News Archive - Scripps Oceanography

Strategic Research Plan Refresh Looks to Evolve What UC San Diego Does Best

What broad and pressing societal problems, challenges or questions do you think UC San Diego is uniquely, well-positioned to help solve.

UC San Diego-Led Science Teams Selected as Finalists for NASA Science Missions to Understand Our Changing Climate

Two teams led by scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography are among four selected by NASA to put forward concept studies for future satellite missions to help better understand how our planet is responding to climate change.

Five from UC San Diego Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Five UC San Diego professors have joined the National Academy of Sciences as members.

Study Pinpoints Cellular Response to Pressure in Sea Star Embryos

An international team of scientists has discovered a new cellular mechanism that explains how cells can adapt to pressure changes during tissue growth by packing themselves into a unique shape. Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, and the Institute of Biomedicine in Seville (IBiS) in Spain led the research, which is novel for its use of sea star embryos as model organisms in this context.

DDT Pollutants Found in Deep Sea Fish off Los Angeles Coast

New research from scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Diego State University (SDSU) finds deep-sea fish and sediments collected from near the Catalina Island offshore dump site are contaminated with numerous DDT-related chemicals.

Triton Innovation Challenge Spotlights Trailblazing Environmental Solutions

Teams of UC San Diego engineers, physicians, biologists and entrepreneurs recently showcased their environmentally focused technologies at the 11th annual Triton Innovation Challenge.

Scripps SCUBA DIVERsity Fellowship Helps Train Scientific Divers

The SCUBA DIVERsity Fellowship program, launched in 2022, increases access to scuba training for students who want to contribute to research and explore the ocean but face cultural, physical, emotional or financial barriers to joining the dive community.

Impacts of 2020 Red Tide Event Highlighted in New Study

In the spring of 2020, a historic red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California. Marine scientists from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, NOAA, and other organizations seized the opportunity to study the unprecedented event and its impacts on marine life, both in the wild and in aquariums. In a recent study, this multi-institutional team identified deteriorating water quality — notably prolonged low oxygen conditions — as a significant factor in the mass mortality of fish and other marine organisms.

UC San Diego Receives $7.35 Million for Scripps Center for Oceans and Human Health

The University of California San Diego was awarded $7.35 million in funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health for a multidisciplinary program to advance understanding of marine contaminants and nutrients.

UC San Diego Among Multidisciplinary Awards Providing $221M Nationally for Cutting-Edge Projects

UC San Diego researchers and scientists are prominent in four projects selected by the Department of Defense to develop cutting-edge technologies.