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July/August 2008

A Gift from the Heart

Collections donor Jeff Goodhartz lends his family name to a Belize featherworm

"It was calling to me," said Jeff Goodhartz about an article he read in the San Diego Union-Tribune on April 6. The article detailed Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego's latest response to severe budget cuts to the Scripps Oceanographic Collections — inviting the public to name a few newly discovered marine species acquired by the institution in return for a donation.

A Bridge to Business

Executive course on climate change is first offering of new Scripps initiative

With a declaration from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Director Tony Haymet that Scripps is "open for business," a new Scripps initiative that establishes relationships between business and science hosted its inaugural event.

Welcome Home!

First-ever celebration of Scripps Day draws 500

Scripps Day, a celebration of achievement and a family reunion all in one, drew some 500 visitors in its debut on June 20.