Announcements: 2009

December

• Port of San Diego and Education-Research Institutions Celebrate Partnership Creating Center for Bay and Coastal Dynamics
  Commissioner Robert J. “Rocky” Spane to be honored
• Pioneering Idea to Catalog Sources behind Marine-based Medicines Wins Novel Young President’s Competition at Scripps
  George Nicola and Bill Gerwick’s plan to build a library of new ocean drug sources wins $10,000 and distinction across business networking organization

November

• Scripps Welcomes New Oceanography Professor
  Jennifer MacKinnon joins the Scripps faculty

October

• New Scripps Study Describes Surprising Coral Resilience
  Eye-opening finding about coral bacteria leads to new questions about the long-term effects of ocean pollution

September

• Multidisciplinary Training Program Based at Scripps Targets Global Challenges of Climate Change
  Program to integrate global change research focused on biological, social, economic, and political issues, as well as marine resource management and conservation
• New Fulbright Scholar Departs for Australia
  Physical oceanography graduate student joins Scripps luminaries as recipient
• Scripps Student Wins Switzer Fellowship
  Ayana Johnson of Scripps’ Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation is developing new methods for sustainable fisheries management

August

• Scripps-Led Studies on Coral Bleaching Show Ocean Health Plays Vital Role in Coral Reef Recovery
  New studies show that bleached corals recover to normal growth rates more quickly when overall ocean health is subject to low stress
• Two New Scripps Faculty Appointed
  Amro Hamdoun and Dave Stegman join the Scripps faculty

July

• Scripps Physicist and Mentor Retires
  Research focused on the study of atmospheric trace gases
• Scripps Alumni Rise to Top Posts, Garner Awards
  Alumna nominated to head U.S. Geological Survey, Two Alumni awarded Australian Laureate Fellowships and U.S. Presidential Early Career Awards
• Scripps Names New Marine Superintendent
  Key position manages Scripps Oceanography’s fleet of research vessels and their operations around the world
• New Research Leader at Scripps Oceanography
  Cathy Constable selected for research leadership role at world-renowned ocean and earth science institution

June

• Scripps Geochemist Wins Research Award
  German foundation recognizes Ralph Keeling s pioneering contribution to studies of atmospheric oxygen

May

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• Saving Green by Going Green
  Use of a new eco-friendly product saves the environment and money for the Scripps research fleet

April

• Scripps Oceanography’s Geophysics and Seismology Program Continues to Rank Among the Best
  Graduate program ranks fifth in the nation in U.S. News & World Report annual survey of America’s Best Graduate Schools
• Earth Day 2009: Ocean Observatories Initiative to Expand Research Into World’s Largest Ecosystem
  
• Scripps Ocean Acidification Researcher Wins Science Communication Fellowship
  Biological oceanographer Victoria Fabry selected as Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow
• Association of Zoos and Aquariums Renews Birch Aquarium Accreditation
  Designation maintains national recognition of aquarium s ever-rising standards

March

• Scripps-NOAA Partnership Toasted at Nimitz Marine Facility Celebration
  NOAA's David Starr Jordan honored as ‘2008 NOAA Ship of the Year'
• Scripps Alumnus Honored with Research and Mentoring Award
  Marine microbiology leader Edward DeLong recognized by life science organization

February

• Sharks in Peril
  New Scripps postdoctoral researcher describes findings at AAAS meeting
• Take a Dive with Scripps and Google
  Presentation on "Ocean in Google Earth"

January

• Instruments Now Relaying Vital Info about California’s Ocean Environment
  Data range from rising carbon dioxide levels to marine mammal sounds
• New Scripps Professor of Marine Chemistry
  Todd Martz joins the Scripps Oceanography faculty
• Postdocs on the Rise
  Scripps welcomes three new faces to the Scripps Postdoc Scholar Program