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December 11, 2012
Year of the Slug: A look back at 2012 at UC Santa Cruz
Higgs boson, condors, pumas, the Grateful Dead Archive … 2012 was yet another year of discoveries, breakthroughs, newsmakers, and honors for UC Santa Cruz. Here’s a look back at a few highlights of the year at UCSC.
December 04, 2012
Mercury in coastal fog linked to upwelling of deep ocean water
Scientists have found clues to how mercury gets into coastal fog in California.
November 01, 2012
Deep learning
UCSC's scientific diving program provides crucial training for students who want to work in marine science fields
October 25, 2012
Switzer Environmental Fellowship awarded to UCSC grad student
Priya Ganguli, a Ph.D. candidate in the Earth and Planetary Sciences Department, has received a Switzer Environmental Fellowship.
September 28, 2012
White shark diets vary with age and among individuals
Many white sharks shift from fish to marine mammals as they mature, but individual sharks show surprising variability in a study by UCSC researchers.
September 24, 2012
Endangered Hawaiian monk seal is focus of Oct. 4 talk by biologist Terrie Williams
The annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture at the Seymour Center features UCSC marine biologist Terrie Williams discussing her work with monk seals.
September 20, 2012
Unusual symbiosis discovered in marine microorganisms
Tiny single-celled algae and nitrogen-fixing bacteria exchange carbon and nitrogen in a mutually beneficial relationship that helps fertilize the oceans.
September 07, 2012
UCSC study shows how urchin-loving otters can help fight global warming
A new study by two UC Santa Cruz researchers suggest that a thriving sea otter population that keeps sea urchins in check will in turn allow kelp forests to prosper and help reverse a principal cause of global warming.
August 24, 2012
Schlanger Fellowship supports research on Arctic climate change
Ocean sciences graduate student Karla Knudson has been awarded a 2012-2013 Schlanger Ocean Drilling Fellowship.
August 21, 2012
Recovery slows for California's sea otters, 2012 survey shows
The southern sea otter population continues its pattern of tepid recovery, according to the latest population survey.
August 20, 2012
UCSC receives $1 million gift to support Center for Ocean Health expansion
A major gift from alumni Christine and Robert Holo will help fund the Center for Ocean Health's new education wing.
July 27, 2012
Seymour Center offers guided tours on the Santa Cruz wharf
The Seymour Marine Discovery Center is leading free public tours on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf every Saturday and Sunday.
July 25, 2012
Ocean scientist Raphael Kudela to co-chair national committee on harmful algae
The National Harmful Algal Bloom Committee has elected ocean scientist Raphael Kudela as co-chair.
July 19, 2012
Past climate change linked to ancient alteration of seawater chemistry
A new study by scientists at the University of Toronto and the University of California, Santa Cruz suggests that changes in world ocean chemistry is one potential cause of the cooling trend of the past 45 million years.
July 11, 2012
Coastal ecosystems research project wins NASA Honor Award
The Coastal and Ocean Airborne Sensor Testbed project, involving UCSC and NASA scientists, has received a NASA Honor Award.
July 09, 2012
New book by UCSC biologist highlights efforts to save Hawaiian monk seals
Marine biologist Terrie Williams recounts how an abandoned pup named KP2 is helping efforts to save the most endangered marine mammal in U.S. waters.
June 22, 2012
California sea level projected to rise at higher rate than global average
The sea level off most of California is expected to rise about 36 inches over the next century, an amount slightly higher than projected for global sea levels, according to a new report.
June 06, 2012
Surf industry grant benefits Seymour Center
The Seymour Center at Long Marine Laboratory is among the 20 ocean-environmental organizations named as beneficiaries of the 23rd Annual Waterman's Weekend.
June 06, 2012
Climate more sensitive to carbon dioxide now than in past epochs
New evidence from the geologic record contrasts with today's close coupling of climate and atmospheric carbon dioxide
May 15, 2012
Elephant seal tracking reveals hidden lives of deep-diving animals
UCSC researchers use satellite tags to monitor the migrations of elephant seals, revealing their movements and diving behavior at sea in unprecedented detail.
April 24, 2012
Watsonville High names UCSC’s Bill Doyle to alumni hall of fame
UC Santa Cruz Professor Emeritus of Biology Bill Doyle knows what it’s like to grow up hard. But the founder and long-term director of UCSC's Institute of Marine Sciences, says even though times were tough, those years—especially the ones at Watsonville High—became “the basic, grounding platform” of his life.
February 28, 2012
Two UCSC marine scientists awarded Pew Fellowships in Marine Conservation
Two scientists affiliated with UCSC's Institute of Marine Sciences have been awarded 2012 Pew Fellowships in Marine Conservation.
February 27, 2012
Coral reef study traces indirect effects of overfishing
A study of the tropical coral reef system along the coastline of Kenya finds that overfishing could threaten the long-term health of the reefs.
February 08, 2012
Hatchery fish mask the decline of wild salmon populations
Only about 10 percent of the fall-run Chinook salmon spawning in the Mokelumne River are naturally produced wild salmon.