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UC San Diego Vice Chancellor Named Science Envoy by U.S. Department of State

February 29, 2016

The United State Department of State has announced that five eminent scientists, including Margaret Leinen, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography and vice chancellor of marine sciences at the University of California at San Diego, have begun service as U.S. Science Envoys in February 2016. She will focus on ocean…

The Ocean Pavilion Returns to International Climate Conference for a Third Year

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…

Ambitious New Environmental Challenge Aims to Rewild 40 Globally Significant Island Ecosystems from

April 14, 2022

As island communities around the world suffer some of the worst effects of biodiversity loss and climate change, there is a critical need for conservation efforts that strategically benefit both islands and their interconnected ocean ecosystems.

Science Detective Investigates Lizards and Evolution at Scripps Lecture

March 5, 2012

Come to Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego to hear about a research adventure to the Caribbean islands and explore the mysteries of lizard evolution.

UC San Diego Plays Key Role in United Nations Initiative to Improve Human Welfare

December 6, 2018

…climate change and preserve biodiversity. “For the first time, we are trying to present a set of choices to policymakers so we can manage the challenge of producing food without taking land away from other critical needs,” McCord said. FABLE mobilizes top knowledge institutions across the globe to support the…

UC San Diego’s Thomas E. Levy Among Recipients of President’s Research Catalyst Award

December 9, 2015

Levy’s $1.07 million project will leverage the recently-announced Pacific Research Platform to curate, analyze and visualize 3D data from at-risk archaeological sites in the Middle East.

Scripps Student Receives Switzer Environmental Fellowship

July 27, 2017

Natalya Gallo, a PhD student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, has been selected as a 2017 recipient of the Switzer Environmental Fellowship, a program of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation, which provides support to emerging leaders committed to solving real world environmental…

Researchers Identify Mysterious Life Forms in the Extreme Deep Sea

October 24, 2011

A summer research expedition organized by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to the identification of gigantic amoebas at one of the deepest locations on Earth.

Deforestation Drives Disease, Climate Change and It’s Happening at a Rapid Rate

April 23, 2020

…deforestation drives changes in biodiversity that leads to propagation of malaria carrying vectors,” Garg said. One possible reason is that more humans are in the in forests cutting down trees, thus having more contact with mosquitos. However, Garg’s research concluded that the spread of malaria is more likely caused by…

Deep-Ocean Protections May Help Mitigate Climate Change

November 12, 2015

In largely unseen ways, humans are changing the character of the deep oceans, disrupting environmental conditions and threatening biodiversity to an extent that could require hundreds of years or more for natural systems to recover.

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