Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Headed to Climate Week NYC? Scripps Oceanography climate scientist Ralph Keeling is leading a free event on Sept. 25 to discuss how long-term climate observations are essential for tracking the effectiveness of climate solutions and for guiding climate policies. Join us in person or virtually! ?? Register here: https://lnkd.in/eDKG-xWm #ClimateWeekNYC

For #ThrowbackThursday, we're throwing it all the way back to August 10, 1915! Here we can see a team hard at work on the construction of the original #ScrippsPier, which would be completed the following year. Curious to learn more about this historic research pier? Dive into the fascinating history here: https://lnkd.in/g4DpbC5v ?? This photo is a part of the UC San Diego Library Milo Woodbridge Williams Photographs collection.

???? Did you know that Scripps Institution of Oceanography is home to 124 postdoctoral scholars? From exploring the depths of our oceans to uncovering the mysteries of the atmosphere, they’re making waves in marine biology, earth science, and beyond! ???? For National Postdoc Appreciation Week (happening now), we spoke with five postdoctoral scholars to learn more about their invaluable contributions to research happening here at Scripps. Dive into their work. ?? #NPAW2024

Five incredible selections from Scripps Oceanography scientists won awards in the 2024 UC San Diego Art of Science contest! ?? The Open Voting Winner? A stunning photo of a 12-day-old fluorescent sea urchin larva! ?? Captured by Scripps PhD student Svenja C. Kling, postdoctoral scholar Elliot Jackson, and master’s student Emilio Romero of the Hamdoun Lab. ?? Congratulations to all the winners! You can see the full list of 2024 Art of Science winners here: https://bit.ly/3yYMIhK

We ?? our Scripps Oceanography postdoctoral scholars and are grateful for their invaluable contributions! This National Postdoc Appreciation Week, UC San Diego will host events to celebrate and acknowledge postdocs on campus. Learn more about how to participate here: https://bit.ly/4dXH9zD

?? COP29 Azerbaijan is less than two months away! ??? For the third year in a row, Scripps Oceanography and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution are shining a spotlight on the ocean at the United Nations's biggest climate conference, or Conference of Parties (COP). Here's how you can get involved! We’re currently seeking Ocean Pavilion partners for COP29, held this year in Baku, Azerbaijan. Partnership benefits include guaranteed programming slots, meeting room access, and branding opportunities within the Pavilion. You can apply to become an Ocean Pavilion partner here: https://lnkd.in/efnVXRG2

As climate change intensifies, its effects ripple globally, leaving no corner of our marine environments untouched. Thanks to a four-year, $10 million grant funded by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, a new center will be established at Scripps Oceanography to understand how climate change may impact the nervous systems and behavior of marine animals. The Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments will bring together a diverse team of experts in marine biology and neurobiology from Scripps Oceanography and across the UC San Diego campus, the University of Southern California, Carnegie Science, the University of Virginia, and MacEwan University. Using four exemplar marine species — staghorn coral, the slipper snail, the painted sea urchin and the three-spined stickleback fish — the Center will investigate how warming oceans, decreased oxygen levels and ongoing ocean acidification impact animals' nervous systems and behaviors. “The question is how the nervous systems of marine animals deal with natural environmental variability and whether they can adapt to the swiftly changing conditions brought about by anthropogenic climate change,” said Martin Tresguerres, a marine physiologist at Scripps who will lead the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments. “Some species or populations may be more resilient or more vulnerable than others, and we want to identify them and try to understand the mechanisms behind this resiliency or vulnerability.” Learn more about the Allen Discovery Center for Neurobiology in Changing Environments: https://bit.ly/4gi93I2 Allen Institute UC San Diego School of Medicine

??? As temperatures climb, so do the risks for vulnerable communities. Researchers with UC San Diego are on a mission to uncover how extreme heat worsens social inequities and find solutions that protect those most at risk. Scripps Oceanography and UC San Diego School of Medicine climate change epidemiologist Tarik Benmarhnia aims to deepen our understanding of how environmental and social determinants affect population health and equity—and to develop strategies that effectively minimize these impacts. You can learn more about his research here. ??

?? Whether you're curious about exploring the physics of outer space or fascinated by the creatures lurking in the deep sea, there's a program at Scripps Oceanography for you. ?? Applications are now open for our undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs, so here's your chance to join a community of passionate scientists making waves in earth science! ?? Learn more about opportunities in ocean, earth, and atmospheric sciences at Scripps Oceanography: https://lnkd.in/gPbGqNA

Congratulations to Scripps environmental microbiologist Linda Wegley Kelly for earning a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award! She is one of eight early-career researchers from UC San Diego who earned the prestigious award. She was recognized for her groundbreaking work highlighting the critical role microbes play in nutrient recycling and organic matter transformation across coral reef ecosystems, seaweed aquaculture, and intertidal habitats. Meet the awardees here. ??