http://news.ucsc.edu/rss/physical_biological.html?utm_medium=rsshttp://news.ucsc.edu/rss/physical_biological.html?utm_medium=rssSun, 12 Feb 2012 19:11:07 -0800Santa CruzOnly about 10 percent of the fall-run Chinook salmon spawning in the Mokelumne River are naturally produced wild salmon.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/02/hatchery-salmon.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/02/hatchery-salmon.html?utm_medium=rssImages of a nearby dwarf galaxy show the remains of an even smaller companion galaxy in the process of merging with its host.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/02/dwarf-galaxies.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/02/dwarf-galaxies.html?utm_medium=rssAn international team of scientists has discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/02/habitable-planet.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 02 Feb 2012 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/02/habitable-planet.html?utm_medium=rssThe first study to measure how fast large-scale evolution can occur in mammals found that it takes 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an elephant.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/body-size.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 30 Jan 2012 12:01:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/body-size.html?utm_medium=rssA UCSC astronomer is involved in the Kepler mission's discovery of 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/kepler-planets.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 26 Jan 2012 11:30:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/kepler-planets.html?utm_medium=rssUC Santa Cruz will host its ninth annual Scholarship Benefit Dinner--one of UCSC's premier fundraising events--on Feb. 25 in San Jose. The proceeds provide significant undergraduate scholarships and fellowships for students.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/scholarship-benefit-dinner.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/scholarship-benefit-dinner.html?utm_medium=rssPhysicist Joel Primack and his wife Nancy Abrams have been chosen to receive the 2012 Spirit of Rustum Roy Award from the Chopra Foundation.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/primack-award.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 13 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/primack-award.html?utm_medium=rssThe Graduate Women in Science organization Sigma Delta Epsilon has awarded its highest honor to botanist Jean Langenheim.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/langenheim-honor.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 10 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/langenheim-honor.html?utm_medium=rssSome stars have orbits that take them to interesting places, and they have interesting stories to tell about how they were formed.http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/wandering-stars.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 09 Jan 2012 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2012/01/wandering-stars.html?utm_medium=rssLists from Science and Physics World of the top scientific breakthroughs of the year include the discovery of primordial gas clouds by UCSC astronomers.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/physics-world-top10.html?utm_medium=rssThu, 22 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/physics-world-top10.html?utm_medium=rssLick Observatory will be closed to the public December 24 and 25, but visiting hours will be extended for the rest of the holiday period.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/lick-holiday-hours.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 20 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/lick-holiday-hours.html?utm_medium=rssScience communication student Marissa Fessenden's article about "vocal fry" is the most popular story ever published on Science magazine's online news site.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/vocal-fry.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 19 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/vocal-fry.html?utm_medium=rssThe Franklin Institute in Philadelphia has announced that Jerry Nelson, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, will receive the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/franklin-medal.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 19 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/franklin-medal.html?utm_medium=rssUC Santa Cruz ranks 21st in the world in a five-year measure of the top 500 universities based on the impact of its researchers' scholarly publications.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/leiden-rankings.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 14 Dec 2011 12:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/leiden-rankings.html?utm_medium=rssAstrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz is among 40 "rising stars" in Silicon Valley recognized by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/40-under-40.html?utm_medium=rssFri, 02 Dec 2011 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/12/40-under-40.html?utm_medium=rssThree UCSC human biology/health sciences program interns spoke in detail about their experiences during an informal meeting with state Assemblymember Bill Monning, chair of the Assembly Health Committee. http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/health-science-internships-program.html?utm_medium=rssWed, 30 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/health-science-internships-program.html?utm_medium=rssThe U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the 2011 E. O. Lawrence Award in Biological and Environmental Sciences to ocean scientist Tom Guilderson.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/guilderson-award.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 29 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/guilderson-award.html?utm_medium=rssObservations at submarine springs found along the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula are giving scientists a preview of the possible fate of coral reef ecosystems in response to ocean acidification.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/coral-reefs.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 28 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/coral-reefs.html?utm_medium=rssWithout the ability to swim to their targets in the stomach, ulcer-causing bacteria do not cause the inflammation of the stomach lining that leads to ulcers and stomach cancer.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/ulcer-bacteria.html?utm_medium=rssMon, 21 Nov 2011 11:59:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/ulcer-bacteria.html?utm_medium=rssScientists are launching a major effort to understand the conditions leading to blooms of toxic algae along the California coast.http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/noaa-hab-grant.html?utm_medium=rssTue, 15 Nov 2011 01:00:00 -0800http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/11/noaa-hab-grant.html?utm_medium=rss