- 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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- 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

Principal Investigators of the monitoring program are Eric Hilton and Robert Latour.

Eric Hilton

Hilton, Eric
Professor; Chair, Natural Resources
Email: [[ehilton]]
Phone: (804) 684-7178
Interests: Comparative anatomy, systematics, and evolution of ray-finned fishes.
Office: Nunnally Hall 123/125
Section: Natural Resources
Links: {{https://www.vims.edu/research/facilities/fishcollection/index.php, Nunnally Ichthyology Collection}}

Robert J. Latour

Latour, Robert
Professor
Email: [[latour]]
Phone: (804) 684-7312
Office: Nunnally Hall 127
Section: Natural Resources

Ashleigh Magee

Magee, Ashleigh Rhea
Laboratory & Research Specialist Senior
Email: [[arhea]]
Phone: (804) 684-7755
Office: Nunnally Hall 118
Section: Natural Resources

Patrick McGrath

McGrath, Patrick
Marine Scientist I
Email: [[patm]]
Phone: (804) 684-7863
Office: Nunnally Hall 121
Section: Natural Resources