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Scripps Student Spotlight: Dante Capone
PhD student researches how California wildfires affect coastal marine plankton
New Fellowship Program Supports Diversity in Scientific Diving
The Scripps-led DIVERsity Fellowship Program will start accepting applications for the Fall 2022 cohort on May 6
Scripps Launches New Program to Support Community College Students in Geosciences
Scripps-GEO program bridges community college students to more opportunities and awareness in geosciences
NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir to Speak at UC San Diego Commencement
UC San Diego alumna has led a career of daring research to understand and protect the planet, including a six-month mission to the International Space Station
U.S. News Names UC San Diego Graduate Programs Among Top 10 in Nation
Geophysics program ranked sixth, geology 12th
Scripps Student Spotlight: Natalie Posdaljian
PhD student examines marine mammal acoustics as a signal of greater changes in the ecosystem
Scripps Celebrates Women’s History Month 2022
Several early-career researchers share their experiences as women in science—and their hopes for the future
Let’s Talk about Science: Why and How We Need to Do Better
Observations from Scripps Oceanography science communications class on the task scientists face
Scripps Student Spotlight: Jeremy Wing Ching Wong
PhD student researches the mechanisms behind earthquakes in order to understand their origins and effects
Scripps Student Spotlight: Ryan Kich
Graduate student researches the microbiomes of fish gills, and how those bacteria potentially affect fish health
Scripps Community Outreach Program Celebrates a Milestone
Student-led, volunteer-driven SCOPE program honors two decades of scientific outreach by publishing a model of success
Scripps Makes Strides to Increase Diversity, Awarded American Geophysical Union Bridge Program Status
Program helps students overcome barriers to pursuing careers in geosciences
Scripps Graduate Student Council Takes Initiative
Meet the 2021-2022 Scripps Graduate Student Council, an organization of students devoted to improving the quality of graduate student life on campus
Scripps Student Spotlight: Erica Ferrer
PhD candidate researches sustainability in small-scale fisheries
Scripps Student Spotlight: Sydney Plummer
PhD student investigates marine phytoplankton and their influence on the environment
SOARS Readies for Flight
The world’s most sophisticated ocean simulator, under construction at Scripps Oceanography, will be operational in 2022
Scripps Student Spotlight: Pengcheng Zhang
Climate sciences PhD student researches the atmospheric super-rotation phenomenon on Earth
Seamount Named for Iconic Scripps Oceanographer Walter Munk
The new Munk Guyot southwest of Hawaii was mapped by research vessel Sally Ride in 2019
UC San Diego Works to Mitigate Possible Oil Impacts from Spill off Huntington Beach
Mitigation measures under way at Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Birch Aquarium to protect marine organisms while oceanographers assist in wind and current forecasts
Scripps Student Spotlight: Nicole Adamson
Undergraduate student examines red blood cell activity in teleost fish
Scripps Family Members Gift $6 Million for the Naming of New Facility to Support Marine Biodiversity Research and Education
The Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility to open at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in Spring 2022
Scripps Student Spotlight: Alejandro Cano-Lasso Carretero
A Master of Advanced Studies student fuses art and science in order to understand the natural world
Spotlighting Postdoctoral Scholars at Scripps
Meet postdoctoral scholars and learn about their research and path to science
Scripps Oceanography Welcomes New Faculty Members
Colleen Petrik and Vashan Wright are among the most recent faculty hires at Scripps
SURF Program at Scripps Oceanography Wraps Up Another Successful Year in 2021
Scripps’ summer research program returns to in-person learning opportunities for undergraduates after hybrid experience in 2020
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