Friends & Supporters
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Scripps Invites Donors to Name an Ocean Species

Scripps Oceanographic Collections offer opportunities to name newly discovered marine life

Robert Paine Scripps Forum - Coming Fall 2008

Gathering great minds to tackle some of today's greatest scientific challenges

The Keeling Curve Turns 50

Discover more about an iconic image of science

Birch Aquarium Meets its Match

$750,000 Gift Heats Up Climate Change Exhibit

George Sugihara Named McQuown Chair in Natural Science

Scripps professor of biological oceanography appointed first holder of chair

Scripps Oceanography News

Announcements

  • Generosity from Within Devendra Lal first visited Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as a post doc in 1958. Now, after nearly 50 years of contributing to basic research at Scripps, he's making a different kind of contribution to the institution a donation of $500,000.
  • Old Friends to the Rescue The foundation that provided the original pledge that made the Birch Aquarium at Scripps a reality and two funds that have supported Scripps Oceanography's aquarium for decades have given new gifts to modernize and restore aquarium components.