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Rising UC San Diego Scientists Lead the Way with NSF CAREER Awards

August 27, 2024

To date in 2024, eight early-career researchers at the University of California San Diego have received awards from the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER), furthering their work to solve pressing issues impacting today’s world.

Fish Experts Study Rare Deep-Sea Oarfish in the Lab

August 27, 2024

A team of science-minded kayakers and snorkelers in La Jolla Cove had the encounter of a lifetime when a dead oarfish washed to the ocean surface on Aug.10, 2024. This deep-sea fish is incredibly rare, and marks only the 20th oarfish documented to have washed up in California since 1901. A team of scientists were able to examine the rare short-crested oarfish to learn more about this unique organism.

New Drug Discovery Technique May Unlock Trove of Marine Compounds

August 13, 2024

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have developed a new approach to scour the oceans for novel compounds that could become the medicines and products of tomorrow.

Presence of Liquid Water Most Probable Explanation for Data Collected by Mars Lander

August 12, 2024

Analysis led by Vashan Wright, a geophysicist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, provides the best evidence to date that the planet still has liquid water in addition to that frozen at its poles.

Oyster Virus Detected in San Diego Bay Likely Worsened by Warmer Waters

August 12, 2024

New research led by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveals how rising water temperatures influence a deadly herpes virus in juvenile Pacific oysters in San Diego Bay. While the ostreid herpesvirus (OsHV-1) does not pose a threat to humans, it is capable of causing mass mortality events among oysters, potentially hindering oyster aquaculture operations.

Largest Protein Yet Discovered Builds Algal Toxins

August 12, 2024

Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology.

3D Models Provide Unprecedented Look at Corals’ Response to Bleaching Events

August 6, 2024

In a new study, marine biologists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Arizona State University are providing a first-of-its-kind glimpse into coral “bleaching” responses to stress, using imaging technology to pinpoint coral survival rates following multiple bleaching events off the island of Maui.

UC San Diego Reports $1.73 Billion in Research Awards for FY24

July 30, 2024

UC San Diego announced $1.73 billion in new research funding in its newly released fiscal year 2024 annual report.

Human-Infecting Parasite Produces Sterile Soldiers Like Ants and Termites

July 29, 2024

New research from scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds a tiny freshwater parasite known to cause health problems in humans defends its colonies with a class of soldiers that cannot reproduce.

William Kuperman: 1943-2024

July 9, 2024

William Kuperman, emeritus professor of oceanography and former Director of the Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, died June 30. He was 81. Kuperman was widely recognized for his contributions to the fields of underwater acoustics and acoustical oceanography.
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