October 29, 2024
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.
October 28, 2024
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.
October 25, 2024
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.
October 23, 2024
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.
October 22, 2024
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.
October 17, 2024
October 17, 2024 —
More than a dozen of the world’s leading ocean scientific, philanthropic, and other stakeholder organizations, led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, return to represent ocean issues at the world’s largest climate negotiation, the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, from Nov. 11-22, 2024.
October 16, 2024
October 16, 2024 —
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will be the host of an ocean observing and modeling program focused on one of the ocean regions that plays a major role in regulating climate, and which is reacting more acutely to climate change than any other place in the world.
September 26, 2024
September 26, 2024 —
Beginning this fall, UC San Diego is implementing the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement (JTCCER), an initiative designed to ensure that undergraduates across all majors on campus are equipped to understand and address climate change. The new graduation requirement is named in honor of the late Jane Teranes, a beloved teaching professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and advocate for climate education at UC San Diego.
September 24, 2024
September 24, 2024 —
This fall UC San Diego is among 70 institutions taking part in a five-month-long regional exploration of the intersections between art and science, led by Getty. The sprawling art event—called “PST ART: Art & Science Collide”—extends from Los Angeles to San Diego and Palm Springs.
September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024 —
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has selected UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography to receive a four-year, $10 million grant to establish the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments. The center’s goal will be to understand how climate change may impact the nervous systems and behavior of marine animals.
