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October 2008

$100,000 Bequest from Robert Buzzelli Endows Graduate Student Fellowship

A passionate philanthropist and avid sailor, Buzzelli was the son of Margaret Scripps Buzzelli and grandson of Robert Paine Scripps

Robert Anthony Buzzelli, who died at the age of 45 in fall 2007, was passionate about helping people who were struggling. Because of this, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is establishing an endowed student fellowship in Buzzelli's name.

Do You Sea What I Sea?

Art and science collide in a portrait honoring legendary Scripps ichthyologist Richard Rosenblatt and his distinguished career.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego marine biologist Jeff Graham recently paid honor to Richard Rosenblatt, his mentor, curator emeritus of the Marine Vertebrate Collection at Scripps, by painting his portrait.

Surfing to Academic Success

Physics of Surfing Class Introduces Students to Research

It was a sunny Saturday morning in La Jolla and a UC San Diego student was getting ready to wade in the waves with his surfboard. But the undergraduate wasn't there to just have fun. He also was trying to measure the physical forces at work when he surfed. Two devices were snugly duct-taped to the front and the back of his board.