News Archives 2006

• New Instrument to Probe Mars Surface for Signs of Life with Unprecedented Precision - December 22, 2006
  Urey Detector to hunt for organic molecules at part-per-trillion sensitivity
  


• Scripps Scientists Investigate Climate Change from Penguins' Point of View - December 22, 2006
  National Geographic's 'Emperors of the Ice' Premieres on December 27 on PBS
  


• Scripps News at 2006 AGU Fall Meeting - December 21, 2006
  


• 'Big Burps' of Seafloor Methane Probably Had Little to do with Large Methane Concentration Increases During Abrupt Climate Change - December 21, 2006
  Research never before attempted indicates that wetlands and plants probably explain spikes of methane associated with rapid global warming
  


• What Happens Once Global Warming is at Full Power? - December 20, 2006
  One trend in pollution has been diminishing the effects of another, but as particulate emissions are contained, their disappearance from the atmosphere will unmask the true impact of global warming
  


• Field Experiments Validate New Method for Tracking Beach Pollutants - December 20, 2006
  Huntington Beach 2006 project tests model for shoreline waves and currents, giving municipalities a new tool to help decide when and where to close beaches
  


• Reducing air pollution could increase rice harvests in India, suggests new UC study - November 30, 2006
  


• Voyage reveals extraordinary life around deep-sea gas seeps - November 27, 2006
  


• Scientists Lose Instruments, Gain Look at Seafloor Formation - November 24, 2006
  Seismometers stuck in seafloor lava flow may be recovered in 2007 while those that responded have supplied data to be published in Science magazine
  


• Introductory Oceanography Cruise on R/V Revelle Provides At-Sea Experience for Students and Director - November 22, 2006
  


• Scripps Oceanography at UC San Diego Announces New Deputy Director for Research - November 7, 2006
  Ken Melville named to lead institution's scientific efforts
  


• Accelerating Loss of Ocean Species Threatens Human Well-being - November 2, 2006
  Current trend projects collapse of all currently fished seafoods before 2050
  


• New Species and New Records of Marine Species Discovered in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument - November 1, 2006
  Over 100 new species records possible from French Frigate Shoals
  


• Public Lecture at Scripps Explores Marine Science and Canadian Fisheries - October 27, 2006
  Ritter Fellowship winner Sean Cadigan's presentation slated for Nov. 2 at 2 p.m.
  


• Ocean Data Confirms Fishing Puts Targeted Species in 'Double Jeopardy' - October 18, 2006
  Groundbreaking study gives new insight for conservation and management efforts of exploited fish populations Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego
  


• Lecture at Scripps Oceanography Probes Animal Adaptation and the Origin of Species - October 13, 2006
  Free Public Presentation on October 19 at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  


• Rapid Sea Level Rise in the Arctic Ocean May Alter Views of Human Migration - October 11, 2006
  


• First Biodiversity Census of Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Northwestern<br></br> Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument - October 9, 2006
  Scientists and managers unite in search for new species
  


• State Water Board Presents Grant at Oceans Conference for Project to Protect Critical San Diego Coastal Areas - September 20, 2006
  Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego to engage in California coastal protection program
  


• Obituary Notice<br></br> Pioneer in Ocean Technology: Fred N. Spiess - September 11, 2006
  Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
  


• Scripps Nierenberg Prize Awarded to Intel Founder Gordon E. Moore - September 7, 2006
  Annual award recognizes science in the public interest
  


• UC San Diego Names Prof. Tony Haymet, Distinguished International Researcher and Science Leader, as Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences - August 29, 2006
  New Vice Chancellor will lead Scripps Institution of Oceanography as Director and as Dean of Marine Sciences
  


• Ocean Noise Has Increased Considerably Since 1960s, According to New Scripps Analysis - August 18, 2006
  Declassified Navy documents allow comparison that points to global shipping as the likely reason behind increase in undersea noise pollution<br></br> Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego
  


• Report Warns of More Frequent Coastal Flooding and Rising Sea Levels - August 11, 2006
  Officials, Scientists Discuss Impacts of Global Warming and State's Plans to Take Action
  


• Scripps Oceanography Director's Prize Awarded to Two Graduate Students - August 1, 2006
  Eleventh annual award honors excellence in graduate student research
  


• Scripps Oceanography Launches Shark Consortium for Southern California - July 25, 2006
  New organization based at Scripps will join scientists, policy managers and the public to increase knowledge and awareness of sharks in the region
  


• New UCSD Program to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria - July 13, 2006
  


