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 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 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
  


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