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Birch Aquarium VIDEO: Everyday Tips for Earth Day See the latest from Earth 8 NOW OPEN! Feeling the Heat: The Climate Challenge Around the Pier Scripps Oceanography's Geophysics and Seismology Program Receives High Marks Graduate program ranks fifth in the nation in U.S. News & World Report annual survey of America's Best Graduate Schools The magazine issued its 2009 ratings of university programs on March 27. The rankings are based on expert opinion about program quality and statistical indicators that measure the quality of a school's faculty, research, and students. More A Learning Experience UC Ship Funds opens the door to students, scientists aboard R/V Revelle An expedition to the Indian Ocean made the first detailed measurements of a key oceanographic phenomenon, an outcome that might not have been possible without an innovative University of California funding program to support ship-based research. More Grunion Fun This shore thing isn't always a sure thing An adventurous crowd of kids and adults stayed up well past their bed times April 7 in hopes of witnessing a late-night ocean wonder: the mysterious grunion run. More
Calendar of Events May 6: Grunion Run May 8: Nierenberg Prize Lecture - James E. Hansen May 15: Rosenblatt Lecture - Richard Lenski May 12: Perspectives on Ocean Science Presentation May 21: Grunion Run We're Looking Forward To Family Programs Sign Up for Aquarium E-newsletter Become an SOS Member Scripps in the News Oxygen-Poor Ocean Zones are Growing Los Angeles Times - May 2, 2008 Oxygen-starved waters are expanding in the Pacific and Atlantic as ocean emperatures increase with global warming. Red Tide Killer Identified: Bacteria Gang Up On Algae, Quashing Red Tide Blooms Science Daily - May 1, 2008 Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have identified a potential "red tide killer." Voyager for Kids In this month's Q & A: How Do We Understand Sand? What new technologies are you using to study sand, and why are they better? More Why does sand move and how does it get from place to place? More
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