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A Scientist’s Life: Amina Schartup

Marine biogeochemist studies contaminants in seafood

Kerstin Bergentz (left) at COP29 climate conference, Nov. 14, 2024. Photo: Vanessa Miniss

Crude Realities

A report from the COP29 climate talks in Baku

Scripps Oceanography graduate student Shannon Dolan recovers a mooring with camera component. These moorings are used by the lab of Simone Baumann-Pickering to better document and understand the impacts of ocean noise on marine mammals, especially beaked whales.

UC San Diego Receives 10 DURIP Awards from Department of Defense

University tops all institutions in number of awards

Kerstin doing fieldwork in the North Sea aboard the R/V Neil Armstrong, Iceland in the background

Scripps Student Spotlight: Kerstin Bergentz

PhD candidate collects observational data to learn more about ocean dynamics

A midwater trawl net is used to collect juvenile fishes

CalCOFI at 75

A California science gem is cutting-edge but still devoted to the fundamentals

Aanchal at COP16

Reflections from the United Nations Biodiversity COP16

The call to action comes from inside the house

The town of Rouyn-Noranda in Quebec, which houses numerous metal processing plants, seen from space via NASA’s Terra/MODIS satellite on January 7, 2023. The swath of thinned cloud cover matches the town’s plume of industrial aerosol emissions.

Industrial Pollution Can Increase Snowfall and Reduce Cloud Cover

If widespread, the phenomenon could be boosting global warming by reducing the sunlight that clouds reflect back into space

CDIP buoy deployment

Scripps-Led Coastal Data Information Program Awarded $40 Million for Cooperative Research

Funding will support advances in wave measurements, improved understanding of coastal changes

coral reef

Six Solutions against Climate Change: Researchers Launch Call-Action for Rapid Response to Mobilize Solutions

Global team of microbiologists says microbes can be powerful tool to address climate change

John Sclater: 1940-2024

John G. Sclater: 1940-2024

Plate tectonics pioneer was also an advocate for female colleagues

Ethan Staats Headshot

Scripps Student Spotlight: Ethan Staats

PhD student examines biofluorescence in marine organisms

COP29 Venue

Meet UC San Diego Delegates Attending the 2024 UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan

Students and faculty head to COP29 to participate in international collaboration on climate change

Woolsey Fire

Unhoused People Are Highly Vulnerable to Wildfire Smoke

Findings highlight the need for targeted interventions

COP29 Baku Ocean Declaration

Ocean Pavilion Partners Release COP29 Baku Ocean Declaration in Advance of UN Climate Conference

Declaration calls for renewed focus on global ocean observations to support goals of the climate, biodiversity, and desertification efforts worldwide

Kelp bass, a popular target of recreational anglers, in Southern California’s coastal waters.

Study Finds Pattern in DDT Contamination Among Fish off Southern California

The findings could help predict fish toxin levels and inform fish consumption advisories

Ocean Pavilion design

The Ocean Pavilion Returns to International Climate Conference for a Third Year

Leading science institutions and partners will make the case for greater inclusion of the ocean at COP29

SOCCOM Director Lynne Talley with BGC Argo float, May 2024

Scripps Oceanography Takes Lead of Southern Ocean Monitoring Program

SOCCOM project to continue detailed study of one of the world’s leading climate change hotspots

A portrait of a man with the ocean and a pier in the background

Scripps Student Spotlight: Anthony Wilson

PhD candidate studies marine heatwaves to help safeguard communities and ecosystems against climate impacts

Guadelupe Island, Mexico

The Elusive Origin of Guadalupe Island

Scripps Oceanography researchers and colleagues explore an ancient volcano in the Pacific Ocean

Dahiana Arcila, curator of the Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego

A Scientist’s Life: Dahiana Arcila

Marine biologist and Scripps Oceanography Marine Vertebrate Collection Curator explores the evolution of fishes

A group of people walking on a pier

UC San Diego Launches New Graduation Requirement, Bolstering Climate Change Education

Rolling out this fall, the Jane Teranes Climate Change Education Requirement honors the memory of beloved professor, climate champion

Flowers at Scripps with the ocean in the background

Scripps Oceanography Welcomes Nine New Faculty and Researchers

Meet the newest faces of the academic community bringing a broad range of expertise to Scripps

Turning Tides from Marine Biologist to Biotech Entrepreneur

Scripps alum Scott Rapoport transforms personal passion into a groundbreaking entrepreneurial endeavor

Earth scientist Jeff Bada

Jeffrey Bada: 1942-2024

Chemist advanced revolutionary research on the origin of life on Earth and beyond

Domoic acid producing Pseudo-nitzschia diatom in seawater sample. Image:  G. Jason Smith / Moss Landing Marine Labs. Satellite image shows increasing chlorophyll concentration at California coast. Image: Mati Kahru

Scientists Discover Molecular Predictors of Toxic Algal Blooms

Genes that act as warning beacon for dangerous neurotoxin identified

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