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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.

Religion and Climate Change

December 14, 2015

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego climate and atmospheric scientist V. Ramanathan will discuss his perspective as a council member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences on the transformational role religious leaders can play to bring awareness to the urgency of climate change to protect people and nature. Ramanathan will discuss his view on religion and climate change during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2015 Fall Meeting.

UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities Hosts Lectures on Health and Well-being

December 10, 2015

The University of California, San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities hosts, “Degrees of Health and Well-being,” a public lecture series that runs from January 20 through February 24, 7:00 p.m., in the Great Hall, where six keynote speakers will present talks to campus and wider San Diego audiences.

Obituary Notice—Charles Cox: Esteemed Scripps Professor of Oceanography

December 4, 2015

Charles “Chip” Cox, a professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, passed away on Nov. 30, 2015. Cox conducted research on oceanic electromagnetic fields and the exploration of small-scale ocean structures, including measuring fine-scale fluctuations in temperature and salinity within ocean waters to understand the intensity of ocean turbulence.

New Study Reveals What’s Behind a Tarantula’s Blue Hue

November 30, 2015

Scientists recently discovered that tiny, multilayer nanostructures inside a tarantula’s hair are responsible for its vibrant color. The science behind how these hair-raising spiders developed their blue hue may lead to new ways to improve computer or TV screens using biomimicry.

Obituary Notice—George Hemingway: Thirty-Year Scripps Biological Oceanographer

November 25, 2015

George Hemingway, a seagoing biological oceanographer and academic administrator who spent more than 30 years at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, passed away on Nov. 8, 2015.

Three Scripps Professors Named ASLO Sustaining Fellows

November 25, 2015

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has recognized three Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego professors as 2015 Sustaining Fellows in honor of their sustained excellence in contribution to ASLO and the aquatic sciences.

UC San Diego to Send Delegation to COP21

November 24, 2015

University of California, San Diego scientists and students will be traveling to international climate negotiations in Paris next week to spur the momentum toward effective international climate action that UC San Diego scientists have been instrumental in creating
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