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Around the Pier: Scripps Graduate Student Honored for Research Excellence

Hao Ye selected as 20th recipient of the annual Frieman Prize, a Scripps-given honor

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Around the Pier: Standing Up for Science

Scripps grad student Phil Bresnahan combines love for outdoor recreation and science through outreach program

A North Pacific Right Whale in the Bering Sea

Research Highlight: The Sound of Hope

Rare whale species heard off continental U.S. for the first time in more than 20 years

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A Scientist's Life: Miriam Kastner

Pioneering geochemist on a career spent breaking through seafloor and breaking through in a male-dominated field

New seafloor map

New Map Exposes Previously Unseen Details of Seafloor

Mysteries of the deep come alive as satellite data bring thousands of uncharted sea mountains and new clues about deep ocean structures into focus

A group of middle school students at the beach

Next Generation of Ocean Science Explorers Fostered by Scripps/Ocean Discovery Program

Local school-based program brings hands-on ocean science education to underserved students in San Diego

A group of people board RP FLIP

Around the Pier: All Aboard FLIP!

Group of engineering students enjoy rare opportunity to spend weekend onboard FLIP

A man with shoulder-length hair stands at the beach

A Scientist's Life: Falk Feddersen

Falk Feddersen researches the implications of sea-level rise on our beaches

A team of 5 colleagues near the beach

New Center Targets Ocean Contaminants and Human Health

Scripps scientists lead two separate projects to track potentially toxic chemicals in marine life and their impacts on human health

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