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Aug 15, 2024 | 
universityofcalifornia.edu | Robert Monroe
Analysis led by Vashan Wright, a geophysicist at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, provides the best evidence to date that the planet still has liquid water in addition to that frozen at its poles. If that conclusion is true, it sets the stage for new research considering the planet’s habitability and continuing a search for life that exists on a place other than Earth. The potential presence of liquid water on Mars has tantalized scientists for decades.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
today.ucsd.edu | Robert Monroe
Article Content William Kuperman, emeritus professor of oceanography and former Director of the Marine Physical Laboratory (MPL) at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, died June 30. He was 81. Kuperman was widely recognized for his contributions to the fields of underwater acoustics and acoustical oceanography.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
sandiegometro.com | Katherine Connor |Khari Johnson |Robert Monroe
By Katherine Connor | UC San DiegoU.S. News & World Report has unveiled its 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings in Engineering and in Pharmacy, spotlighting the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineeringand Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences as among the top in the nation. U.S. News ranked UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering 11th overall in the nation and seventh among public engineering schools in rankings released yesterday.
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Jun 12, 2024 | 
today.ucsd.edu | Robert Monroe
Article Content Emissions of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane – continued unabated between 1980 and 2020, a year when more than 10 million metric tons were released into the atmosphere primarily through farming practices, according to a new report to which researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography contributed.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
sandiegometro.com | Lisa Halverstadt |Robert Monroe |Scripps Oceanography |Jeanne Kuang
By Lisa Halverstadt | Voice of San DiegoIf the city moves forward with its largest ever long-term shelter, the city’s point person on homelessness is adamant it won’t look like a typical shelter. Sarah Jarman, who leads the city’s homelessness department, envisions ample outdoor space, artwork and other amenities that she hopes can make the warehouse at Kettner Boulevard and Vine Street an inviting space.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
universityofcalifornia.edu | Robert Monroe
Scientists at Scripps Oceanography, which initiated the CO2 monitoring program known as the Keeling Curve at Mauna Loa in 1958 and maintains an independent record, calculated a May monthly average of 426.7 ppm for 2024, an increase of 2.92 ppm over May 2023’s measurement of 423.78 ppm. May is historically the month when CO2 reaches its highest level in the Northern Hemisphere.
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May 15, 2024 | 
targetednews.com | Robert Monroe
Five From UC San Diego Elected to National Academy of Sciences May 15, 2024LA JOLLA, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news:The National Academy of Sciences has elected five University of California San Diego professors to membership in the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors bestowed on U.S. scientists and engineers.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
sandiegometro.com | Adam Echelman |Robert Monroe
By Adam Echelman | CalMattersThey’re called “Pell runners” — after enrolling at a community college they apply for a federal Pell grant, collect as much as $7,400, then vanish. Since fall 2021, California’s community colleges have given more than $5 million to Pell runners, according to monthly reports they sent to the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. Colleges also report they’ve given nearly $1.5 million in state and local aid to these scammers.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
today.ucsd.edu | Robert Monroe
Article Content A problem is coming for global timekeeping, according to a paper published in the March 27, 2024 issue of Nature by Duncan Agnew, a geophysicist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and global warming is influencing when that problem might arrive. Worldwide coordination of timekeeping is how all smartphones and computers can keep the same time.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
medium.com | Robert Monroe
As a single father navigating the challenging yet rewarding path of parenthood, I’ve come to realize the power of sharing our journeys. In a world where stereotypes often overshadow the diverse experiences of single fathers, it becomes crucial to inspire and support each other. This article aims to shed light on the beauty and resilience found in the unique stories of single fathers. In my journey as a single father, I’ve encountered numerous challenges.
