April 13, 2017
…Nan Renner Learning Scientist, Birch Aquarium Because science seeks to understand how our world and the wider universe actually work. Science and technology make our lives better — from everyday weather predictions and internet searches, to extraordinary discoveries of new planets and ecosystems of microorganisms. Science saves lives, through modern…
March 10, 2022
…After volunteering at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Oceanography, Puzzanghera applied to be a UC LEADS scholar. While part of the program, she had the opportunity to research bioluminescent worms in the Deheyn Lab at Scripps Oceanography and investigate what chemical reaction created the blue light. Later, she delved into…
July 7, 2022
…Blue Penguin habitat at Birch Aquarium, one of UC San Diego’s most approachable outlets to spark public and youth interest in science. The tiny ambassadors are meant to instigate conversations about climate change, ocean health and conservation. Observe ongoing activity at the large, high-performance outdoor shake table, live-streamed by webcam…
April 8, 2021
…of fish accumulated byScripps Aquarium Curator Percy S. Barnhart, were the beginnings of the Marine Vertebrate Collection. Aboard those WWII-era ships, researchers in the 1950s were making heavy use of the newly developed Isaacs-Kidd Midwater Trawl, bringing a significant number of midwater fishes to the collection in this cone-shaped net…
July 14, 2022
…to UC San Diego’s Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography to establish the Price Philanthropies Ocean Science Education Fund. The endowment created a new education program to inspire student engagement in science and interest in STEM fields, as well as to provide a blueprint for how teachers, informal science…
July 9, 2024
Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s NSF-funded Southern California Extreme Heat Research Hub brings together an interdisciplinary team of UC San Diego scientists—from climatologists to epidemiologists—to study extreme heat impacts and mitigation strategies.
December 15, 2022
As we look forward to the upcoming new year, UC San Diego Today invites readers to take a look back at some milestones from 2022.
December 9, 2021
…of CREATE and the Birch Aquarium at Scripps, among others, the project seeks to get more teaching, learning and action on the climate crisis in California’s K-12 schools. The UC San Diego “Community Stations” are public spaces “where university and communities meet to share knowledge and resources and to collaborate.”…
