May 23, 2019
…to learn about unique marine species, ocean conservation, and UC San Diego research. “People come in and are blown away; they didn’t even know creatures like seadragons existed,” said Lesslee Matsushige, associate curator at Birch Aquarium “That first impression inspires excitement and wonder, which doesn’t happen all the time with…
February 4, 2016
…of the Center for Marine Biotechnology and Biomedicine at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “We’ve dedicated every waking moment of our lives for 50 years to doing things that are beneficial for folks. How do you just drop that?” At 74, Fenical is still is a full-time professor and still researching…
June 2, 2020
Located just 30 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, the University of California San Diego is a critical partner in supporting a binational response to the COVID-19 pandemic. UC San Diego and Mexico have forged strong partnerships that have proven to be lifesaving in this time of need.
May 5, 2016
At the outset of the 2015-2016 El Niño season, researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego recognized that all the ingredients of a major event were in place.
October 12, 2023
El Niño and La Niña are natural climate phenomena that alter weather patterns around the world. El Niño occurs irregularly but shows up roughly every three to seven years and typically lasts between nine and 12 months with occasional exceptions that linger for multiple years.
March 31, 2022
…the university—where she studied marine biology at Scripps Institution of Oceanography—with preparing her for a career spent conducting bold research. Meir completed a six-month expedition in 2020 to the International Space Station and was recently selected as a member of NASA’s 2025 Artemis moon exploration program. NASA astronaut and Expedition…
August 29, 2023
The state of California awarded UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography $3 million to develop a model to forecast the presence of pathogens in San Diego coastal and tidal waters.
June 24, 2022
UC San Diego researchers describe how the microbiomes of people and the homes they live in interact and change each other.
November 27, 2018
Seven researchers at the University of California San Diego have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the largest general science organization in the United States and publisher of the journal Science.
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).
