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The new consortium will trace chemical species relevant to habitability from star-forming clouds to exoplanet atmospheres.

UC Santa Cruz leads interdisciplinary consortium for astrobiology research

An interdisciplinary consortium led by UC Santa Cruz has won a five-year, $5 million grant from the NASA Astrobiology Program to trace the volatile elements that form the atmospheres of planets, establishing a scientific foundation for detecting the signatures of life on other worlds.

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Alumna in new cohort of Rhodes Scholars

Alumna in new cohort of Rhodes Scholars

Garima Desai is among the top 32 scholars from across the U.S. who will have all of their expenses paid to attend graduate school at Oxford University.

Ethics lecture to feature noted alumnus Ezra Klein

Ethics lecture to feature noted alumnus Ezra Klein

UC Santa Cruz presents 'Living in a Frayed Democracy,' featuring journalist and 'Vox' co-founder Ezra Klein and political economist William Davies.

Prop. 14 funding will help UCSC stem cell research

Prop. 14 funding will help UCSC stem cell research

Earlier funding led to the establishment of UCSC's Institute for the Biology of Stem Cells, co-directed by professors Camilla Forsberg and Lindsay Hinck.

Programs win funding for public interest technology

Programs win funding for public interest technology

The Human Rights Investigations Lab and Everett Program will receive new grant funding through the Public Interest Technology University Network.

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