Ocean Discovery’s board members Carolina Barraza and Sean Caddell share more about the Living Lab and our upcoming BubbleUp! Gala, Saturday, November 4th @ 6 pm. The segment showcases the Living Lab facility coming to the City Heights community and is a place where kids can build the confidence to become scientific leaders. To see […]

The National Science Foundation features Ocean Discovery’s New Science Facility Ocean Discovery is a proud recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).  The PAESMEM program is administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF) on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Recently NSF highlighted […]

Amy has been a PEN In The Community (PITC) teaching artist for ten years. In the article, she writes about her recent experience teaching a Pen in the Community (PITC) creative writing workshop at Ocean Discovery Institute in San Diego. PEN In The Community connects students and community members with professional writers who help participants […]

Congratulations to Chef Juan Carlos Recamier, Winner of the Port of San Diego’s Green Chef of the Bay cooking competition! Juan Carlos Recamier is the owner and chef of Ceviche House and competed in the Green Chef of the Bay cooking competition on behalf of Ocean Discovery Institute. Chef Juan Carlos was victorious and brought home an awesome […]

Ocean Discovery was featured in This Week  @UC San Diego! The article and video highlights UC San Diego forging links with innovative City Heights science incubator (The Living Lab) for underrepresented students. Shara, Executive Director, and Anai Novoa, Ocean Discovery alum and current PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, were interviewed along with professors […]

Ocean Discovery Institute’s own Science Director, Dr. Drew Talley was recently selected to receive the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) William Niering Outstanding Educator Award. Check out the University of San Diego article (link below) that gives an overview of the award and why Dr. Talley is so deserving. USD Professor Selected CERF Niering […]

LEAD Graduate of the Year Awarded to a LEAD San Diego graduate who epitomizes excellence in community leadership.  Shara Fisler, Class of 2003  

SAN DIEGO, CA – Ocean Discovery Institute recently hosted their Kids In Canyons event in Manzanita Canyon, located in the heart of City Heights. Over the course of three days, the event brought together 36 classrooms, 11 schools, and nearly 1,000 4th graders to discover science, restore habitat, and learn about the different experiences that […]

Family, friends, supporters and Ocean Discovery Institute​ staff gathered at the Copley-Price Family YMCA​ for a Student Reading of “Our Heroes 2016”. Through an incredible partnership with PEN Center USA​’s PEN in the Community program, our Ocean Leaders discover their inner author through directed writing instruction with Writer in Residence, Amy Wallen. Over the course […]

Ocean Discovery Institute Strengthens Their Board with the Election of New Directors and Officers. We are pleased to welcome four new directors to our Board, Drew Auker, Dave Bialis, Mindy Dominek and Stewart Halpern.  Additionally, new officers were elected to lead our Board for the next two years.  Click HERE to meet the board. “The […]