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DESCRIPTION:One of the research projects currently on display as part of Weather and 
 the Whale documents for the first time the presence of pesticide-derived 
 toxins within sea otters, California sea lions, and humpback whales in 
 Monterey Bay. Join us for a conversation with Yanely Martinez, Katherine 
 Gabriel-Cox, Adam Scow and Logan Pallin about the short and long-term 
 health impacts of pesticide use for local communities on land as well as in 
 the ocean.\n\nDr. Logan Pallin, a Post Doctoral researcher with the 
 Institute of the Arts and Sciences (IAS) and Ocean Sciences at UC Santa 
 Cruz, is an ecophysiologist with a primary interest in understanding how 
 wild populations alter their physiology and demography as a response to 
 changes in their environment. To address these questions, Logan collects 
 minimally invasive tissue samples (e.g., blood/skin) and then uses 
 molecular and endocrinological markers to answer specific questions about 
 population health and growth. He works on multiple species of large marine 
 predators worldwide and continuously advocates for ethical animal research 
 and effective conservation and policy. Most of Logan’s work is focused 
 along the Antarctic Peninsula and the coast of California.\n\nYanely 
 Martinez is an organizer for the Monterey and Santa Cruz regions, 
 empowering local Safe Ag Safe Schools members for climate change solutions 
 and pesticide reform while developing the next generation of leaders. The 
 daughter of farm workers from the Salinas Valley, Martinez served on the 
 Greenfield City Council from 2016-2024 and is a proud mother of 
 four.\n\nDr. Katie Gabriel-Cox is an OBGyn physician serving Santa Cruz 
 county for 17 years. She is a volunteer and board member for the Center for 
 Farmworker Families. She is also a wife and proud mom to 4 young men. She 
 currently serves as the Director of Obstetrics, Midwifery and Gynecology at 
 Salud Para La Gente. She is a board member of the Pajaro Valley Healthcare 
 District and on the board of Hospice of Santa Cruz County.  She is deeply 
 committed to uplifiting and supporting the farmworker community with 
 kindness and advocacy. \n\nThis event is presented as part of An Aesthetics 
 of Resilience, a collaborative research initiative of the Institute of the 
 Arts and Sciences and the Friedlaender Lab at UC Santa Cruz. The project 
 brings scientists, artists, humanists, and activists together to examine 
 multiple experiences of vulnerability in the face of climate change and is 
 supported by a University of California Office of the President California 
 Climate Action Seed Grant, with additional support from the Coha Nowark Art 
 + Science Fund.\n\nFree\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/13/18882836.php
SUMMARY:Pesticide Impacts In and Around Monterey Bay
LOCATION:Institute of the Arts and Sciences, 100 Panetta Avenue, Santa Cruz
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/13/18882836.php
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