Researchers ID Unique Geological ‘Sombrero’ Uplift in South America
October 11, 2012
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have used 20 years of satellite data to reveal a geological oddity unlike any seen on Earth.
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Alumni and Community Engagement Announces 2016 Honorees
February 18, 2016
…’01, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet has been instrumental in the development of the U.S. Navy’s climate change policy. He provides naval leadership on all issues related to oceanography, meteorology, hydrology, precise time, climate change, the Artic, maritime domain awareness and geospatial and celestial referencing. Sherri Lightner,…
Downed World War II Aircraft Missing for 72 Years Located in Pacific Islands by Project RECOVER
May 25, 2016
…Project RECOVER—a collaborative effort to combine the most advanced oceanographic technology with advanced archival research methods to locate aircraft and associated Americans missing in action (MIA) since World War II.
UC San Diego’s Connections with the Dalai Lama Run Deep
June 8, 2017
…from Scripps Institution of Oceanography; and Lera Boroditsky in cognitive science. Coming back to UC San Diego Since His Holiness first visited UC San Diego in 2012 for the “Compassion Without Borders” symposium, there has been a great interest in bringing him back to campus, according to Suresh Subramani, who…
Joseph Reid: Science Expert in Global Ocean Circulation
April 8, 2015
Joseph L. Reid, professor emeritus of physical oceanography in the Integrative Oceanography Division at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, and renowned expert in ocean circulation, died of natural causes on April 2, 2015, at his home in Del Mar, Calif. He was 92.
Revealing the Secrets of Seaweeds
March 11, 2021
…lots of it. Scripps Oceanography postdoctoral scholar Immo Burkhardt sifts through seagrass in search of red seaweed. Researchers at UC San Diego are now taking a closer look at some of these locally found seaweeds in a first-of-its-kind project that explores seaweed genome diversity. Funded by the Joint Genome Institute…
UC San Diego Receives 10 DURIP Awards from Department of Defense
November 26, 2024
Scientists at the University of California San Diego received 10 Defense University Research Instrumentation Program awards from the Department of Defense. The highly competitive awards program solicits proposals from university scientists conducting basic and applied research that boosts the nation’s technological advantage.
UC San Diego Named Nation’s No. 1 Surf-Friendly School by Surfer Magazine
January 16, 2018
Surfer Magazine has ranked the University of California, San Diego as the No. 1 college in the country revered by many surfers for high academic standards, illustrious alumni, and nearness to quality surf. With a nationally-ranked surf team, UC San Diego has consistently been named a top school for surfing,…
Scripps Alumna Selected as a NASA Astronaut Candidate
June 18, 2013
Jessica Meir, who earned a doctorate in marine physiology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego in 2009, has been selected in the newest group of space explorers by NASA.
Engineering Teams Get a Boost at Triton Innovation Challenge Competition
December 12, 2016
Three teams with ties to the Jacobs School were recognized at this year’s Triton Innovation Challenge at the University of California, San Diego. LifeCycled Materials, led by two Jacobs School alumni, won the competition and a $10,000 prize. Evolution Solutions, a startup cofounded by students at the Jacobs School and…
