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Study of Giant South China Sea Internal Waves Provides First-Ever View of Life Cycle

May 7, 2015

An international research team that included physical oceanographers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, characterized for the first time the entire life cycle of internal ocean waves that can reach 500 meters (1,600 feet) in height before breaking.

Pandemic Response Places Some Campus Transformation Projects on Pause

May 14, 2020

…graduate coursework in marine biodiversity, conservation, resource management, advanced statistical analysis and associated disciplines. The facility will house the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC) and the basement will be almost entirely devoted to a saltwater research aquarium that will have chilled, ambient and warm seawater pumped directly from…

Scientists Call for New Stewardship of the Deep Ocean: Earth’s Last Frontier

February 20, 2014

…the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation at Scripps, which has been addressing stewardship challenges for the past 12 years. The center brings together social and natural scientists to address issues critical to the ocean environment, including overfishing, contamination, climate agreements, and the creation of marine reserves. Such efforts continue…

Too Many Fishers in the Sea: The Economic Ceiling of Artisanal Fisheries

October 31, 2018

A new study shows that even if fishers in the Gulf of California used the most efficient and sustainable known practices, most wouldn’t generate enough revenue to maintain a living above poverty level.

$1 Million Endowment to Help Establish Center for Social Innovation and Impact at Rady School

April 17, 2014

…the Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography to address various sustainability challenges of the oceans. In addition to the collaborations occurring among campus departments, the team also works with partner organizations National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Passion Fish and the San Diego Oceans Foundation.…

Central Pacific Coral Reef Shows Remarkable Recovery Despite Two Warm-Water Events

July 7, 2022

A new 10-year study from Palmyra Atoll in the remote central Pacific Ocean shows that reefs outside the reach of local human impacts can recover from bleaching.

Reflections on COP27 from a First-Time Delegate

November 22, 2022

As a Filipino international student at UC San Diego, I watched what might have been the most talked-about issue at COP27: the concept of loss and damage in which those most responsible for the climate change that has taken place so far help those with less to do with it…

Researchers Rethink How Our Feathered Friends Evolved

March 16, 2015

A recently published global genome study that used the data-intensive Gordon supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer at the University of California, San Diego, has researchers rethinking how avian lineages diverged after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Study Reconsiders Early Evolution of Sea Urchins

March 22, 2022

A study led by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego provides new insight on the origins and early evolution of echinoids, a group of marine animals that includes modern sea urchins, sand dollars, and their relatives.

Bringing Science to Global Climate Talks

January 24, 2019

…student in the Marine Biodiversity and Conservation program at Scripps. A first-time attendee of the UN talks, Montgomery described her experience in Poland as “illuminating” and said she gained a better understanding of the role of non-governmental and research organizations in the UNFCCC process. “I think the UC’s biggest accomplishment…

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