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Final Blog Post – Elias Potashov

Doing Science Whilst Living Through the Greatest Pandemic of Our Time

Life is a providential experience. The entirety of the 2019-2021 cohort of the MCRS program can attest to the massive…

Final Blog Entry

Oak woodlands provide critical habitat for many wildlife species, but they are declining in southern California due to habitat loss, increased fire frequency, climate change, invasive weeds, and a growing number of pests…

The Role of Creativity in Overcoming Obstacles in Science

Scientific research is often portrayed as a clean, methodical process in which bright people, clearly experienced in their field, develop a plan, write up a protocol, and…

It’s a chilly December night, just before the witching hour, and I’m lying in the gravel parking lot of the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center hoping to catch sight of a shooting star during the…

Preserving Oak Woodlands to Wonderlands: What to Do in the Vortex of Climate Change?

Photo Credit: Lyuyi Chen

I will never forget the most horrible morning in early November of 2020: I woke up at 7 am…

Home Hunting for Black Abalone

Entering the real estate market is not an easy process or a decision that one makes lightly. It takes years of research, competition, and compromise before a potential buyer eventually reaches…

Black Abalone’s Comeback

Most know that southern California has a variety of gorgeous beaches: sandy, rocky, sunny, foggy, crowded, or secluded. What you may not know as you’re enjoying the coastal views from the sand is…

Oak Trees vs Climate Change

The army of oak trees in Orange County has struggled against the overpowering enemy of climate change. Climate change is not alive, and it certainly does not have a heart, but…

We started the MCRS program in Fall 2019 by hitting the ground running. Imposter syndrome was in full swing, and after several discussions in our classes, it seemed we all felt it. We began to…