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December 14, 2005
Astrophysicists detect very high-energy gamma rays from the Milky Way
December 04, 2005
Simulations shed light on Earth's history of magnetic field reversals
December 04, 2005
Unmanned submersible sheds light on an undersea volcano
December 04, 2005
Ancient sediments show influence of southern ocean circulation on climate
December 04, 2005
Soil ecologist investigates the role of plant roots in regulating carbon cycling and reducing global warming
November 20, 2005
$4 million in federal funding secured for two major UCSC research programs
November 16, 2005
Genome sequencing aids investigation of an ancient and mysterious life-form
November 13, 2005
Rapidly accelerating glaciers may increase how fast the sea level rises
November 07, 2005
UCSC physicists deliver detector for NASA's GLAST telescope
October 31, 2005
UCSC and Los Alamos National Laboratory to form partnership for scientific data management
October 31, 2005
UC Santa Cruz professor receives $200,000 grant to fund summer institute in Venice, Italy
October 30, 2005
California's oak woodlands face a new threat: climate change
October 24, 2005
Organic rose care demystified in new book by UCSC Garden Manager Orin Martin
October 19, 2005
Kids with access to a home computer are more likely to graduate, digital divide study finds
October 12, 2005
Fisheries management study focuses on small-scale fishing cooperatives in the Gulf of California
October 06, 2005
Joseph Miller steps down as director of UC Observatories/Lick Observatory after 14 years at the helm
October 03, 2005
Mystery Spot demonstrates power of perception, UC Santa Cruz psychologist explains
September 28, 2005
History professor's research questions common assumption of irresolvable conflict between Christians, Muslims, and Jews
September 28, 2005
New analysis puts dark matter back into elliptical galaxies
September 26, 2005
Skewed system facilitates death sentences and undermines fairness of capital punishment, says author of new book Death by Design
September 21, 2005
UCSC Professor David Haussler to receive Carnegie Mellon's Dickson Prize
September 20, 2005
Fall lecture series at the Seymour Center will focus on sustainable fisheries
September 19, 2005
Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group funds cancer research at UC Santa Cruz
September 19, 2005
UCSC professor Lucinda Pease-Alvarez joins innovative teacher-prep effort
September 15, 2005
UC Santa Cruz will get training grants from California stem cell institute
September 09, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: UCSC faculty available to discuss aspects of Katrina aftermath
September 07, 2005
UCSC team to share environmental justice expertise with state air board
August 24, 2005
UC Santa Cruz physicists describe a new mechanism for metallic magnetism
August 11, 2005
New research unveils complex mechanisms that control cell growth and division
August 08, 2005
UCSC Professor Emeritus William Friedland honored for lifetime achievement
August 08, 2005
UC Santa Cruz researchers awarded grant to develop faster, cheaper DNA sequencing
August 08, 2005
UC Santa Cruz dream expert featured on Discovery Channel series
August 05, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: Conference participants will meet with reporters on Friday, August 12, to discuss new developments in research on galaxies and cosmology
July 14, 2005
Moore Foundation gives UC Santa Cruz a $2.2 million grant for marine microbiology research facility
July 08, 2005
UCSC desalination project will give cities the tools they need to weigh the environmental and economic pros and cons
June 30, 2005
Discovery of planet with a massive core lends support to a planet formation theory
June 28, 2005
Department of Energy grants fund work on new hydrogen fuel technologies at UCSC
June 24, 2005
Voice-operated computer system developed under UC contract with NASA scheduled for space station demonstration
June 23, 2005
UC Santa Cruz biologist receives Fulbright Scholar award
June 23, 2005
New findings show persistent El Niño-like conditions during past global warming
June 22, 2005
UCSC takes over operation of NASA Ames Airborne Sensor Facility
June 13, 2005
Astronomers discover the most Earthlike planet yet outside the solar system
June 09, 2005
New findings show a slow recovery from extreme global warming episode 55 million years ago
June 06, 2005
Exploding star left no visible core
June 01, 2005
Patented technology captures carbon dioxide from power plants
May 31, 2005
UCSC engineering dean Steve Kang wins 2005 Van Valkenburg Award
May 25, 2005
UC Santa Cruz engineering students develop a coral reef monitoring system
May 20, 2005
Seismologists publish detailed analysis of the great Sumatra-Andaman earthquake
May 17, 2005
UC Santa Cruz dedicates new Laboratory for Adaptive Optics facilities
May 16, 2005
Astronomical Society of the Pacific awards highest honor to UC Santa Cruz astronomer Robert Kraft
May 13, 2005
New book by literature professor melds criticism, poetry and fiction
May 04, 2005
African Americans making their mark in music and the arts but equality remains elusive, sociologist reports
May 04, 2005
Lacking a decent meal, killer whales reach for the popcorn
May 03, 2005
UC Santa Cruz scholar warns against mixing religion and foreign policy
April 28, 2005
Are Santa Cruz beaches destined to shrink?
April 19, 2005
MEDIA ADVISORY: Reporters invited to cover a landmark meeting of members of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE)
April 18, 2005
Computer scientist Darrell Long appointed to the Kumar Malavalli Endowed Chair in Storage Systems
April 18, 2005
$1.8 million NSF grant funds UCSC prof's research on science learning in museums
April 13, 2005
Biologist Melissa Jurica earns prestigious grant from Searle Scholars Program
April 04, 2005
UCSC to lead ambitious multidisciplinary research project on wireless communication networks
April 04, 2005
Ecologist Erika Zavaleta receives prestigious Mellon Foundation grant
March 23, 2005
Study shows introduced foxes transformed vegetation on Aleutian Islands from lush grassland to tundra
March 15, 2005
UCSC engineering dean Steve Kang appointed to blue ribbon panel on nanotechnology
March 13, 2005
Survey finds silver contamination in North Pacific waters, probably from industrial emissions in Asia
March 02, 2005
Scientists concerned about potentially harmful algae persisting in Monterey Bay
March 01, 2005
Genome centers combine forces to validate a gene set for biomedical research
February 27, 2005
New book documents first statewide civil rights movement in Florida
February 27, 2005
Ocean scientist Mary Silver to give annual Faculty Research Lecture at UCSC on Thursday, March 10
February 20, 2005
Teaching undergraduates to think like researchers-new approaches emerge from experimental teaching lab at UCSC
February 18, 2005
New findings lead researchers to question basic assumptions of fisheries management
February 17, 2005
UC Santa Cruz guitarist has solo track on Grammy-winning CD
February 16, 2005
New satellite observations of terrestrial gamma-ray flashes reveal surprising features of mysterious blasts from Earth
February 06, 2005
UCSC oceanographer Kenneth Bruland honored by two major scientific organizations
February 06, 2005
Memory research sheds light on why older adults 'accentuate the positive'
February 01, 2005
Researchers hope to break new ground in high-energy astrophysics with hard x-ray telescope, now up for final NASA review
January 24, 2005
UC Santa Cruz professor makes Broadway debut as lighting designer for comedian Billy Crystal's hit show
January 23, 2005
UCSC astronomer awarded top high-energy astronomy prize for work on supernovae and gamma-ray bursts
January 23, 2005
Consumers eager to know more about the environmental and social impacts of the food they buy, survey finds
January 12, 2005
UCSC to host public lecture on earthquakes, including discussion of the recent earthquake and tsunami in South Asia
January 11, 2005
New view of distant colliding galaxies captured by Keck laser system