Lectures

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Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series

The Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series features engaging presentations on research conducted worldwide by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. Scripps scientists are exploring Earth’s mysteries in hundreds of research projects underway on every continent. In this series, you'll learn about science at Scripps and join researchers on their paths to discovery.

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Upcoming Perspectives Lectures

The 2025 Perspectives on Ocean Science Lectures series will give us an in-depth look at the art-science collaborations that gave rise to Birch Aquarium’s Embodied Pacific: Oceans Unseen exhibition. Join us for a three-part speaker series that explores Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Indigenous science through the eyes of contemporary artists and scientists. Learn how collaboration-inspired immersive displays engage us and shape our understanding and appreciation of the ocean’s unseen mysteries.

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Walking the Pier: Women in Scripps Plankton Research

When: Monday, March 10, 2025

Featured Scientists: Melissa Carter and Judit Hersko

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Indigenous Ocean Culture: A Renaissance

When: Monday, April 14, 2025

Featured Speakers: Stan Rodriguez, Priscilla Ortiz, Andrew Pittman and Nan Renner

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Charles David Keeling Memorial Lecture

Established in 2010, the Charles David Keeling Memorial Lecture honors Keeling and recognizes the high standard he set for scientific research. Keeling was the first to confirm the rise of atmospheric carbon dioxide by very precise measurements, producing a data set now known widely as the "Keeling Curve."

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