![UC Santa Cruz to lead effort to build a new map of human genetic variation](/2015/01/images/figure-thumb.jpg) | UC Santa Cruz to lead effort to build a new map of human genetic variation A grant of up to $1 million helps UC Santa Cruz researchers develop a new comprehensive Human Genome Variation Map. |
![Alumnus Tom Franco brings his collaborative art culture to campus](/2015/01/images/TomFrancoIalt-thumb11.jpg) | Alumnus Tom Franco brings his collaborative art culture to campus Porter College grad is the founder and director of the Firehouse Art Collective, a pioneering nonprofit that is changing the arts community in the East Bay. |
![Heart arrhythmias detected in deep-diving marine mammals](/2015/01/images/seal-art-thumb.jpg) | Heart arrhythmias detected in deep-diving marine mammals Exercising while holding their breath remains a physiological challenge for marine mammals, despite remarkable adaptations to aquatic life. |
![Astronomer Claire Max recognized for astronomical instrumentation](/2014/10/images/claire-max-thumb.jpg) | Astronomer Claire Max recognized for astronomical instrumentation The American Astronomical Society awarded the Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation to UC Observatories director Claire Max. |
![New public humanities series brings campus to community](/2015/01/images/cosmos-ithumb.jpg) | New public humanities series brings campus to community 'Questions That Matter,' the first in a new series of public dialogs begins Tuesday, January 27, at Kuumbwa Jazz Center. |