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![A man emerges from a deep-sea submersible](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-10/james-cameron.jpg?itok=dPYHLL-U)
James Cameron Honored with Scripps Nierenberg Prize
Renowned explorer and filmmaker donates lander system that played key role in record-setting expedition and will be used by Scripps researchers as part of the next age of deep-sea exploration
![Scripps Oceanography and the Nierenberg Family Honor Dr. Daniel Pauly](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/communications-content/field_crop/Daniel_Pauly_HeaderCROP_0.jpg?itok=xQkNlluj)
Scripps Oceanography and the Nierenberg Family Honor Dr. Daniel Pauly
Dr. Daniel Pauly awarded the 2012 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest
![Scripps Institution of Oceanography Honors Evolutionary Biologist, Richard Dawkins, in Public Ceremony and Lecture](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/communications-content/field_crop/Lrg_Nierenbergprize_1.jpg?itok=tTxabsaU)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Honors Evolutionary Biologist, Richard Dawkins, in Public Ceremony and Lecture
Richard Dawkins awarded the 2009 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest
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Scripps Oceanography to Honor NASA Climate Scientist James E. Hansen
James E. Hansen selected as recipient of the 2008 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest
![Scripps Institution of Oceanography Honors Genome Code Breaker J. Craig Venter in Public Ceremony and Lecture June 20th](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/communications-content/field_crop/Rose_Garden-sign_1.jpg?itok=kkjsKWdQ)
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Honors Genome Code Breaker J. Craig Venter in Public Ceremony and Lecture June 20th
J. Craig Venter selected as recipient of the 2007 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest
![A man peers through some plants](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-10/David_Attenborough.jpg?itok=R0hnqHvP)
Scripps Nierenberg Prize Awarded to Nature Filmmaker Sir David Attenborough
Annual award recognizes science in the public interest
![A woman and a chimpanzee](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-10/jane-goodall.jpg?itok=DOm06HVx)
Scripps Nierenberg Prize Awarded to Renowned Primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall
Annual award recognizes science in the public interest
![A woman studies the tide pools](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-10/jane-lubchencho.jpg?itok=MFg9gauC)
Scripps Nierenberg Prize Awarded to Renowned Marine Ecologist Jane Lubchenco
Annual award recognizes science in the public interest
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