Bringing Out the Scientist in Students
September 2008

UC San Diego has launched a new and innovative
program that pairs high school teachers with graduate students.

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Surfing to Academic Success
June 2008

Physics of surfing class introduces students to research.

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Campus Celebrates Opening
of Price Center Expansion with Launch Party
May 2008

Students have more room to eat and study. They are now able to shop for groceries right on campus. New restaurants and a night club are set to open later this year.

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The Beach of the Future
May 2008

Building upon a legacy of coastal science at Scripps, high-tech tools are opening new avenues for researchers to track sand movements and further explain beach systems.

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Treatment of Severe Blood Loss: Less Is More
April 2008

Intravenous administration of isotonic fluids is the standard emergency treatment in the U.S. for patients with severe blood loss, but UC San Diego bioengineering researchers have reported improved resuscitation with a radically different approach.

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Welcome to the New Normal
April 2008

Scripps Oceanography research suggests that climate change will require a complete rethinking of water delivery systems in the West. That'll be step one.

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Cycling to the Top
March 2008

Anna Lang is a doctoral candidate at the Jacobs School of Engineering who has dedicated herself to elite-level cycling for three years and become one of the fastest female sprinters in the country.

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Earth's Outlook from Above
March 2008

Fifty years after Sputnik, satellites peering down on Earth have become the most valuable scientific tool to study the global environment and offer much needed insight into the future of our planet.

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Saving the Tijuana Estuary
February 2008

The estuary stands as the last barrier between the Pacific Ocean and pollution.

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Deeply Connected
February 2008

Scripps scientists explore Earth's final frontier.

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To Lower Energy Costs, Students Install
Unique Weather-Monitoring System at UCSD
December 2007

UC San Diego undergraduate students have designed, built and deployed a network of five weather-monitoring stations as a key step toward helping the university use ocean breezes to cool buildings, identify the sunniest rooftops to expand its solar-electric system, and use water more efficiently in irrigation and in other ways.

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Computer Vision: Faction and Fiction in Film
December 2007

This educational DVD represents an effort to inspire young people to explore and discover the often misunderstood field of Computer Vision.

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The (Ralph) Keeling Curve
December 2007

After two decades watching atmospheric oxygen levels drop, a Scripps researcher's conclusions about climate could leave one feeling light-headed.

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The Shaky Future of the Salton Sea
November 2007

A former desert oasis faces environmental challenges, a water crisis and someday the Big One. Why we can't let the sun go down on the Salton Sea.

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Teams In Engineering Service
October 2007

Teams In Engineering Service is an innovative service-learning academic program putting UCSD undergraduates and their technical and creative skills to work for San Diego non-profit organizations.

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Emperors of the Extreme
October 2007

Emperor penguins can flourish in locales where few other animals roam. But scientists now wonder if they adapt to a new threat: climate change.

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A New World View
September 2007

A network devoted to recording the state of the oceans is nearing its full complement. Will it remain intact as its decades-long mission begins?

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Obesity Is ‘Socially Contagious,’ Study Finds
July 2007

Finding that the obesity epidemic is spreading from person to person through close social ties.

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Paradise Redefined - Part 2
July 2007

A journey to a coral reef chain hidden in the Central Pacific forces scientists to revisit the definition of a pristine environment.

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Paradise Redefined - Part 1
June 2007

A journey to a coral reef chain hidden in the Central Pacific forces scientists to revisit the definition of a pristine environment.

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Calit2 Gizmo network Truck
May 2007

Gizmo is a remote-controlled toy monster truck which has been tricked out by Calit2 UCSD researchers.

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Contestants Square Off to See Whose
Scrap Boxcar is Fastest, Most Creative
May 2007

Andrew Chan, Daniel Leu and Vincent Bantigue talk about their attempt to win the 2007 Triton Junkyard Derby.

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The Greenhouse Effect
May 2007

Developed for the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. The Greenhouse Effect provides a quick view of the impact that global warming has on our planet.

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The Cloudmakers
May 2007

Biological activity in the oceans might make the difference between clear skies and cloudy, Scripps researchers say.

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CSE 125 Video Game Course
May 2007

The goal of CSE 125 is to experience the design and implementation of a large, complex software system in large groups.

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UCSD Shakes up Learning for Elementary Schools
March 2007

Sixth-grade students from Carmel Del Mar Elementary School shrieked with unabashed amazement about 2 p.m. Tuesday at a UC San Diego earthquake-safety research complex eight miles east of campus.

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Slippery Slope
March 2007

Scripps geophysicists develop
technologies for monitoring underwater landslides.

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Saving Venice
March 2007

The historic city calls upon Scripps and a multifaceted team of experts to help decipher the mysteries lying beneath its waters.

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From Holy Land to Holy Land
March 2007

San Diegans are getting a chance to travel back in time to the Middle East in pre-Biblical times, some 6,000 years ago.

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History's Warning
February 2007

An ancient global warming episode drastically changed the planet. Life on Earth needed 200,000 years to recover. What we're headed for in the next century could be even bigger.

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Assessing Coral Populations
December 2006

From Explorations Magazine 2004, Scientists give a closer look at assessing coral populations.

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Investigating Coral Disease
December 2006

From Explorations Magazine 2004, Scientists investigate coral disease.

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Investigating Marine Pollution
December 2006

From Explorations Magazine 2002, Scientists investigate marine pollution.

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Raising Moonjellies
December 2006

The process at Birch Aquarium at Scripps of Raising Moonjellies.

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Life in the Sea
November 2006

A rare look at some of the most fascinating images of Life in the Sea.

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Living Among Penguins
November 2006

A fascinating adventure of Life with the Penguins.

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