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Scripps Oceanography SURF Program

Scripps Oceanography’s 2020 SURF Program Continues During COVID-19

Despite the pandemic, Scripps’ undergraduate summer research program that aims to increase diversity in geosciences carries on and expands with new virtual offering

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Celebrating Women in Science at Scripps Oceanography

Q&A featuring reflections from three Scripps scientists in honor of Women’s History Month

A compilation of profile photos of five Black scientists and staff members

Celebrating Black Excellence at Scripps Oceanography

Black History Month-inspired Q&A featuring five stellar members of the Scripps community, ranging from faculty to staff to students

Surf Program at Scripps Oceanography

Around the Pier: SURF Program Fosters Network of Support for Students to Continue to Graduate School

Q&A with several 2019 SURF participants, including two alumni mentors who are currently pursuing PhDs at Scripps Oceanography

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Conversations with Three Women in Science at Scripps Oceanography

International Women's Day-inspired Q&A features three stellar Scripps scientists, ranging from faculty members to PhD student

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SURF Program Steers Students Toward Path of Research and Discovery

Q&A with four SURF program alumni, who are currently pursuing their PhDs at Scripps Oceanography, on how the program shaped their decision to pursue graduate school

Scripps Oceanography alumna Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.

Around the Pier: Fighting for the Ocean

Scripps Oceanography alumna Ayana Elizabeth Johnson returns to campus to discuss her ocean conservation work grounded in social justice

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Women's History Month: Four Scripps Alumnae in STEM Careers

Q&A with four alumnae who are continuing the mission of Scripps Oceanography in their professional endeavors

A portrait of astronaut Charles Bolden and an image of a shuttle departing Earth

Q&A with Charles Bolden, Former NASA Administrator and Astronaut

Bolden to receive Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest and deliver a presentation at a free public event at Scripps Oceanography October 17

Group photo of students gathered on a lawn near the ocean.

Around the Pier: SURFing into Science Research

SURF program at Scripps provides stepping-stone for diverse students considering graduate programs in earth and ocean sciences

Diversity Award ceremony 2017.

Scripps Community Awarded for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

Group effort led to hiring of Scripps Diversity Initiatives Coordinator

Martin Tresguerres

Around the Pier: Profiles in Diversity - Argentinian Scientist Pursues Dream Project in Panama

Scripps marine biologist Martín Tresguerres dives in to learn more about the cell biology of coral reefs

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SURF Program 2015: Student Profiles

The 2015 SURF fellows dedicated ten weeks in the summer to earth and ocean science research

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Triton Summer STEM Academy Prepares High School Students for Success at UC San Diego

Summer recruitment and outreach program gives underrepresented seniors a glimpse of college life at UC San Diego and Scripps Oceanography

Four graduate students standing on a deck near the ocean.

San Diego Fellowship Awards Record Number of Scripps Students

Four incoming Scripps graduate students supported through the San Diego Fellowship, a program designed to increase campus diversity

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Around the Pier: Profiles in Diversity: Data-Driven, People-Driven

Long-time Scripps data manager makes a difference in his dream position

Group photo of students gathered on a lawn near the ocean.

Summertime for the Adventurous

Undergrads from around the country spend a summer immersed in Scripps science through the SURF program

Group photo of students gathered on a lawn near the ocean.

SURF Program 2014: Student Profiles

The 2014 SURF fellows excelled in a wide range of earth and ocean science research

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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

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