June 15, 2021
Veerabhadran Ramanathan, a renowned climate and atmospheric scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, will receive the Blue Planet Prize, the international environmental award sponsored by Japan’s Asahi Glass Foundation.
March 22, 2018
…that works to better understand these issues will see big upgrades to their facility, thanks to a $4.6 million gift from the descendants of the co-founder of Scripps Oceanography. UC San Diego today announced charitable gifts from more than a dozen descendants of Edward W. Scripps that will make possible…
August 11, 2015
UC San Diego has been named the 7th “Coolest School” by Sierra magazine, climbing 10 spots from last year in the publication’s annual ranking of America’s greenest colleges. The campus was recognized for its commitment to protecting the environment, reducing water use significantly, addressing climate issues and encouraging environmental responsibility.
November 6, 2014
…that is benefiting our planet and global society, and future generations to come,” said Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla. With new and fresh topics, Founders Symposium will illuminate the collaborative approach used to understand and address complex issues in two broadly focused areas of research and discovery: enriching human life and…
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.
March 5, 2015
…about marine biology and protecting the environment … and get a bigger picture of the world.” Allison Price added, “Children are the future stewards of our land and our oceans. The more educated our young people are, the better chance we have of maintaining our environment. You never know who’s…
November 24, 2015
University of California, San Diego scientists and students will be traveling to international climate negotiations in Paris next week to spur the momentum toward effective international climate action that UC San Diego scientists have been instrumental in creating
April 13, 2017
…for research funding, environmental protection, evidenced-based policymaking, and many other issues in a global March for Science. It’s no surprise that hundreds of UC San Diego community members—representing just about every discipline—are planning to participate on their own time. Robert Cooper, a postdoctoral researcher in the UC San Diego Division…
July 8, 2015
Marcia McNutt, a prominent geophysicist, national leader in science, and alumna of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has been nominated to become the next president of the National Academy of Sciences.
August 24, 2023
Three teams led by researchers at the University of California San Diego received $5.7 million in climate action seed grants from the University of California on Aug. 23, 2023. The grants aim to spur implementation of solutions that directly address state climate priorities.
