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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.

Study Finds Sharks Get Bad Rap When Viewed with Ominous Background Music

August 4, 2016

In a new study, researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego found that the background music in shark documentaries affects viewers’ perceptions of sharks.

Study Reveals Ocean Acidification’s Effects on Shrimp Biology

June 1, 2015

A new study by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego researchers reveals that more carbon dioxide in seawater could lead to more calcium in shrimp exoskeletons and a decrease in their transparency.

Scripps to Revitalize Center for Coastal Studies and Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier

March 22, 2018

…Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography that works to better understand these issues will see big upgrades to their facility, thanks to a $4.6 million gift from the descendants of the co-founder of Scripps Oceanography. UC San Diego today announced charitable gifts from more than a dozen descendants of Edward W.…

Coast Guard Partners with Scripps Oceanography to Establish Blue Technology Center of Expertise

September 30, 2019

The Coast Guard has entered into an agreement with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego to establish a Blue Technology Center of Expertise (COE). The COE will provide opportunities for rapid identification, evaluation and transition of new blue technologies i

Public Lecture Dives into Ocean Turbulence and Climate

September 30, 2016

…and a professor of oceanography at MIT will present the Cody Award public lecture at 3 p.m. on Oct. 12, 2016, in the Robert Paine Scripps Forum for Science, Society and the Environment (Scripps Seaside Forum), 8610 Kennel Way in La Jolla, Calif. Admission is free (seating is available on…

A Grandfather’s Wish to Share the Sea

February 16, 2017

…at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Photo courtesy of Jennie Stokum. A Grandfather’s Wish to Share the Sea Bequest from longtime Birch Aquarium member Eugene Swantz supports Scripps Institution of Oceanography It was a family tradition. Every summer, Karana and Aurora Stokum would fly to San Diego to visit their grandfather,…

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.…

Next Greenovation Forum to Focus on Managing the Ocean

February 14, 2012

…at Scripps Institution of Oceanography; John Helly, director of the laboratory for earth and environmental science at the San Diego Supercomputer Center and Scripps Institution of Oceanography; and Erin Prahler, early career policy fellow at the Center for Ocean Solutions. The Greenovation Forum kicks off with a reception featuring sustainably…

Study of Ocean Currents Reveals Intensification of Tropical Cyclones Around the World

November 17, 2022

Climate scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and colleagues used ocean current data gathered over several decades to create a new way to infer cyclone intensity.

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