cafritz led a session for middle school girls where they learned how data supports marine planning and what a future career in marine science might look like. 🌊 Thank you SBMM! #GirlsinOceanScience

🚨 Last chance! The California Gardening Survey closes Oct 1. Help researchers support pollinators + enter to win a $10 gift card. 🦋

The September NCEAS newsletter just dropped 🍂☀️🐝 Catch up on: • Our First Thursday + 30th Anniversary celebration • 2 new GEI postdocs • A brand new AI for the Planet section • A pollinator survey from the Morpho Plant Pollinator working group ...and more! 👉 Read here: mailchi.mp/nceas/nceas-...

🌱 Live in California? Grow plants? Researchers want to hear from you! Take a 20-min survey (English/Spanish) + enter to win a $10 gift card. 👉 morphonativeplants.github.io/redirect/ 🗓️ Closes Oct 1 #Pollinators #Gardening #CommunityScience #California #NativePlants

This Saturday, Sept 20th is California Coastal Cleanup Day! 🌊🐚 Grab some friends, clean up your local beach/creek/park, and help keep our oceans healthy. 💙 More info + sites here: www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/ccd...

📣 New Publication Alert! A new paper by Dr. Ray Czaja and colleagues explores how climate change, prey populations, and more will shape the future of pelagic fish like tunas, billfishes, and mahi-mahi. 🌊🐟 Read more 👉 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #oceanscience #research

📰 The Independent recaps our 30-Year Showcase! Learn about the stories behind the gelato, how the tone was set with RZN wines, and how we celebrated 30 years of collaborative science! Read here 👉 www.independent.com/2025/09/12/g... #NCEAS30 #ScienceCommunication #ArtMeetsScience

Throwback to last week 🎉 NCEAS turned 30 at Santa Barbara’s First Thursday Art Walk! 🍨 🦋 Guests tasted gelato inspired by ecology and explored the diverse programs of NCEAS! Learn more about the artwork: ames.studio/Taste-Cartog... Here’s to 30 more years of discovery 💙 #NCEAS30 #ArtandScience

⏳ 1 month left! Apps for the 2026 Environmental Data Science Summit 2026 are due Oct. 8. Past participants loved: 🌱 Brainstorming that turned into action 👥 Meeting “my people” in EDS 🎤 Inspiring keynotes 🌊 The views and encouraging community Join us Jan 27–29! 🔗 www.nceas.ucsb.edu/environmenta...

New research from NCEAS shows that by 2050, many marine ecosystems could be fundamentally changed -- unless we take action. 🔗 Learn how science can inform solutions: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

🌊 New GEI postdocs at NCEAS! Welcome @Dr. Jonathan Rodemann & Dr. LM Bradley! Learn about their work: www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/2025-gu... Together, their work strengthens Gulf fisheries and the communities that rely on them. ➡️ Next GEI postdoc applications open mid-November! #GulfEcosystemInitiative

TODAY IS THE DAY! JOIN US! 📍 1021 Anacapa Street, 3rd Floor ⏱️ Thursday, Sept. 4 | 5–8 PM ⭐ Free & open to the public

TOMORROW: NCEAS 30th at SB's 1st Thursday! 🎉 Join us for art, science & community — plus work from our artist-in-residence Beth Altringer Eagle 🍧 exploring science + storytelling Look closely at the images 👀… can you guess what tomorrow might bring? 📍 1021 Anacapa St, 3rd Fl. | 5–8 PM | Free

NCEAS turns! 30 Join us Thurs., Sept. 4 (5–8 PM, 1021 Anacapa St, 3rd Floor) for an evening of art from Beth A. Eagle, science & community. Throwback: AiR '23 Leila Youssefi and her work: A Novel Future. Can you spot the animal with the densest fur on Earth? The sea otter has up to 1M hairs psi!

🌿 How much is Earth’s Price Tag? 👉 Swipe through the slides to see how an NCEAS working group unpacked this tricky question and changed how we see our planet 🌎 ✨ Celebrate our legacy with us! 📅 Sept 4, 5–8 PM 📍 1021 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara 🎨 Featuring 2025 Artist in Residence

Cheers to the last month of summer! ☀️ The August @NCEAS newsletter is live with updates on our 30th Anniversary celebration at 1st Thursday, new GEI working groups, Environmental Data Science Summit applications, and the first release in our Cheat Sheet series and more. mailchi.mp/nceas/nceas-...

