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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…

UC San Diego Dedicates Student Veterans Resource Center Nov. 7

November 5, 2013

The University of California, San Diego will salute current and retired military service men and women from 11 to 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 7 with the dedication of the campus’s new Student Veterans Resource Center (SVRC) and the awarding of the 14th annual Veteran of the Year presented by the…

UC San Diego Receives $1.3M from Koret Foundation to Support Marine Archaeology Research

February 13, 2020

The University of California San Diego has announced a gift of more than $1.3 million from the Koret Foundation to support research collaborations focused on marine archaeology between UC San Diego’s Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology (SCMA) and the University of Haifa.

Staff Members Recognized for Exemplary Service to Campus and Community at Annual Employee Awards

June 12, 2014

…Determined to make their lives better, Figueroa has recruited UC San Diego students and staff to join in revitalization efforts as volunteers and mentors and has cultivated community partnerships to garner resources for the school. Cesar Figueroa Figueroa was named this year’s Principal Exemplary Employee and was honored along with…

Explosion in Plastic Pollution Post-World War II Seen in Marine Sediments

September 4, 2019

The amount of plastic fragments in Santa Barbara Basin sediments has been increasing exponentially since the end of World War II, according to a study by researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego.

Disappearance of Coral Reefs, Drastically Altered Marine Food Web on the Horizon

August 5, 2013

If history’s closest analog is any indication, the look of the oceans will change drastically in the future as the coming greenhouse world alters marine food webs and gives certain species advantages over others.

New Drug Discovery Technique May Unlock Trove of Marine Compounds

August 13, 2024

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have developed a new approach to scour the oceans for novel compounds that could become the medicines and products of tomorrow.

A Salute to Sacrifice

May 29, 2012

…built on the former marine base Camp Matthews, has maintained a strong connection with defense initiatives for the military and U.S. government over the past five decades. Today, the U.S. Department of Defense funds research at UC San Diego that has the potential to enhance the United States’ military efforts…

Scripps Scientists, Icelandic Coast Guard Collaborate on Wave Study

March 3, 2017

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is collaborating with the Icelandic Coast Guard (ICG) on a groundbreaking study of the extreme ocean surface conditions that characterize the waters off that country’s coast.

Scripps Graduate Students Discover Methane Seep Ecosystem off San Diego

July 26, 2012

During a recent oceanographic expedition off San Diego, graduate student researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego discovered convincing evidence of a deep-sea site where methane is likely seeping out of the seafloor, the first such finding off San Diego County.

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