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Rear Admiral Brian Brown

Scripps Alumnus Highlight: Q&A with Rear Admiral Brian Brown

Rear Admiral Brian Brown, MS ‘87, recently appointed to serve as commander of Naval Information Forces

Kate Furby

Scripps Alumna Selected as AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow

Scripps CO2 Group Director Ralph Keeling in the lab

Video: How Scientists Measure Carbon Dioxide in the Air

Photo of the Week: Twice as Nice

Undergraduate students at Scripps Oceanography aboard a cruise on R/V Robert Gordon Sproul.

Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences Among New Majors Offered at UC San Diego

Collaborative Scientific Research Is Needed to Inform the Future of Seabed Mining

Photo of the Week: Gateway to Science

Beach surveys via ATV. Photo: Daron Case

Just Add Sand

Brice Semmens (right) participates in a Google Hangout at a grouper spawning aggregation site.

Research Highlight: Grouper Moon Project Uses Scripps Science to Revive a Caribbean Fish

The Nassau Grouper is in the midst of a comeback thanks to conservation and technology

The marine worm Trilobodrilus ellenscrippsae is named for Scripps' founding benefactor

Around the Pier: Species Named for Scripps Founding Benefactor

Around the Pier: Scripps Oceanography Leads Coral Tech Panel at SXSW

Interactive SXSW panel highlighted innovative technology used to study coral reefs

Photo of the Week: Nearby Nudibranch

Scripps alumnae Tegan Blaine, Cody Hooven, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, and Jill Weinberger

Around the Pier: Q&A with Four Scripps Alumnae in STEM Careers

Photo of the Week: Knee-deep in the Data

Rendering for the proposed reconstruction and modernization of the Charles and Beano Scripps Center for Coastal Studies

Scripps Family Contributes $4.6 Million Towards Two Crucial Scripps Oceanography Projects

Compilation image of four women

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

William Easterling

Q&A with William Easterling, Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation

Easterling, head of the Directorate for Geosciences, discussed his vision for NSF and funding priorities during a recent visit to Scripps Oceanography

Photo of the Week: Science on Sleds

New study shows ability of plankton like these diatoms to acquire iron is sensitive to ocean acidification

Research Highlight: Key Biological Mechanism is Disrupted by Ocean Acidification

New study shows ability of plankton like these diatoms to acquire iron is sensitive to ocean acidification

Key Biological Mechanism is Disrupted by Ocean Acidification

Inability of phytoplankton to acquire iron imperils marine ecosystems

A woman in a red jacket conducts research in Antarctica

A Scientist's Life: Jane Willenbring

Geologist Jane Willenbring studies "the science of scenery," how the landscape changes over time

Research Highlight: Acid Ocean Poses Increased Reef Loss Risk

An amphipod collected by DOV Audacia from more than 8,000 meters (26,200 feet) deep off Chile

Photo of the Week: Deep Dive Find

Scripps Joins Mission to Understand a Major Southern Ocean Climate Influence

The world’s most pristine clouds happen to be in the place with the world’s roughest weather

Antenna installation on a microwave tower to connect a nearby fire station to HPWREN. Courtesy of HPWREN/SDSC

CENIC Recognizes Technology Projects to Combat California Wildfires

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