August 27, 2024
…the encounter of a lifetime when a dead oarfish washed to the ocean surface on Aug.10, 2024. This deep-sea fish is incredibly rare, and marks only the 20th oarfish documented to have washed up in California since 1901. A team of scientists were able to examine the rare short-crested oarfish…
August 4, 2022
…automation technology will advance marine biomedical research, preparing students for biotech workforce The Illumina Laboratory in Scholander Hall is one of two new automation Hubbs on the Scripps Oceanography campus. Photos by Erik Jepsen/University Communications. Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego announced today that Illumina,…
October 7, 2021
…Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility at Scripps Oceanography. The new facility will be a state-of-the-art space for collaboration from across campus and beyond, bringing together data scientists, engineers, conservation groups, marine biologists, policy makers, industry leaders, chefs and more. Credit: Safdie Rabines Architects Scripps Family Members…
February 16, 2017
…discovering the marvels of marine life. Exploring the exhibits, Jennie, Karana and Aurora learned about how the aquarium has been raising seahorses in captivity for more than 20 years. Photos by Erika Johnson/University Communications. Through discovery labs and beach expeditions, young visitors to Birch Aquarium get to explore how sea…
May 6, 2021
…touches all of our lives. His support of the Jacobs School of Engineering, including the forthcoming Franklin Antonio Hall, helps ensure that the next generation of Triton innovators can improve and enhance lives as well. Read more | Watch the video “It’s been fun to watch the incredible growth and…
June 18, 2018
…NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries have discovered the world’s first known manta ray nursery. Located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas at NOAA’s Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, the juvenile manta ray habitat is the first of its kind to be described in a…
May 1, 2023
Biological oceanographer Simone-Baumann Pickering leads the Scripps Acoustic Ecology Laboratory, a group of researchers that works in collaboration with other campus labs recording underwater sound data in an effort to learn more about deep sea marine mammals and their prey.
December 5, 2019
…to just watch local marine life from behind glass, the aquarium is making it possible for visitors to experience life as fish do—thanks to a 360-degree virtual reality exhibit built by UC San Diego undergraduates. The new exhibit will be Birch Aquarium’s first virtual reality experience and is made possible…
January 30, 2020
…ability to save people’s lives by reducing the amount of searching we have to do ahead of time.” Scripps oceanographers showcased an array of surface and underwater gliders during the Center of Expertise launch, including “Maggie,” an underwater vehicle equipped with a magnetometer payload to detect seabed debris. UC San…
June 19, 2012
…investment in these students’ lives. Following is just a brief sampling of UC San Diego’s outstanding graduate fellows: Christina Frieder, Scripps Institution of Oceanography The focus of Scripps Oceanography graduate student Christina Frieder’s research is to investigate how a changing oxygen and pH ocean climate will affect the early life…
