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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Popular, free camps enable rising third through eighth graders to learn about the Chesapeake Bay, coastal ecosystems and environmental stewardship.
  
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- 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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- 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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Compare Report Card Values & Trends

Our report cards project sea-level height relative to land in the year 2050 for 36 U.S. coastal localities. Below, we compare the latest rise rates and acceleration values for each of our NOAA tide stations. Together, these values determine the year-to-year changes in sea level relative to land at each station. Mouse over and tab the charts for further details.

For a general understanding of why sea level varies from place to place and year to year, visit our Processes page. To view the suite of processes influencing sea-level trends at a regional scale, visit our East Coast, Gulf Coast, and West Coast pages. For full technical details, read our report.

*Note that we include Key West in both our East Coast and Gulf Coast analyses.