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StartBlue Accelerator Program Awarded $13.5 Million from NOAA to Expand Support for Ocean-Focused Startups

December 10, 2024

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will award UC San Diego’s StartBlue accelerator program $13.5 million to evolve into a program called the StartBlue Ocean Enterprise Accelerator, with the goal of providing support for ocean-based startups across the nation.

UC San Diego Ranks 9th in the World for Most Influential Researchers

November 26, 2024

UC San Diego has the highest number of influential voices in the University of California system and tied for 9th highest among universities and institutes worldwide, according to Clarivate’s 2024 Highly Cited Researchers list.

UC San Diego Receives 10 DURIP Awards from Department of Defense

November 26, 2024

Scientists at the University of California San Diego received 10 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program awards from the Department of Defense. The highly competitive awards program solicits proposals from university scientists conducting basic and applied research that boosts the nation's technological advantage.

CalCOFI at 75

November 21, 2024

Seventy-five years ago, a group of California scientists was tasked with a mission. CalCOFI is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the program that has delivered is priceless in understanding the ocean off of California.

Industrial Pollution Can Increase Snowfall and Reduce Cloud Cover

November 15, 2024

New research co-authored by Duncan Watson-Parris of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute finds that industrial pollution in Earth’s colder latitudes decreases cloud cover by increasing snowfall in the surrounding area.

Curiosity Ignited: Showcasing How AI is Accelerating Discoveries

November 14, 2024

The inaugural Curiosity Ignited, a signature Homecoming academic symposium explored topics of AI and its connection to interdisciplinary research at UC San Diego. Students, alumni, and thought leaders gathered on Saturday, November 9, for engaging presentations and discussions on how UC San Diego is

Six Solutions against Climate Change: Researchers Launch Call-Action for Rapid Response to Mobilize Solutions

November 13, 2024

In an unprecedented call to action published concurrently across 24 scientific journals, a global team of microbiologists is calling on policymakers, governments and industry to deploy microbe-based solutions against climate change.

Uncovering the Stories of Scripps Women Oceanographers

November 12, 2024

The latest Gallery QI exhibit, “Three Lives,” focuses on Easter Ellen Cupp, June Grace Pattullo and Anita Smith Hall, who contributed to oceanography before women were accepted in the field.

Scripps-Led Coastal Data Information Program Awarded $40 Million for Cooperative Research

November 12, 2024

A coastal research and monitoring program led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been awarded a five-year, $40 million award from the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Support for the Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) comes as the renowned program approaches its 50th anniversary of providing near real-time wave and sea-surface temperature observations, models, and forecasts.

Meet UC San Diego Delegates Attending the 2024 UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan

November 7, 2024

Students, faculty and staff from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy and Strategy are set to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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