The Batten School & VIMS campus will be closed on Monday, March 15 due to the National Weather Service prediction for severe weather including periods of rain, damaging winds and the potential for tornadoes.

- 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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ESTDatS Activities for Lab Members

2025-07-28: July ESTDatS Happy Hour (Challen's Zoom talk) 4pm @ CBH 236

2023-11-08: November ESTDatS Happy Hour (Robert on GitHub) 4pm @ Clayton upstairs meeting room

2023-09-20: September ESTDatS Happy Hour (Grace's talk) 4pm @ Clayton upstairs meeting room

2023-06-21: June ESTDatS Happy Hour (Challen practice talk) 4:30pm @ Swem Library 247

2023-05-17: May ESTDatS Happy Hour (watch party) 4pm @ Davis 201

2023-03-09: March ESTDatS Happy Hour (watch party) 4pm @ The Galley

2023-01-19: Inaugural ESTDatS Happy Hour (watch party) 4pm @ The Galley