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Most of the kelp forest ecosystem in Northern California has been replaced by urchin barrens dominated by purple sea urchins.

Most of NorCal's kelp forest ecosystem is gone

A new study led by researchers at UC Santa Cruz documents a dramatic shift in the Northern California coastal ecosystem. Most of Northern California’s kelp forest ecosystem is gone, replaced by widespread ‘urchin barrens’ that may persist long into the future and be hard to reverse.

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Campus holds first SVSH research symposium

Campus holds first SVSH research symposium

Ph.D. candidate and Title IX Office intern Sona Kaur has organized the first campus symposium on sexual violence and sexual harassment, set for April 2.

UCSC leads initiative on climate, coastal resilience

UCSC leads initiative on climate, coastal resilience

Researchers from the Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, and San Diego campuses join to address the many challenges of coastal adaptation to climate change.

Pandemics and the effects of industrial food systems

Pandemics and the effects of industrial food systems

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Maywa Montenegro de Wit is exploring how lessons from the abolition movement could help agroecology.

Library gifts honor science trailblazers

Library gifts honor science trailblazers

Breakers of glass ceilings, astronomer Sandra Faber and astronaut Kathryn Sullivan, are honored with new science library floors in their names.

Campus offers 'staycation' activities for spring break

Campus offers 'staycation' activities for spring break

UCSC aims to keep on-campus students entertained with themed dining nights, scavenger hunts, kayak tours, and more.

UCSC researchers have supercapacitors down cold

UCSC researchers have supercapacitors down cold

3D-printed porous carbon aerogels for electrodes in ultralow-temperature supercapacitors could reduce heating needs for space and polar missions.

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