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From the Sea to the Stars
Scripps Oceanography alumna Jessica Meir, PhD ‘09, launches to the International Space Station, fulfilling a lifelong dream
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A Scientist's Life: Kathy Barbeau
Marine chemist studies how the presence of trace metals such as iron and copper affect marine life and even the climate
![Scripps Institution of Oceanography will serve as the location for a new Coast Guard Blue Technology Center of Expertise (COE).](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/communications-content/field_crop/siocomm_a_scrippsaerial_2018_870x350_0.jpg?itok=CM4-w4r2)
Coast Guard Partners with Scripps Oceanography to Establish Blue Technology Center of Expertise
New Center of Expertise will provide opportunities for identification, evaluation and transition of new blue technologies
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Grant Batzel
A passionate PhD student who makes the most out of his time at Scripps to study the slipper snail and become a well-rounded scientist
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Research Highlight: Scientists Find Key Changes in Gray Whale Migration Routes off Southern California
Increasing numbers of gray whales migrating closer to shore could put whales at risk for ship strikes, entanglements, and pollution
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Early Results Suggest California Marine Protected Areas are a Success
Seven years after completion of network, rebounds of certain species seen
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Explosion in Plastic Pollution Post-World War II Seen in Marine Sediments
Surge in microplastics could serve as marker for “the Great Acceleration”
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