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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.

Unhoused People Are Highly Vulnerable to Wildfire Smoke

November 6, 2024

People experiencing homelessness are significantly more susceptible to the health impacts of wildfire smoke compared to those with homes, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

New Study Uses Simulations to Reveal Bioluminescent Light Intensity in Breaking Waves

October 29, 2024

A new study led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography demonstrates, for the first time, how scientists can use computer simulations to quantify the light emitted by dinoflagellates when they flash in breaking waves, creating stunning displays of bioluminescence.

Study Finds Pattern in DDT Contamination Among Fish off Southern California

October 28, 2024

The toxic pesticide DDT was dumped into the ocean off Southern California more than 50 years ago by the Montrose Chemical Corporation, and it is still contaminating fish and sediments in the region decades later, according to researchers.

UC San Diego Grad Student Project Evolves Into NASA-Funded Program

October 25, 2024

FjordPhyto, Allison Cusick’s capstone project for her master’s degree, trains tour vessel operators and “citizen scientists” to collect samples of phytoplankton in Antarctica.

Summer 2024 ‘Scrippshenge’ Moment Is Picture Perfect

October 23, 2024

UC San Diego campus photographer Erik Jepson captures the moment on Aug. 8, 2024 when the setting sun intersects with the piers of the Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier.

UC San Diego Satellite Concepts Examine Land, Ice and Sea From Above

October 22, 2024

NASA has selected two teams from Scripps Institution of Oceanography — out of four total — and awarded them each $5 million to develop a proposal for a scientific mission that will advance the study of climate change factors.
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