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Shining STARS

Five visiting student "stars" polished their research skills at Scripps this summer as part of a UC San Diego-wide research academy that give underrepresented undergraduates a taste of graduate school life.

Celebrating Graduate Student Research

Christopher Ellison, a graduate student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, has been selected as the winner of the 2007 Edward A. Frieman Prize, an annual recognition by Scripps of excellence in graduate student research. Ellison was honored at an award ceremony held Sept. 6 on the Scripps campus.

"Heat" Feels the Love from Design Magazine

Birch Aquarium exhibit places in Event Design Award

Birch Aquarium at Scripps exhibit planners went right to the pros when faced with the challenge of creating a climate change exhibit. Earlier this year, they teamed up with Bowman Design Group and exhibit designer Ed Hackley to help translate the complexities and controversies of the topic into a new exhibit that visitors of all ages would find engaging and entertaining.