News on awards, events, and other goings-on within the Scripps Oceanography community
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Around the Pier: Scripps Alumnae Dive Deep for Conservation Amber Jackson and Emily Callahan reimagine the future of California’s oil and gas rigs with their organization Blue Latitudes Sep 13, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Born Two Weeks Apart, Two Icons Celebrate a Centennial Scripps Pier was dedicated Aug. 9, 1916; two weeks later, one of the world’s oldest continuous seawater temperature records began Sep 13, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Thirty Years On, a Groundbreaking “Gem” Still Shines The ocean temperature-measuring XBT may be expendable, but its data is priceless Aug 23, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Cutting-Edge Scripps Research Facility Dedicated to Dickinson Foundation Donors funded purchase of new instrument to be used for research in marine drug discovery Jun 22, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Scripps Student’s Work Distinguishing Bacterial Species Honored Nastassia Patin awarded 2016 Frieman Prize Jun 07, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: A Noble Experiment Scripps research vessel Robert Gordon Sproul runs on renewable biofuel for one year Jun 07, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Downed World War II Aircraft Missing for 72 Years Located in Pacific Islands by Project RECOVER Financial commitment enables ongoing search and discovery of missing in action Jun 03, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: UC San Diego Chemistry Professor Wins Prestigious California Air Resources Board Honor Kimberly Prather to receive one of four 2016 Clean Air Awards May 20, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Aided by Scripps Oceanography, Pacific Island Country Launches Plan to Protect Marine Life Oceanographers help create blueprint for monitoring network to counter damaging fishing practices in Palau’s territorial waters May 20, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Scripps Oceanography/UC San Diego Unveil Revitalized Ship Facility Grand reopening of Nimitz Marine Facility showcases new pier and other enhancements to support Scripps’ research vessels Apr 20, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Leading Ocean Scientists Recommend Action Plan to Combat Changes to West Coast Seawater Chemistry Scientific panel including Scripps Oceanography geochemist warns on accelerating rate of ocean acidification along West Coast Apr 06, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Event Highlights Value of Donor Support for Scripps Students Scripps students showcase innovative research at donor recognition brunch Mar 31, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Endangered Fish Find Temporary Refuge From El Niño at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Tidewater Goby get shelter from the storm thanks to multiagency effort Mar 11, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Record Annual Increase of Carbon Dioxide Observed for 2015 CO2 levels increasing at a faster rate than before Mar 10, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Profiles in Diversity - Argentinian Scientist Pursues Dream Project in Panama Scripps marine biologist Martín Tresguerres dives in to learn more about the cell biology of coral reefs Mar 10, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: El Niño Beach Survey Provides Glimpse of What’s to Come for the Coast Elevated sea level fed by warmer ocean could be the look of the future Feb 11, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Meet Andy Nosal, the Scripps Researcher with a Passion for Science Communication—and Sharks The winner of a prestigious science communicator’s award, Nosal strives to dispel myths about sharks Jan 12, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: New Global Seafloor Map Incorporated into Google Ocean Scripps geophysicist helps virtual globe stay up-to-date with the latest science Jan 11, 2016 |
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Around the Pier: Deep-Ocean Protections May Help Mitigate Climate Change On the eve of major climate negotiations, researchers argue that potential for long-term damage to deep oceans requires international agreement to lessen human disturbances Nov 12, 2015 |
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Around the Pier: Citizen Science Will Help Assess Effects of El Niño Scientists enlist the public to help document anticipated major climate event Nov 05, 2015 |