News Archives 2007

• SCRIPPS NEWS at 2007 AGU FALL MEETING - December 19, 2007
  


• Soot Affects Snow, Skies in California - December 18, 2007
  Two new Scripps projects investigate the hydrological and climate impacts of soot and other forms of black carbon on California
  


• Air Pollution Might be as Important as CO2 in Affecting Global Climate - December 18, 2007
  Particulates are more than just an urban problem. Their impacts compare to greenhouse gases in regions that are home to billions of people, researchers find
  


• How Do We Know What We Know About Climate Change? - December 18, 2007
  The definitive word on climate change science was released this year. Did that word reach the public effectively?
  


• "Climate Crisis" in the West Predicted with Increasing Certainty - December 17, 2007
  Computer model analyses trace hydrological trends to human causes with unprecedented robustness
  


• Life Beneath the Ice Caps - December 17, 2007
  Research provides new evidence of subglacial lake systems
  


• An Icon of Climate Change Research Turns 50 - December 17, 2007
  The Keeling Curve, the steady carbon dioxide record, remains priceless in an era of rapid climate change
  


• Algae Bleaching Key to Past Global Warming Event - December 17, 2007
  New research documents bleaching of foraminifera 55 million years ago
  


• George Sugihara Named McQuown Chair in Natural Science at Scripps Oceanography - December 10, 2007
  Scripps professor of biological oceanography appointed first holder of chair
  


• New Adopt-A-Fish Program Swims Ashore at Birch Aquarium at Scripps - November 29, 2007
  Sponsorship will help support aquarium and enhance animal collection
  


• Human Safety, Prosperity Depend on Better Ocean Observing System: Scientists - November 26, 2007
  Call for adequate initial system to produce insights, forecasts useful to public, policy makers
  


• Scripps, U-M Biochemists Add New Molecular Weapon to their Arsenal - November 8, 2007
  


• Scripps Scientist Receives Lockheed Martin Award for Excellence in Ocean Science and Engineering - October 31, 2007
  


• Scripps Scientists Discover Fluorescence in Key Marine Creature - October 30, 2007
  Researchers say green fluorescent proteins, which could play role as 'sunscreen' or stress reducer, may be widespread in animal kingdom
  


• Unprecedented Global Measurement Network Achieves Full Coverage of Oceans - October 29, 2007
  International Argo program celebrates milestone of full operational capacity; looks forward to decades of global change observations
  


• Whale Watching Season Surfaces at Birch Aquarium at Scripps - October 29, 2007
  Excursions Range From Daily Cruises to Six-Day Expeditions
  


• Scientists Ask State Legislators to Help Monitor California's Southernmost Watershed - October 4, 2007
  Demonstration includes high-tech monitoring, tour of threatened Tijuana River Estuary
  


• Climate Change Exhibit at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Wins Museum Design Award - September 17, 2007
  


• U.S. Climate Change Science Program Making Good Progress In Documenting and Understanding Changes, But Study of Impacts on Humans and Communication With Decision Makers Lag - September 13, 2007
  Scripps climate scientist leads assessment of federally directed climate change research
  


• Book Authored by Scripps Scientist Honored with Science Literary Award - September 11, 2007
  Tony Koslow's examination of the mysteries and challenges of the deep sea awarded Australian prize for science writing
  


• Prominent Marine Geologist to Receive Prestigious Cody Award from Scripps Institution of Oceanography - September 10, 2007
  Steve Cande of Scripps Oceanography to give free public lectures Sept. 19 and 20
  


• Researchers Develop Simple Method to Create Natural Drug Products - September 4, 2007
  Scientists replicate assembly of antibacterial molecules in a process previously exclusive to cells
  


• Birch Aquarium at Scripps Celebrates 15 Years on Expedition Way - August 27, 2007
  Celebration Weekend: Sept. 15-16, 2007
  


• Scripps and Partners to Establish Coastal and Global Observatories for Ocean Observatories Initiative - August 23, 2007
  Multimillion-dollar program will help transform understanding of the oceans
  


• Strong Evidence Points to Earth's Proximity to Sun as Ice Age Trigger - August 23, 2007
  A question unresolved for more than a century may have an answer
  


• Society of Exploration Geophysicists to Honor Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego - August 16, 2007
  Award recognizes Scripps' contributions to developing oil exploration technique and instruments
  


• Pollution Amplifies Greenhouse Gas Warming Trends to Jeopardize Asian Water Supplies - August 1, 2007
  Evidence mounts that atmospheric brown clouds significantly contribute to observed warming, Himalayan glacial melt
  


• Antarctic Icebergs: Hotspots of Ocean Life - June 21, 2007
  Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego scientist analyzes marine life impacts
  


• Go Green, Save Green This Summer at Birch Aquarium at Scripps - June 21, 2007
  Get 2-for-1 aquarium admission by trading in energy-hungry light bulbs and lamps
  


• Scripps/UC San Diego Scientists Solve Genome of Marine Organism Producing Promising Disease-Fighting Agents - June 13, 2007
  Bacteria discovered in Bahamian mud has potential as producer of natural antibiotics and anticancer products
  


