- 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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People

Green, Cameron
Marine Scientist
Email: [[v|cwgreen]]
Phone: (804) 684-7975
Office: Brown House/CBNERR Trailer 101
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Unit: Shoreline Studies Program

Hardaway, C. Scott
Shoreline Studies Program Director
Email: [[hardaway]]
Phone: (804) 684-7277
Office: Brown House 104
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes

Milligan, Donna A.
Assistant Research Scientist
Email: [[milligan]]
Phone: (804) 684-7596
Office: Brown House 204
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Unit: Shoreline Studies Program

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Patrinicola, Olivia
Marine Scientist
Email: [[v|oapatrinicola]]
Office: Brown House 201
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes
Unit: Shoreline Studies Program

Wilcox, Christine
GIS Coastal Mapping Specialist
Email: [[cwilcox]]
Phone: (804) 684-7772
Office: Brown House 202
Section: Coastal & Ocean Processes