- About
- With 500+ faculty, staff and students and three campus locations, the Batten School & VIMS are equipped to tackle pressing challenges through research, education and advisory service.
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- Research & Advisory
- Purple marsh crabs are significantly disrupting carbon cycling in salt marshes along the East Coast of the U.S., according to a study led by Batten School & VIMS scientists.
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- Batten School
- The R. Todd Stravitz Scholars Program will provide full tuition support for students pursuing the new bachelor’s degree in coastal & marine sciences at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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- Engage
- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- News & Events
- National TRAP Program funds large-scale cleanup of discarded fishing gear, first round of subawards totaling more than $1.4M supports 11 projects focused on removing derelict fishing gear from coastal waters in nine U.S. states and Palau.
  
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- Giving
- As an expression of parental pride in their daughter, Taylor Spencer ‘83 and Martha Spencer recently established an undergraduate field research endowment at the Batten School & VIMS.
  
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Explore with CBNERR

Enjoy Discovery Labs, story time, and more virtual activities with our educational partners at the Chesapeake Bay National Research Reserve at VIMS.

Virtual Discovery Lab: Poop in the Ocean

Virtual Discovery Lab: Skates & Rays

Virtual Discovery Lab: SAV

Story Time: A House for Hermit Crab

Story Time: Rainbow Fish

Draw a Great Blue Heron!

Story Time: A Day in the Deep

Story Time: In my Backyard

Story Time: All the Way to the Ocean

York River Marine Life

Story Time: High Tide for Horseshoe Crabs

Draw a Blue Crab!

Story Time: Henry the Impatient Heron

Virtual Discovery Lab: Molluscs

Research Recap: Goodwin Islands

Story Time: Turtle, Turtle, Watch Out!