• Birch Aquarium at Scripps Celebrates First-ever National Oceans Month - June 7, 2007
  


• Scripps Institution of Oceanography Honors Genome Code Breaker J. Craig Venter in Public Ceremony and Lecture June 20th - June 6, 2007
  Venter to receive Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest
  


• Celebrate World Ocean Day at Birch Aquarium at Scripps - June 4, 2007
  


• Society of Exploration Geophysicists to Honor Scripps Institution of Oceanography/UC San Diego - May 30, 2007
  Award recognizes Scripps' contributions to developing oil exploration technique and instruments
  


• Scripps and CSIRO Launch Kennel-Haymet Graduate Student Travel Fellowship - May 30, 2007
  Nick Wegner, the program's first recipient, studied fish evolution and morphology during exchange trip to Australia
  


• Hot New Climate Exhibit at Birch Aquarium at Scripps - May 30, 2007
  


• Revelle Family Endows UC San Diego Chair Honoring Roger Revelle, World-Renowned Oceanographer & Leader in Climate Change Research - May 22, 2007
  $2.5 million gift is the largest single donation for an endowed chair in Scripps Institution of Oceanography history
  


• Methods Developed for Ocean Data Applied to Study of Fruit Flies and Free Will - May 18, 2007
  International study describes measurements of spontaneity in Drosophila
  


• UC San Diego Selected to Design, Build Cyberinfrastructure for Ocean Observatories - May 18, 2007
  


• Trans-Pacific Dust Trackers To Chat Live with Reporters Online - May 14, 2007
  Initial findings of Pacific Dust Experiment (PACDEX) to be discussed
  


• Scripps Oceanographer Russ Davis to be awarded Prince Albert I Gold Medal - May 10, 2007
  Development of Argo floats, Spray gliders cited in award from international physical oceanography association
  


• New Online Resource for Ocean and Earth Science Educators - May 10, 2007
  Scripps Institution of Oceanography Brings Dynamic Science Content to the Classroom
  


• First Genome Comparison of Plankton Species Yields Surprises Underlying Key Ocean Processes - April 30, 2007
  Prominent evidence of selenium use by microbes may force new ideas of element's role in planetary processes such as carbon cycling and photosynthesis
  


• Scientists to Track Impact of Asian Dust and Pollution on Clouds, Climate Change - April 18, 2007
  Specialized jet will make unprecedented in-flight observations of vast aerosol plumes
  


• Survey off San Diego Reveals Details of Sand Movements - April 5, 2007
  Scripps scientists find geological features control sediment buildup
  


• Scripps Oceanography Professor Honored for Antarctic Field Research - March 26, 2007
  Explorers Club of New York salutes Gerald Kooyman as part of tribute to polar explorers and the launch of the International Polar Year
  


• Scripps/UCSD Geophysicist Among International Team Finding Evidence of First Plate Tectonics 3.8 Billion Years Ago - March 22, 2007
  Observations indicate that plate tectonics began before any currently known structural geological record on Earth
  


• New System Developed by Scripps Researchers Traces the Origins of Marine Creatures - March 19, 2007
  Novel approach called 'elemental fingerprinting' uses chemical signatures to track birthplaces of tiny larvae
  


• Transported Black Carbon a Significant Player in Pacific Ocean Climate - March 14, 2007
  Soot and other particulate pollution from Asian sources make up more than 75 percent of black carbon transported at high altitudes
  


• UC San Diego researchers share prestigious Cozzarelli Prize - March 9, 2007
  National Academy of Sciences recognizes excellence, originality of 2006 research paper
  


• Scripps Oceanography Ranked as a Top Spot To Work as a Postdoctoral Researcher - March 7, 2007
  Annual Survey by The Scientist magazine places Scripps eleventh in North America and among top four on the West Coast
  


• Scripps Oceanography Research Studies Shed New Light on Blue Whales and Their Calls - February 27, 2007
  Acoustics data help researchers account for worldwide population distributions
  


• Study Finds Subglacial Water in West Antarctica Considerably More Active Than Previously Observed - February 15, 2007
  
  


• Scripps Marine Ecologist Named as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer - February 9, 2007
  


• PRESS CONFERENCE - IPCC Scripps Researchers to Address New Major International Climate Report - January 29, 2007
  Local and regional impacts of climate change, Scripps research efforts to be presented at IPCC press briefing Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego
  


• Researchers Create New Method for Uncovering Natural Products from Mystery 'Orphan Genes' - January 26, 2007
  Approach leads to identification of compound with potential benefits in agriculture through crop protection
  


• Experts at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography Available to Discuss New Climate Change Report - January 18, 2007
  International scientific panel to release summary assessment of climate research on Feb. 2
  


• Scripps Institution of Oceanography Scientist Receives International Award in Ecology and Conservation - January 9, 2007
  Jeremy Jackson honored by BBVA Foundation, Madrid, Spain
  


• NASA Funds Scripps Instrument For Probing For Life on Mars - January 9, 2007
  Detector to hunt for organic molecules during proposed 2013 mission