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![Black and white portraits of two men in their twenties.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/Travis-William.jpg?itok=ErQ_hV-q)
Two Scripps Oceanography Students Honored for Exceptional Research
Travis Courtney awarded Chancellor’s Dissertation Medal; William Chapman awarded Frieman Prize
![What's next for new phds?](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-09/newphds.png?itok=Sc_VvLwI)
![A young man works on a laptop in an office overlooking a verdant canyon and the ocean.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/hacking-main_1_0.jpg?itok=Cs3mM53m)
Students Poised to Tackle Environmental Challenges in ‘Hacking for the Oceans’ Course
New course offering led by Scripps Oceanography enables students to develop solutions to real-world problems facing the ocean
![Rise Of Carbon](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/rise_of_carbon800x500.jpg?itok=wDGgJhdv)
Rise of Carbon Dioxide Unabated
Seasonal peak exceeds 417 parts per million at Mauna Loa observatory
![A stormy wave in the ocean](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/Stormy-wave.jpg?itok=5gFrf_uP)
A Statement from Scripps Institution of Oceanography Leadership
Statement of support and solidarity for our Black community
![CIMEAS will support sustained observation programs, including California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI).](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/noaa_cimeas_scripps_news__800x500.jpg?itok=4DGd07wO)
NOAA Selects UC San Diego to Host New Cooperative Institute to Study Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Systems
Selection awards $220 million over five years
![Ramanathan Portrait](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/siocomm_A_RamanathanPortrait_03-2014_001-3.jpg?itok=d5cOnAKK)
New Course Aims to Bring Climate Change Solutions to Global Audience
Four-part series is first offering on the new UC San Diego Online platform
![Maya Becker walking through rocky snowfield.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-05/mayabeckerheader_0.jpg?itok=QYp8XN7G)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Maya Becker
Geophysics PhD student fascinated by ice-shelf mass change pursues research in glaciology
![People playing on the shore under a hot sun](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-06/heatwave-stock-news_800x500.jpg?itok=PonTFNZv)
Scientists Identify Climate Change as Major Contributor to Record-Breaking Marine Heatwave
Scripps Oceanography team used a century of ocean data collected by the Shore Stations Program and new method of temperature analysis to put the 2018 marine heatwave in context
![Sea Skater](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/sea_skater_800x500.jpg?itok=DgEO4IR5)
“It is Practically Hovering on Air”
High-speed footage provides never-before-seen look at tiny insect that can survive life on high seas
![A woman stands in front of a plane on a tarmack.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/Ward_NASA-crop.jpg?itok=7sOBTtCA)
Scripps Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Ward
MAS MBC alumna harnesses her science communication skills and passion for sharing Earth’s stories as a video producer for NASA
![Iridescent P. orphanae scale worm by Greg Rouse](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-06/porphanae_800x500.jpg?itok=-xCoU_LD)
Hungry Hungry Scale Worms: Scientists Discover Four New Species of Deep-Sea Dwellers
A team of researchers describes new species of unique scale worms in the East Pacific
![Ospreys on platform at end of Scripps Pier.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-05/osprey-main_800x500.jpg?itok=Bx2kS_Zt)
Osprey Nest Perched Above Scripps Pier Brings Hope to Local Environmentalists
Nesting platform made possible thanks to a gift by a family foundation
![Open Access Book](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/new-open-access-book800x500.jpg?itok=zgoHQS4i)
New Open-Access Book Casts Climate Change as a Public Health Crisis
Contributors to text co-edited by UC San Diego researchers range from Nobel Prize laureates to Pope Francis
![Coral Research Birch](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/birchaqm_coralresearch_800x500.jpg?itok=VXROiklQ)
Birch Aquarium Staff Keeping 6,000 Fish, Invertebrates Healthy During Closure to Public
Shy fishes emerge, sociable octopus given more games to play
![Blue Streak John Moore](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/blue_streak_john_moore800x500.jpg?itok=95S8yItH)
![Research Highlight Salmon Hatchery](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/20200423_160555_870x350_0.jpg?itok=vJSP55f0)
Research Highlight: Understanding Microbiomes in Salmon Hatcheries
Scripps PhD student finds connection between hatchery and fish microbiome which may promote fish growth
![Coronavirus Global Shutdown](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/coronavirus_global_slowdown800x500.jpg?itok=c2fSSGRQ)
Coronavirus Global Slowdown Is Cleaning the Skies. How Long Will It Last?
Scripps Oceanography climate scientists ponder what episode tells us about global warming
![Sawyer Brand](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/brand_sawyer800x500.jpg?itok=TiSZcAqH)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Sawyer Brand
Scripps undergraduate student fascinated by the dynamic wonders of the ocean and atmosphere delves into research with Argo floats
![Thwaits Glacier](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/thwaits-glacier800x500.jpg?itok=FSj2C9OV)
First Results from NASA’s ICESat-2 Mission Map 16 Years of Melting Ice Sheets
Team of scientists finds massive ice loss in West Antarctica
![Five National Academy of Sciences Members](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/five-nas_members_800x500.jpg?itok=3Pp9L6vy)
Five UC San Diego Professors Elected to National Academy of Sciences
CAICE founding director among new members
![Red Tide Phillip Arndt](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/red-tide-arndt.jpg?itok=qA13dpJY)
Everything You Wanted to Know About Red Tides
Bioluminescent waves spotted along the coastline, from Baja California to Los Angeles
![Tube Worm Glow](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/tube-worm-demeulenaere800x500.jpg?itok=rwjPAk4K)
Tube Worm Slime Displays Long-Lasting, Self-Powered Glow
Marine organism’s bioluminescence could inspire new eco-friendly, long-lasting light sources
![Scripps Oceanography Director Margaret Leinen](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/leinen800x500.jpg?itok=EBAmM3Vt)
Four from UC San Diego Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Scripps Oceanography Director Margaret Leinen among the 2020 class
![Karen Gutierrez](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2020-08/gutierrez_karen_800x500.jpg?itok=7_AjJZ79)
Scripps Student Spotlight: Karen Gutierrez
Scripps graduate student inspired by geosciences, history, and anthropology to pursue research in paleoclimatology
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