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One Year Later: The Campaign for UC San Diego Makes Waves

March 22, 2018

…complex societal challenges. With Understanding and Protecting the Planet as one of UC San Diego’s strategic research priorities, Scripps Institution of Oceanography has recruited Mark Merrifield, a renowned climate researcher and UC San Diego alumnus, to lead the new Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation. Established in 2015 with…

The AI Revolution is Upon Us—And UC San Diego Researchers Are Using it to Inform Climate Action

May 2, 2023

Researchers across a range of fields are working together to develop and implement AI-assisted tools and machine learning methods that will enable scientific discoveries at an unprecedented pace. And when it comes to global challenges like climate change, time is of the essence.

New NSF Grant Pairs Green Ocean Technology with Needed Earthquake Sensors

October 6, 2011

Combining recently launched green technology for navigating the oceans with the need to address gaps in critical earthquake information across the globe, scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have been granted $1.02 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a cutting-edge deep-ocean seismic system. With…

Modeling Sustainable Health Care at UC San Diego Health

April 17, 2023

UC San Diego Health has become a leader in advancing and modeling sustainable health care practices, with a goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2025.

Birch Aquarium Announces New Executive Director

October 8, 2015

Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, has named UC San Diego alumnus Harry Helling as its new executive director. Helling, who started his career more than 30 years ago as an associate curator at the T. Wayland Vaughan Aquarium on the Scripps Oceanography campus, is a…

Cables Spanning Pacific Ocean Seafloor to Give Ocean Science a New Edge

February 27, 2012

Marine scientists and a commercial telecommunications company are exploring partnerships that could dramatically advance scientists’ ability to observe and study ocean processes, provide early alerts for potential disasters and study deep Earth geodynamics.

UC San Diego Delegation to Attend Annual UN Climate Conference in Dubai

November 16, 2023

About 30 delegates from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the School of Global Policy and Strategy will be attending the 28th Conference of the Parties, or COP28, in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

It’s Triton Time: Be a Part of the Action During Homecoming 2022

October 4, 2022

With Homecoming just weeks away, the energy across campus is electric as UC San Diego gears up to welcome its Triton family home. Get ready to sport your blue and gold and take part in a full schedule of events that will include all your old favorites, plus some exciting…

Beyond the March for Science

April 27, 2017

…science and encourage environmental protection, science literacy, evidenced-based policies and strong federal research funding. Hundreds of UC San Diego community members took part around the world, some even “marching” underwater and on a research vessel off the coast of San Diego. Many marchers reported feeling energized after being surrounded by…

NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir to Speak at UC San Diego Commencement

March 31, 2022

…of daring research to understand and protect the planet, including a six-month mission to the International Space Station Accomplished NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will serve as keynote speaker at the University of California San Diego’s 2022 All Campus Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, June 11. The UC San Diego alumna credits…

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