Rising Tide : The Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation is addressing the effects of climate change , such as flooding in Imperial Beach , Calif .
Homelessness Hub Addresses Regional Issue
Homelessness is a product of complex and often overlapping problems . With gifts of $ 1 million from Phyllis and Dan Epstein , and Hanna and Mark Gleiberman , UC San Diego will be better equipped to study this growing area of concern with the new UC San Diego Homelessness Hub . The newly launched program will serve as a non-partisan hub for research , education , policy and action on homelessness .
“ It ’ s our hope that the Homelessness Hub at UC San Diego will work collaboratively with universities , nonprofits and public agencies to use data-driven strategies to inform policymakers on how to approach and alleviate the homelessness crisis in San Diego ,” says Mark Gleiberman .
“ Philanthropic support like this from the Epsteins and Gleibermans is helping drive a wide range of critical work in the social sciences — from homelessness to immigration and racial inequity — that benefit our society now and will shape the future for generations to come ,” says Carol Padden , dean of the School of Social Sciences .
Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility
Thanks to a $ 6 million gift from Bill and Kathy Scripps , Ed and Christy Scripps , and an anonymous member of the Scripps family , the Scripps Institution of Oceanography will continue to lead interdisciplinary efforts to educate future leaders in marine stewardship and the preservation of marine species and ecosystems at the new Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility . With a near 120-year history of conservation research , the institution is one of the oldest , largest and most important centers for ocean , earth and atmospheric sciences in the world .
“ As climate change firmly takes hold and alters the ocean environment , it is more important than ever to understand the challenges our oceans face and what we can do to preserve them ,” says Ed Scripps . “ This center is fundamental in that process .”
The new building will be home to the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation , an interdisciplinary effort to educate the next generation of leaders in marine conservation with as state-of-the-art laboratories , instruction spaces and test spaces .
Addressing Climate Change Now
In 2015 , a $ 5 million gift from Richard and Carol Dean Hertzberg established the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation .
The center at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography taps the expertise of climate scientists as well as experts including economists , sociologists , engineers , urban planners and political scientists to look at climate change-related issues ranging from sea-level rise to more extreme weather with the potential to disrupt commerce , agriculture and the habitability of certain regions . Current projects include a sea-level rise and flood alert program in the vulnerable coastal community of Imperial Beach .
“ This gift from the Hertzbergs has had immediate impact on climate change research and adaptation planning ,” says Margaret Leinen , vice chancellor of marine sciences at UC San Diego and director of Scripps Oceanography . “ The center is also training the next generation of climate science and policy leaders through the professional master ’ s program at Scripps .”
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