Announcements: 2012

December

• Winning Ideas in the Lab and the Boardroom
  When it comes to the business of innovative science, Scripps Oceanography is up to the challenge

November

• World’s Premier Ocean Monitoring Program Led by Scripps and NOAA Honored with International Distinction
  CalCOFI recognized for valuable contributions and advancing marine science
• New Wave of Talent
  Scripps continues to lay the foundation for excellence in research and teaching by expanding its ranks of assistant and associate researchers.
• Remembering the Life of a Scripps Namesake
  Robert P. Scripps was the the last surviving grandson of Scripps Oceanography co-founder E.W. Scripps and a devoted supporter of the institution bearing his family name

October

• NOAA’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center Surpasses an Educational Milestone
  100 Scripps Students Supported since 1960

August

• Three for Three
  Washington Monthly Ranks UC San Diego #1 in the Nation for Third Consecutive Year
• Navy Ceremony Dedicates New Research Ship to be Operated by Scripps
  Construction begins on high-tech ship to support missions vital to oceanography, military, national security
• New NOAA Ship Strengthens Ties between Scripps Oceanography and Southwest Fisheries Science Center
  Collaborations between La Jolla institutions began more than 70 years ago and flourish today with a mix of strategic relationships
• Lighting a Spark for Science
  Underrepresented students gain valuable hands-on research experience at Scripps through summer programs

July

• Highest Award Given to Scripps Oceanographer
  Gold Medal awarded to William A. Kuperman by Acoustical Society of America
• Scripps Graduate Students Honored for Research
  Annual Frieman Prize awarded to Scripps graduate students with top rated research papers
• UC President Recognizes Scripps' History with UC System
  President Yudoff issued this proclamation in recognition of Scripps Institution of Oceanography's 100th anniversary with the UC System
• Scripps Marine Geneticist Awarded Early CAREER Grant
  Green biofuel among targets that include health products and biomedicine
• Exploring the Pathways Underlying Tomorrow's Green Biofuel
  Genome data of algae adds to blueprint for engineering green fuel targets

June

• Scripps Oceanography Signs Agreement with Max Planck Institutes, Germany
  A formal signing of a Memorandum of Understanding took place at Scripps, Friday, June 8
• Scripps Scientists Think Outside the Tank
  Researchers report breakthrough in measuring the effects of ocean acidification on coral reefs

May

• Scripps Employees Honored
  Three of 10 UCSD Exemplary Staff Employees from Scripps
• Shaking It Up at Scripps Oceanography
  Scripps tests its emergency preparedness as part of a UC San Diego campus-wide emergency planning exercise
• First Holder of Jerome Namias Chair Joins Scripps
  Sea ice and climate dynamics at heart of Ian Eisenman’s research
• Inaugural Roger Revelle Chair En Route to Scripps
  Shang-Ping Xie studies the ocean-atmosphere interactions that influence climate

March

• UC San Diego Entrepreneurism Center Opens Scripps Office
  Von Liebig Center’s presence targets commercializing Scripps research and technology

February

• For Renowned Scripps Oceanographer, 2011 Was a Rewarding Year
  Honorary doctorate, Milankovitch Medal awarded to Wolf Berger
• Scripps Researcher Named AAAS Fellow
  Lisa Tauxe honored for paleomagnetism research, public education efforts
• Library Update
  A message to the Scripps community

January

• AMS to Present Award to Veteran Scripps Oceanographer
  Rob Pinkel’s pioneering work in instrument development, ocean dynamics research lauded
• In Memoriam: Meredith Sessions
  A multitalented engineer and technologist for a broad range of ocean and atmospheric science projects at Scripps Oceanography and elsewhere
• Government Funding Supports New Scripps Ship and Vital Seagoing Research
  $89 million will fund cutting-edge research vessel that will continue Scripps’ studies to support military