Why do these rocks have QR codes? 👀 Come explore the work of digital artist, Martina Fröschl during our 30th! Meet our 2025 Artist in Residence, Beth Ames Altringer Eagle, exploring taste + storytelling. 📍 NCEAS @ 1st Thursday Art Walk (1021 Anacapa St, 3rd Floor Terrace) 📅 Sept 4 | 5–8 PM

🌿 In 2 weeks, we celebrate 30 years of collaborative science! Join us Sept 4 for an evening of art + impact, featuring flavor innovator Beth Altringer Eagle. You can also explore our murals by @elkpen.bsky.social 🤩 📍1021 Anacapa 3rd Floor | 5–8 PM | Free #NCEAS30 #ScienceForSolutions #SantaBarbara

Apps due Oct 8! Why join the #EDSsummit? 💡 Interdisciplinary ideas 🌎 Environmental impact 🤝 Lasting community Apply now: 2026 NCEAS Environmental Data Science Summit Application See post below to hear from a past EDS attendee ⬇️ #EDSsummit #envdatasci #openscience #climatedata #earlycareer

📢 Counting down to our 30th anniversary, we’re looking back at decades of advancing ecological science. 🌿 ✨ Celebrate with us! Sept 4, 5–8 PM @ 1021 Anacapa St, SB 🎨 Featuring 2025 Artist in Residence Beth Ames Altringer Eagle 👀 Next: How NCEAS changed the conversation about ecosystems.

🦋 Thanks for joining us in Baltimore! 💬 We had such a wonderful time connecting with colleagues during #ESA2025 ⭐️ We’re grateful to everyone who stopped by — you helped make the evening a highlight of the conference. 📸 See some of our favorite moments of the night below!

Tonight’s the night! 🌟 🗓️ Monday, August 11 📍 Section 771 504 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230 ⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM Swing by great conversation and company. Everyone’s welcome! #NCEASatESA #EcologyIsEverywhere #ScienceEvents

Headed to ESA 2025? Don’t miss the NCEAS Social tomorrow! 🗓️ Monday, Aug 11 |⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM|📍 Section 771 504 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230 Just show up! Bring a colleague or meet new ones. #NCEASatESA #ESA2025 #SciComm #EcologyCommunity

🎉 We’re celebrating 30 YEARS of NCEAS! Come by our special 1st Thursday Art Walk event! 📅 Sept 4 | 5–8 PM 📍 3rd Floor Terrace, 1021 Anacapa St, Santa Barbara 🌿 Discover three decades of impact! 🎨 Featuring art by 2025 Artist in Residence: Beth Ames Altringer Eagle

🚨 Apps are open for 2026 EDS! This year we focus on Turning Data into Action. Open to changemakers who use data to drive environmental solutions. Deadline: Oct 8 Apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Details: eds-summit.github.io #EDSsummit #envdatasci #openscience #climatedata #earlycareer

1 week to go! 🎉 Our social gathering is happening Monday, Aug 11 at #ESA2025! 📍 Section 771 504 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230 ⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM Come meet the community—no RSVP required. #ESA2025 #EcologyIsEverywhere #ScienceNetworking #NCEASatESA

📣 Big news from the Gulf Ecosystem Initiative! Two new working groups are diving deep into big data to address Gulf challenges: 🐟 Exploring How Artificial Structures Shape Gulf Ecosystems 🎣 Leveraging AI to Advance Fisheries Management Learn about the projects: www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/announc...

NCEAS is 30 🎉 Honored to be featured in The Santa Barbara Independent! For three decades years, we’ve been advancing collaborative science to help people and the planet! www.independent.com/2025/07/28/o... Join us in celebrating our 30th! 📍1021 Anacapa Street, 3rd Floor ⏱️ 9/4 | 5:00 – 8:00 PM

Come hang out with NCEAS at #ESA2025! 🗓️ Monday, August 11 ⏰ 6:30–8:00 PM 📍 Section 771 504 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21230 Join us for a relaxed evening of connection and good conversation! Everyone’s welcome—come say hi! @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social #NCEASatESA #EcologyIsEverywhere

💌 Somehow we're already in the 2nd half of 2025 and we have so many fun things to announce! Read about the new LTER synthesis groups, meet our new Research Software Engineer, join our upcoming talk from NCEAS postdoc Mai Fung, and much more in our July newsletter 🌞 mailchi.mp/nceas/nceas-...

