February 28, 2013
…we can improve human life and our world.” Jessie Creamean, a postdoctoral associate at NOAA’s Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, Colo., co-authored the paper appearing in the journal Science with Kaitlyn Suski, a graduate student advised by Prather. “We were able to show dust and biological aerosols that made…
November 15, 2018
…at Scripps. “The outdoor life was quite a surprise,” said Chimienti. “At lunch time, everyone got into swim suits. The men’s bathroom was full of surfboards. I called them ‘surf specialists.’” The first students united at the beach as well. They would spend time at a small beach house next…
March 4, 2014
A year ago the Explorers Club recognized director James Cameron with its coveted Explorers Medal during its annual dinner in New York City. The organization honored the famed director not for movie making but for his historic dive to the deepest point on the planet, an expedition in which Cameron…
June 9, 2022
…bring the vision to life, and in 2018, a Long Range Development Plan helped guide the physical development of the campus. In the years to come, the profound campus transformation would serve as a tangible reminder of the effort to enhance the student experience, enrich the community and spark research…
February 8, 2019
Walter Munk, who gave the Allies a strategic edge in World War II, helped nurture a university into existence, and became a living synonym for oceanography, died February 8 at his home in La Jolla, Calif. He was 101.
July 18, 2022
Russ Davis, a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego who invented some of the most transformational ocean-observing instrumentation in history, died June 9, 2022, at the age of 81.
October 26, 2011
…that, with other new student-life projects, has helped to transform the on-campus experience for our amazing students,” said Mark Cunningham, executive director of Housing, Dining and Hospitality at UC San Diego. “Village East and West and other new apartments have allowed us to expand our unique three-year housing guarantee to…
October 3, 2019
…International Space Station, fulfilling lifelong dream NASA astronaut Jessica Meir has wanted to travel to space since she was a child. This lifelong dream became a reality on Sept. 25, when the alumna of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and two multinational crew members launched to the…
January 30, 2020
…to space. A trained marine biologist, Meir earned her Ph.D. in 2009 from Scripps Oceanography, where she studied the physiology of deep-diving animals in extreme environments. She credits this research with helping her stand out for NASA’s astronaut program. Since launching to the International Space Station in September 2019 for…
January 8, 2024
A message from Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla
