Scripps Launches New Program to Support Community College Students in Geosciences
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 20 April 2022
Scripps launched the Scripps-GEO program to provide San Diego community college students research and mentorship in geosciences, offering seminars, lab work, and career guidance to expand diversity in the field.
Keywords: Scripps-GEO, geosciences, community college, research, mentorship, education, diversity
Plumes of Hot Material near Earth’s Core Grease Way for Moving Slabs of Earth
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 20 April 2022
Scripps researchers found mantle plumes may create water-rich melt channels beneath tectonic plates, lowering viscosity and enabling plate motion, offering new insight into plate tectonics’ long-standing mystery.
Keywords: plate tectonics, mantle plumes, viscosity, Cocos Plate, Scripps, geology, volatiles
Scientists Announce Comprehensive Regional Diagnostic of Microbial Ocean Life using DNA Testing
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 4 May 2022
Scripps, JCVI, and NOAA scientists used eDNA metabarcoding to reveal hidden marine microbial diversity off California, showing nutrients drive ecosystems more than temperature, aiding fisheries and climate studies.
Keywords: eDNA, metabarcoding, California Current, microbiomes, fisheries