NCEAS is headed to @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social's annual meeting in Baltimore! Save the date for our social gathering on Monday, August 11—an open invite to ecologists and collaborators of all kinds. No RSVP needed. Just show up! 🌱 #ESA2025 #EcologyIsEverywhere #NCEASatESA #ScienceEvents

🌎 What does a justice-forward approach to climate action look like? Join Dr. Julie Maldonado at the NCEAS Roundtable to explore Indigenous data sovereignty, climate displacement, and paradigm shifts. 📅 July 10 | 🕒 3:30PM | 📍NCEAS Lounge + Zoom: ucsb.zoom.us/j/468789779?...

📢 Application DEADLINE EXTENDED for October 2025 Scaling Impact: Co-Creating a Shared Framework for Teaching AI and Machine Learning with Applications in Arctic Research workshop. Learn more about the workshop and submit your application by July 14th here: forms.gle/a3TQ9QeoqocT...

🌿🤖 Just dropped: Building Trust in Carbon Markets w/ Bonnie Lei. Learn how AI + transparency can make carbon markets more effective. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSuD... Catch up on past AI + ecology webinars on our YouTube too! #AIforGood #ClimateAction #CarbonMarkets #EnvironmentalScience #Webinar

Our Director, Ben Halpern, joined @ologies.bsky.social with Alie Ward to talk all things aquaculture ecology — from sustainability to seafood futures. 🌊 Tune in for an insightful conversation! 🎧 #Aquaculture #MarineScience #OceanConservation #SustainableSeafood #Sustainability #OlogiesPodcast

How can we build trust in carbon markets? Find out TOMORROW on June 25, 12–1PM PT on Zoom with Bonnie Lei from the Rocky Mountain Institute. Register 🔗: nceas.ucsb.edu/seminar-series

Priority submissions END TODAY for the 2025 Delta Synthesis Working Group! Learn more: deltacouncil.ca.gov/delta-scienc... Don’t miss out on this hashtag#SynthesisScience opportunity!

Apply to the upcoming AI/ML curriculum development workshop to take place at NCEAS in October!

💌 It's almost Summer Solstice and we're ready to celebrate Santa Barbara-style! Read about the last talk of our spring seminar series, how we're celebrating our 30th anniversary, and more in our June newsletter 🌞 mailchi.mp/nceas/nceas-...

How can we build trust in carbon markets? Find out in ONE WEEK on June 25, 12–1PM PT on Zoom with Bonnie Lei from the Rocky Mountain Institute. Register 🔗: www.nceas.ucsb.edu/seminar-series

🌿 We're officially on Instagram! Follow @nceas.ucsb for a closer look at how we're advancing ecological science through synthesis, collaboration, and innovation. 🌊🔬 🔗 www.instagram.com/nceas.ucsb/ #Science #OpenScience #Ecology #SynthesisScience #NCEAS #SciComm

There is ONE WEEK until priority submissions end for the 2025 Delta Synthesis Working Group on June 23, 2025! Learn more: deltacouncil.ca.gov/delta-scienc... Don’t miss out on this #SynthesisScience opportunity!

📢 New Publication Alert! Offshore wind is coming—are we ready? A new NCEAS GEI working group paper sets science priorities to understand offshore wind impact on fisheries & ecosystems. Calls for: 🔬 Targeted research 📈 Better monitoring 🤝 Stakeholder engagement 🔗: academic.oup.com/mcf/article/...

📢 New Publication Alert! Do artificial reefs produce fish—or just attract them? 🐟 A new NCEAS GEI working group reviewed 50+ yrs of artificial reef studies. Verdict: we need better data & design—offshore wind offers a key opportunity. 🌬️🌊 🔗: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Our first Collaborator Highlight features the Permafrost Discovery Gateway, an interactive data visualization platform hosted by the Arctic Data Center that focuses on permafrost coverage and thaw across the Arctic. Read more here: arcticdata.io/all/news/202...

How can we build trust in carbon markets? Find out in TWO WEEKS on June 25, 12–1PM PT on Zoom with Bonnie Lei from the Rocky Mountain Institute as she explores how AI and data transparency can make carbon markets more equitable and effective. Register 🔗: lnkd.in/gHYPskim or lnkd.in/eYf5R_U5

There are TWO weeks until priority submissions end for the 2025 Delta Synthesis Working Group on June 23, 2025! Learn more: deltacouncil.ca.gov/delta-scienc... Don’t miss out on this #SynthesisScience opportunity!

How can we build trust in carbon markets? Join us June 25, 12–1PM PT on Zoom to hear from Bonnie Lei from the Rocky Mountain Institute as she explores how AI and data transparency can make carbon markets more equitable and effective. Register 🔗 www.nceas.ucsb.edu/seminar-series