2006  Research

UCSC biologist Harry Noller honored by Paul Ehrlich Foundation

The Paul Ehrlich Foundation of Germany has announced that it will award the 2007 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize to Harry Noller, Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Ada Yonath of the Weizm

New instrument reveals raindrop formation in warm clouds

UCSC biochemist Olof Einarsdottir honored by American Association for the Advancement of Science

Seismologists measure heat flow from Earth's molten core into the lower mantle

UC researchers lead USDA-funded study of farm-to-institution programs

Supercomputer study shows Milky Way's halo of dark matter in unprecedented detail

UC Santa Cruz literature professor Nathaniel Mackey wins National Book Award

Scientists helped shape policy in proposed plan for California marine reserves

UCSC Professor Emeritus Elliot Aronson receives lifetime achievement award from the Association for Psychological Science

New statistical approach could improve hospital care for sick newborns

Scientists investigate unusual ocean conditions along the U.S. West Coast

UC appoints Michael Bolte director of UC Observatories/Lick Observatory

'Stunning new memoir' from UC Santa Cruz professor Bettina Aptheker

ARCS Foundation scholarships support ten UCSC graduate students

Planet hunters wanted to help astronomers in the search for new worlds

New book explores culture's fascination with body modifications

UCSC astronomer Constance Rockosi wins prestigious Packard Fellowship

Major gift funds UC Santa Cruz endowed chair in environmental studies

NIH award supports research on nanopore DNA sequencer

Scientists offer guidelines for coping with climate change in Alaska

Digital divide leaving immigrants further behind, UC Santa Cruz study finds

Business influence over environmental policy and regulation is targeted, says author of new book

California Academy of Sciences honors UCSC botanist Jean Langenheim

Astronomers trace the evolution of the first galaxies in the universe

UCSC leads astrophysics research consortium

UC Santa Cruz grad students develop new model curriculum for U.S. history

Researchers tackle problem of data storage for next-generation supercomputers

Study confirms ammunition as main source of lead poisoning in condors

UCSC appoints Bruce Margon as vice chancellor of research

Newly discovered gene may hold clues to evolution of human brain capacity

UCSC posts record growth in research funding in 2005-06

Study documents the marathon migrations of sooty shearwaters

AIDS vaccine expert Phillip Berman to head UCSC Biomolecular Engineering Department

Sign language study reveals key finding about short-term memory

UCSC collaborating in interdisciplinary center to study marine microbes

A simple survey yields a cosmic conundrum

Regional equity movement is the civil rights issue of the 21st century, say authors of Ford Foundation report

Atomic-resolution structure of a ribozyme yields insights into RNA catalysis and the origins of life

UCSC physicists explore a boundary of their discipline in new book, Quantum Enigma

Lessons of Japan's economic downturn offered in new book

UCSC researchers use new technology to study Cape fur seals in South Africa

Increased flow of groundwater after earthquakes suggests oil extraction applications

Study shows earthquake shaking triggers aftershocks

Saturn's moon Enceladus may have rolled over to put a hot spot at the pole

Professor contributes to Katrina report documenting environmental inequities in rescue

Seismologists detect a sunken slab of ocean floor deep in the Earth

Hubble surveys find gamma-ray bursts and supernovae in different environments

New capture scenario explains origin of Neptune's oddball moon Triton

Greenbeards have blue throats in a breakthrough study of the evolution of altruistic behavior

$1.8 million NSF grant funds UCSC prof's research on science learning in museums

Original seismographic record of 1906 San Francisco earthquake found and put on display at UC's Lick Observatory

Insects that produce males from unfertilized eggs reveal a surprising cellular feat

UCSC physicist Michael Dine awarded Guggenheim Fellowship

UCSC receives funding for training grants from stem cell institute

Peregrine falcons educate and entertain their fans in San Francisco, on the web, and at UCSC's Long Marine Lab

Albatross study shows regional differences in ocean contamination

UCSC researchers receive $1.6 million grant for biosensor project

UCSC chemist explores the membranous origins of the first living cell

UC Santa Cruz and San Jose State team up on $1.4 million effort to boost reading and writing among fourth graders

UCSC gene researcher Joshua Stuart awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship

Education forum April 5 explores links between schools, community

California prison shakeup reveals urgent need for reform, expert says

Fred Keeley bequest will support UC Santa Cruz environmental policy institute

New book explores dramatic political life of black activist

UC Santa Cruz psychology prof develops language aids for hearing-impaired and autistic children

Studies of ancient climates suggest Earth is now on a fast track to global warming

High-tech tags on marine animals yield valuable data for biologists and oceanographers

New book on startling Confederate policy during Civil War

Nathaniel Mackey to deliver annual UCSC Faculty Research Lecture

UCSC conference to reflect on New Orleans after Katrina

History professor finds powerful women's labor movement in Latin America

New study highlights role of hit-and-run collisions in the formation of planets, asteroids, and meteorites

Essays about Hurricane Katrina by Wynton Marsalis and others appear in new book

Large survey of galaxies yields new findings on star formation