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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.

Next Greenovation Forum to Focus on Managing the Ocean

February 14, 2012

…at the Environmental Law Institute and lecturer 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…

Species Named for Scripps Founding Benefactor

April 4, 2018

…a marine biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, selected Scripps founding benefactor Ellen Browning Scripps as the namesake of a newly described millimeter-long marine worm found in La Jolla. The team described the species Trilobodrilus ellenscrippsae in the European Journal of Taxonomy issue…

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.

Collaboration on Offshore Seismic Research Project at San Onofre

May 8, 2012

Southern California Edison, Scripps Institution of Oceanography to Collaborate on Offshore Seismic Research Project at San Onofre Scripps Professor Neal Driscoll, lead scientist on the new mapping project. Photo by Marc Tule Southern California Edison (SCE) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego will collaborate on a project…

Coast Guard, Members of Congress Launch Center of Expertise at Scripps Oceanography

January 30, 2020

…Center of Expertise at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications Coast Guard, Members of Congress Launch Center of Expertise at Scripps Oceanography Military branch will leverage Scripps’ R&D capability to improve maritime awareness Coast Guard Vice Admiral Michael McAllister said the Center of Expertise will…

SCUBA DIVERsity Fellowship program

May 1, 2024

The SCUBA DIVERsity Fellowship program, launched in 2022, increases access to scuba training for students who want to contribute to research and explore the ocean but face cultural, physical, emotional or financial barriers to joining the dive community.

Scripps Oceanography Laboratory Building Awarded LEED Platinum

May 1, 2014

Scripps Oceanography Laboratory Building Awarded LEED Platinum First laboratory building at UC San Diego to achieve status The Marine Ecosystem Sensing, Observation and Modeling (MESOM) Laboratory at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum rating by the United States…

Scripps Oceanography Receives nearly $5.5 Million in Recent Gifts

February 28, 2012

Scripps Oceanography Receives nearly $5.5 Million in Recent Gifts Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego received a string of major private donations in early 2012 that exceeded $5.2 million. $3.5 million from the David Delacour estate $1 million from the W.M. Keck Foundation $680,000 from the Waitt Foundation…

A Pacific Footballfish Touches Down at Birch Aquarium

March 24, 2022

For a limited time, guests can see a Pacific Footballfish — a rare deep-sea specimen —  on display in Oddities: Hidden Heroes of the Scripps Collections at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

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