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Time to Celebrate the Graduating Class of 2024!
Graduates look back on their time at Scripps Oceanography, sharing where the next wave on their journey will take them
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Views from the Forefront of Climate Action
Alumna Kim Cobb is a leader in climate change research and action
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Spreading the Love for Planet Earth
Scripps alumna Rosina Garcia shares passion for planet through her work at California natural history museum
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Levin, Talley Named New National Academy of Science Members
Scripps Oceanography distinguished emerita researchers among five from UC San Diego recently honored
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Energizing the Environmental Justice Movement
MAS Climate Science and Policy alum Tyler Valdes advocates for progressive environmental policy in California
![Daniel Banyai-Becker on a backpacking trip in the Desolation Wilderness area of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, one of my favorite places for camping and backpacking.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-10/untitled_design_6.png?itok=Zh99R8Vv)
Recent Graduate's Career Takes Flight
A Scripps Oceanography alumnus lands a dream job as a research associate with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
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Diving Sector Could Hold the Key to Advancing UN Sustainable Development Goals
Scripps Oceanography-led paper pinpoints how the diving community can play a critical role in global marine conservation and sustainability
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An Advocate for Environmental Justice
MAS Climate Science and Policy alum uses her expertise and knowledge to address inequity in issues related to climate change
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New Installment of Science Show Launches
“Wavelengths” video series gives inside look at people and science at Scripps Oceanography
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Cheers to Scripps Oceanography’s Class of 2023
An impressive group of graduates reflect on their experience at UC San Diego and discuss what’s next
![Astrid Hsu in the middle of a sargassum raft off the coast of Cancun, Mexico on an expedition to understand how blooms of sargassum are impacting the local ecology and tourism economy. Photo taken by Octavio Aburto.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-05/untitled_design_2.jpg?itok=NCnfcFzY)
From the Ocean to the Happiest Place on Earth
MAS Marine Biodiversity and Conservation alum uses her expertise and knowledge to help the Walt Disney Company achieve its sustainability targets
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New Study Provides First Comprehensive Look at Oxygen Loss on Coral Reefs
Scripps Oceanography scientists and collaborators provide first-of-its-kind assessment of hypoxia, or low oxygen levels, across 32 coral reef sites around the world
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Researchers Extract First Layered Lake-Sediment Sample from Subglacial Antarctica
Scripps Oceanography alumnus and colleagues describe the sample's importance in understanding past dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet and its ecosystems
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Scientists Dig into Sediments for Clues on Carbon Storage
From San Diego to the Galapagos Islands and beyond, Scripps Oceanography researchers are revealing the mysteries of carbon sequestration in aquatic ecosystems
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Hats Off to You, Grads
Scripps celebrates the Class of 2022, checks in to see where some of our graduates are headed next
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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
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Amid Letdowns that Couldn’t Be Overcome by Haggis, Reasons for Hope at COP26
A member of the Scripps Oceanography delegation’s post-event analysis
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Seamount Named for Iconic Scripps Oceanographer Walter Munk
The new Munk Guyot southwest of Hawaii was mapped by research vessel Sally Ride in 2019
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Hidden Mangrove Forest in the Yucatan Peninsula Reveals Ancient Sea Levels
Researchers investigate an ancient coastal ecosystem found more than 120 miles from the nearest ocean, revealing sea level impacts from the last interglacial period
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New Study Holds Promise for “Critically Endangered” Giant Sea Bass
Scripps-led study recommends new assessment of giant sea bass species using data from both sides of U.S.-Mexico border
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Richard Seymour: 1929-2021
Architect of the iconic Coastal Data Information Program, world’s largest repository of scientific, directional wave data
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StartBlue Program Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2021
UC San Diego’s new ocean-focused accelerator accepting applications from May 21 to July 2
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Overfishing As Significant as Environmental Factors as Cause of Sardine Fishery Collapse
Study offers a new way to predict sardine population shifts and a counternarrative to current understanding
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Ready for Liftoff: Alumna Megan McArthur to Pilot Space Mission
Astronaut and graduate of Scripps Oceanography to visit International Space Station as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission
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