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UC San Diego undergraduate students present their work to SCMA Co-director Isabel Rivera-Collazo. Photo by Nan Renner, Birch Aquarium.

Birch Aquarium’s UC San Diego Student Impact 2023-2024

UC San Diego students are an integral part of Birch Aquarium

Miranda Ko Cui wears a blue Birch Aquarium shirt and is standing in front of the Giant Kelp Forest, looking into the exhibit

Miranda Ko Cui’s fifteen years of saying “yes” at Birch Aquarium

A collage showcasing Birch Aquarium volunteers in action.

Celebrating Birch Aquarium’s Volunteers!

Two guests gaze into the Giant Kelp Forest at the aquarium.

Celebrating National Student Employment Week 2024

Maria Fernandez leans against a blue wall

Birch Aquarium Welcomes María Fernandez from Gran Acuario Mazatlán

Guests Explore a labyrinth of cyanotype-printed giant kelp by photo-based artist and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter

Hold Fast Immersive Art Exhibition Now Open at Birch Aquarium

Hold Fast connects local kelp forests and climate change through the intersection of science and art.

Scripps Pier

Lecture Series Highlighting Climate Change Research Reopens to Public

Birch Aquarium is hosting a conversational series based on Scripps Oceanography science told through diverse perspectives.

View of Birch Aquarium overlooking Scripps Pier.

Member Beach Cleanup Highlight

Collage of volunteers at Birch Aquarium.

Meet the amazing volunteers of Birch Aquarium!

Student worker in dive gear on surface of ocean.

Celebrating National Student Employee Week

Charles Hopper

Birch Aquarium Welcomes New COO, Charles Hopper

The former senior manager of business operations for the Seattle Aquarium will help lead Birch Aquarium into the future.