Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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Parent Organization

University of California, San Diego

Description

The Scripps Institution of Oceanography was founded in 1903 and joined the University of California in 1912, and is a department of University of California, San Diego. The Institution includes Birch Aquarium. Work completed by the institution includes study of climate change, earthquakes and other natural disasters, drug-resistant diseases, water shortages, saving marine life, energy alternatives, pollution.

Source

Scripps Institution of Oceanography. (2012). "About Scripps." Retrieved January 17, 2012 from http://sio.ucsd.edu/About/

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1903

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