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Feature of the Month
Heading Due SouthScripps researchers gather geomagnetic signs to determine if Earth's magnetic field is currently headed toward a complete reversal. More... Research Highlights
Revealing A Killer's IdentityRed tide discovery sheds new light on the role of bacteria in outbreaks More... 
Cold Hard TruthNew study reveals that possible life on Mars would be located deeper than previously thought More... |
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Scripps in the News
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It's Thursday at 11 a.m. and the head of Scripps Institution of Oceanography is hard at work. There's just so much to do: a business plan to implement, a budget to iron out, and scientists who need research projects. But the person in charge is not Scripps' real director, Tony Haymet
Hugh Bradner, renowned physicist and professor emeritus at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, died May 5, 2008, in San Diego, Calif. after a prolonged illness. He was 92 years old. Bradner incorporated science and ocean exploration to design many notable ocean technologies. He had been affiliated with Scripps since 1961 and was professor emeritus at the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP).
Millions of tourists pass through the San Diego International Airport each year. Few know much about the ocean they'll likely visit during their stay or about the world-class oceanic research centers that call the city home.
