Ensayo Fotográfico/Photo Essay | Sustainable Seafood Partnership Visits Costa Rica

El equipo de la iniciativa de alimentos acuáticos sostenibles (SSI, por sus siglas en inglés) del CMBC llevó a cabo una visita recientemente a San José, Costa Rica, para impartir un taller de capacitación con miembros de los equipos de compradores de productos acuáticos de la compañía de PriceSmart, Inc. A grandes rasgos, el taller cubrió el tema de reglas … Read More

Salty Cinema: Waterpeople, December 2022

Image of a group of about 50 people gathered inside of Scripps Seaside Forum for the Salty Cinema Event, with the panel in the front of the room under the projection screen.

Every Fall and Spring quarter, CMBC hosts “Salty Cinema,” a community event that showcases ocean-themed films and highlights the importance of ocean connections. Salty Cinema is organized by students, who are given the opportunity to screen a film of their own making. After the films are shown, a moderator and chosen panel proceed in a lively discussion about the films, … Read More

Salty Cinema: WaterPeople, Above & Below the Surface | Tuesday, 12/13

  Join us for the Salty Cinema 2022 film festival on Tuesday, December 13th at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Our theme this fall is WaterPeople: Above & Below the Surface, and we’ll be sharing stories of human relationships to the ocean through recreation and livelihood. Short films and a panel discussion will explore perspectives from waterpeople and their journeys, reflecting … Read More

Applications are open for the Scripps-Rady Ocean Plastic Pollution Challenge!

The Scripps-Rady Ocean Plastic Pollution Challenge is a unique 6-month accelerator program focused on identifying effective, evidence-based approaches that will curb the flow of plastic into the ocean, with a specific focus on marine conservation and marine cultural preservation areas along California’s coast. The program runs January – June, 2021, and participants will engage in a series of virtual short … Read More

2020 MAS MBC Capstone Symposium

Join up June 8, 2020 from 9:15 – 5:30 and learn about some innovative and creative interdisciplinary projects. MAS MBC Symposium flyer May 2020 Only on February 2, 2021, the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries decided to issue the first license to open an online casino to Spaceix LLC, and a week later the first payment in … Read More

Salty Cinema Livestream Event

As communities around the world adjust in response to the global pandemic, our oceans are also responding – from sea turtles nesting on once crowded beaches to ocean noise and emissions slowing down. Join us Tuesday, May 19th at 6 PM Pacific for a livestream event with an expert panel discussing how decreased human activity in our oceans and coasts can provide lessons for future … Read More

Where’d You Get Those Genes? Individual Growth Can Vary Wildly When Populations Interbreed

From the lab of Dr. Ronald Burton: Scientists find that interactions between different types of DNA determine hybrid fitness “When individuals from different populations of the same species interbreed, there is often ‘hybrid vigor’ in the first generation, meaning that the offspring have improved function and fare well,” said Ron Burton, a professor of marine biology at Scripps. However, when … Read More