http://news.ucsc.edu/rss/physical_biological.html?utm_medium=rsshttp://news.ucsc.edu/rss/physical_biological.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 23 May 2012 19:13:01 -0700Santa CruzA study of lemurs in Madagascar suggests that factors driving lemur extinctions have also sparked an ongoing "ecological retreat" by surviving species.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/lemurs.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 23 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/lemurs.html?utm_medium=rssThe 2011-12 Excellence in Teaching Awards honored eight caring professors who inspired their students at UCSC. UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal presented the awards at the Stevenson Event Center on campus.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/recognizing-teaching-excellence.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 22 May 2012 10:36:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/recognizing-teaching-excellence.html?utm_medium=rssMotivated by the prospect of conserving bat populations and species diversity, UC Santa Cruz researchers are investigating whether antifungal skin microbes can be used to help fight the deadly fungus that is causing a massive die-off of bats in eastern North America. http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/bat-research-grant.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 18 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/bat-research-grant.html?utm_medium=rssUCSC researchers use satellite tags to monitor the migrations of elephant seals, revealing their movements and diving behavior at sea in unprecedented detail.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/elephant-seals.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 15 May 2012 14:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/elephant-seals.html?utm_medium=rssGraduate students from across the divisions presented their work at the 8th Annual Graduate Research Symposium.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/graduate-symposium.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 14 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/graduate-symposium.html?utm_medium=rssLectures on May 18, May 25, and June 1 will explain the scientific and historical significance of the transit of Venus.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/transit-of-venus.html?utm_medium=rssSat, 12 May 2012 08:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/transit-of-venus.html?utm_medium=rssThe UC Santa Cruz Demeter Seed Library invites community members from all over Santa Cruz and the Monterey Bay Area to its second exchange of 2012, happening on Saturday, May 26 from noon to 3 p.m. at the UCSC Farm.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/seed-library.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 11 May 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/seed-library.html?utm_medium=rssGraduate student research will be on display at the University Center on Friday, May 11, during the annual Graduate Research Symposium.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/grad-research-symposium.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 07 May 2012 08:10:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/05/grad-research-symposium.html?utm_medium=rssThe large crowd that attended the Academic Forum at the Humanities Lecture Hall —one of the cornerstones of the UCSC Alumni Reunion Weekend—had a rare opportunity to hear these and other teaching secrets of renowned educators, ranging from social psychologist Elliot Aronson to noted feminist studies professor Bettina Aptheker. http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/teaching-luminaries-at-academic-forum-2012.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 30 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/teaching-luminaries-at-academic-forum-2012.html?utm_medium=rsshttp://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/review-farm-grant.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 25 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/review-farm-grant.html?utm_medium=rssUC 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. http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/bill-doyle.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 24 Apr 2012 10:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/bill-doyle.html?utm_medium=rssPeter Young, distinguished professor of physics, has been elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/young-am-acad.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 17 Apr 2012 10:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/young-am-acad.html?utm_medium=rssSenior physics major Melinda Soares has won honors for her research presentations at two conferences in the past year.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/soares-profile.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 17 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/soares-profile.html?utm_medium=rssA memorial service for Ray Collett, founding director of the UC Santa Cruz Arboretum, will be held April 29 at the Arboretum.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/collett-memorial.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 16 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/collett-memorial.html?utm_medium=rssTyphoon-strength winds and 30-foot waves greeted the JFAST expedition off the coast of Japan on April 4.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/jfast-update.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 09 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/jfast-update.html?utm_medium=rssSince 1977, the Arboretum's plant sales have been providing gardeners with colorful and unusual plants for creating dynamic central coast gardens.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/arboretum-sale.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 09 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/arboretum-sale.html?utm_medium=rssKepler Explorer, an innovative app for iPads and iPhones, provides interactive displays of planetary systems discovered by the Kepler Mission.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/kepler-explorer.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 03 Apr 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/04/kepler-explorer.html?utm_medium=rssSeven assistant professors at UC Santa Cruz have been named winners of the Hellman Fellows Program that supports research projects by promising junior professors who show capacity for great distinction in their research. http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/03/hellman-awards.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 29 Mar 2012 13:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/03/hellman-awards.html?utm_medium=rssEminent cosmologist Michael Turner will discuss the origins of the universe in a free public lecture on Monday, April 16, at the Rio Theater.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/03/turner-lecture.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 27 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/03/turner-lecture.html?utm_medium=rssUC Santa Cruz scientists are involved in an ambitious drilling project to measure properties of the fault that caused the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/03/jfast-expedition.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 26 Mar 2012 01:00:00 -0700http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/03/jfast-expedition.html?utm_medium=rss