Stories and Updates

Explore our posts for updates on our projects and team. We aim for this page to be a valuable source of information; providing you with in-depth tutorials and behind-the-scenes glimpses into our work; as well as a retrospective look at our journey thus far.

Oilapalooza 2024
OWRMD, WRMD Rachel Avilla OWRMD, WRMD Rachel Avilla

Oilapalooza 2024

Our team recently attended Oilapalooza in Bakersfield, California. This bi-annual event is hosted by the Oiled Wildlife Care Network and UC Davis. This year’s event was held on October 23rd and 24th and included a full oil spill response drill.

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Ceto is live!
Ceto, General news Brittany Mead Ceto, General news Brittany Mead

Ceto is live!

We are excited to share that our most recent project, Ceto, is now live! Currently, only organizations within the Gulf of Mexico Marine Mammal Stranding Network are able to use Ceto. However, Ceto was built with the ability to expand and adapt to the needs of other Marine Mammal Stranding Networks across the United States. We hope to be able expand Ceto by summer of 2025. If you are interested in potentially using Ceto, please contact us

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The Story of the WRMD Logo
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The Story of the WRMD Logo

Our President and Co-Founder, Rachel Avilla, created the WRMD logo. Because WRMD is a database and data analytics can be considered a bookish type endeavor, she decided to use a bookworm style mascot. This bookworm is reminiscent of the 80’s style Glo worm toy.

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