• Warming Climate Plays Large Role in Western U.S. Wildfires, Scripps-led Study Shows - July 6, 2006
  Research published in Science shows rising temperatures expected in the years ahead will exacerbate the number of large and costly fires
  


• Obituary Notice
  
  Pioneer in Isotope Geochemistry: Tsaihwa J. Chow - June 28, 2006
  
  


• UC San Diego to Host Forum on Green Building Practices in Conjunction with Sustainable Facilities Summit - June 28, 2006
  


• New Scripps Study Reveals San Andreas Fault Set for the 'Big One' - June 21, 2006
  Clearest picture yet of fault movement shows massive earthquake threatening; lesser known San Jacinto Fault also poses risk of dangerous large event
  


• Coral Death Results From Bacteria Fed By Algae - June 12, 2006
  Groundbreaking studies conducted during Line Islands Expedition
  


• MEDIA ADVISORY
  
  Experts at UCSD's Scripps Oceanography Available to Discuss Global Warming and "An Inconvenient Truth" - June 6, 2006
  Film by former vice president thrusts issues related to climate change into spotlight
  


• Two UC San Diego Professors Elected to the American Philosophical Society - May 30, 2006
  


• Obituary Notice: Judith Munk, Friend and Artistic Influence - May 24, 2006
  Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD
  


• Pollution, Greenhouse Gases and Climate Clash in South Asia, Scripps Study Shows - May 11, 2006
  Pollution clouds in region appear to 'mask' aspects of South Asian climate, leading to drought and other impacts
  


• Leading Department of Energy Genome Scientist to Direct Joint Marine Microbial Metagenomics Cyberinfrastructure Initiative - April 27, 2006
  Paul Gilna Will Lead Moore Foundation-Funded Project Linking UC San Diego and Venter Institute
  


• Scripps-led Project Achieves Milestone in Analyzing Pollutants Dimming the Atmosphere - April 17, 2006
  Technology behind unmanned aerial vehicles proves successful for flying beneath, above and through clouds to trace pollution particles
  


• 'Save the Ocean' Author Presentation at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography - April 17, 2006
  Event to showcase the fifth anniversary of Scripps's Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation
  


• Fault That Produced Largest Aftershock Ever Recorded Still Poses Threat to Sumatra - March 30, 2006
  


• Deep-Sea Fish Populations Boom Over the Last 15 Years, New Scripps Study Shows - March 23, 2006
  Scientists make progress toward understanding mysteries surrounding animals that live in the dark recesses of the oceans
  


• Scripps Marine Chemist Receives Highest Award in Natural Products Chemistry - March 20, 2006
  William Fenical honored at American Chemical Society meeting
  


• UCSD Project Takes Fish Collection into the Digital Age - March 16, 2006
  Novel application of MRI leads to new tools for online digital dissection of preserved fishes from one of the world's most valuable natural history collections
  


• Study of 2004 Tsunami Disaster Forces Rethinking of Theory of Massive Earthquakes - March 1, 2006
  


• Scripps Research Oceanographer Receives Munk Award - February 24, 2006
  Award honors distinguished research in oceanography related to sound and the sea
  


• Scripps Oceanography News at 2006 Ocean Sciences Meeting - February 23, 2006
  Scripps scientist describes the promise of discovering new medicines from the sea; others present findings on using ocean-probing 'robots' for studying plankton and the inner workings of hurricanes
  


• Local High Schools Compete in Ocean Science
  
  Competition at Scripps Institution of Oceanography - February 14, 2006
  Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
  


• Scripps Marine Ecologist Named Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation - February 2, 2006
  Enric Sala will conduct conservation study in Mediterranean rocky habitats
  


• Human-produced Aerosols in Many Arctic Clouds Contribute to Climate Warming - January 26, 2006
  


• Scientists to Study Coral Reefs Worldwide: Marine Scientists Going Down for the Count - January 23, 2006
  


• Scripps' Paul Dayton Honored with New Ecology Prize - January 18, 2006
  Prominent biological oceanographer to receive first Margalef Prize
  


• UC San Diego Partners with Venter Institute to Build Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis - January 17, 2006
  Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Awards $24.5 Million Grant to Advance Metagenomics Research
  


• Tiny Marine Organisms Reflect Ocean Warming - January 5, 2006
  


• Global Warming Can Trigger Extreme Ocean, Climate Changes, Scripps-led Study Reveals - January 4, 2006
  Scientists use deep ocean historical records to find an abrupt ocean circulation reversal caused by greenhouse gas warming