Events, Activities Emphasize Importance of Ethics for Scholars and Scientists
February 17, 2016
As a public research university, UC San Diego is committed to the highest standards of integrity in research.
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Founding Faculty Member and Expert on Underwater Sound Leonard Liebermann Dies at 100
February 10, 2016
Liebermann's pioneering research on underwater sound made a significant contribution to submarine detection during World War II. His subsequent work at UC San Diego identified physical properties of sea water that can muffle sound and limit SONAR performance.
Correcting the Course on Climate Change Negotiations: the Road from Paris COP21
February 9, 2016
On February 24, the University of California, San Diego Library will sponsor Correcting the Course on Climate Change Negotiations: the Road from Paris COP21, featuring climate change policy expert David Victor and students Joaquin Vallejo and Shayla Ragimov, who attended COP21, and will provide their insights on the process and the outcome. The event is free and open to the public and will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Seuss Room in Geisel Library.
Scripps-Led Team Discovers Four New Deep-Sea Worm Species
February 4, 2016
In the Feb. 4 issue of the journal Nature, the researchers describe four newly discovered species living near deep-sea cold seeps, hydrothermal vents, and whale carcasses off the coasts of California and Mexico.
Study Finds Toxic Pollutants in Fish Across the World’s Oceans
January 28, 2016
A new global analysis of seafood found that fish populations throughout the world's oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants, collectively known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Scripps Lecture Captures Ocean Science Exploration between World Wars
January 26, 2016
Katharine Anderson, a historian of science in the Department of Humanities at York University in Toronto, will present a free public lecture, “Experimenting with the Expedition: Renewing the Ocean Sciences after World War I,” on Feb. 8, 2016, at 3 p.m. at the Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science Society and the Environment on the Scripps Oceanography campus (8610 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037).
Study Finds High Melt Rates on Antarctica’s Most Stable Ice Shelf
January 14, 2016
A new Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego-led study measured a melt rate that is 25 times higher than expected on one part of the Ross Ice Shelf. The study suggests that high, localized melt rates such as this one on Antarctica’s largest and most stable ice shelf are normal and keep Antarctica’s ice sheets in balance.
Flying Lab to Investigate Southern Ocean’s Appetite for Carbon
January 6, 2016
A team of scientists including geochemists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is launching a series of research flights this month over the remote Southern Ocean in an effort to better understand just how much carbon dioxide the icy waters are able to lock away.
UC San Diego Innovators Gain Guidance from New Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
December 16, 2015
The renewed emphasis on strengthening the university’s “innovation ecosystem” gets a big boost this week with the launch of the UC San Diego Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program.
AWARE: The Most Comprehensive Meteorological Study of Antarctica Ever Undertaken
December 14, 2015
The ARM West Antarctic Radiation Experiment (AWARE) is a long-overdue effort to collect fundamental data in a challenging and remote region where changes in climate have worldwide implications. AWARE principal investigators from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Brookhaven National Laboratory, and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate Research Facility technical director, will discuss the field campaign, which launched in November, at a special workshop at the AGU Fall Meeting.
