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The USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies supports marine and environmental science and education at the University of Southern California. The institute has offices on the USC campus in Los Angeles and manages the USC research laboratories and conference facilities on Catalina Island. This website provides a directory of faculty affiliated with the Wrigley Institute, a description of its research facilities and opportunities for USC students to study and conduct research.
Transportation to the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island
The USC Wrigley Institute provides regular transportation between the mainland and the USC facilities on Catalina Island near Two Harbors. The USC vessel Zephyrus carries up to 20 passengers from San Pedro to Catalina Island, Monday through Thursday. For more about this service, see the transportation link in the section about the Philip K. Wrigley Marine Science Center.
USC Student Transportation to Catalina Island
Are you a USC student? Are you curious about Catalina Island and the opportunities available to you on the USC island campus? Students enrolled at USC can learn more about programs and free transportation to the Wrigley Marine Science Center by sending email to Ann Close, Wrigley Institute Director of Education.
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News
- GeoBiology Course for Summer 2010 September 2009
Course to be scheduled during summer 2010 but exact dates have yet to be determined.
- The Case for Fish and Oyster Farming
May 2009Super corn and soybeans are so 20th century. With the world's population nearing seven billion on its way to nine billion by 2050, marine scientists are looking for reliable new food sources through a Blue Revolution — the intelligent use of aquaculture to supplement depleted wild fish stocks with farm-raised oysters and other valuable ocean "crops."
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Coast Guard Approval for Connection to USC Catalina Campus
April 2009
Travel to the USC campus on Catalina Island became much easier when the U.S. Coast Guard approved passenger travel on a boat owned by USC and operated by the USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies. The Zephyrus is 45 feet long and is approved for up to 20 passengers and two crew members. Its primary service will be daily roundtrips between its homeport in San Pedro and the USC Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island near Two Harbors. - The Machine That Goes Ping
March 2009Faculty with the USC Wrigley Institute operate a high-speed genome sequencer with mind-boggling capabilities. The device is the 454 Life Sciences DNA sequencer, located at the Wrigley Marine Science Center on Catalina Island.
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