Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- October 25, 2010
Four faculty members inducted into American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Four UCSC faculty members were inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at a ceremony on October 9.
- October 15, 2010
Elephant seals improve maps of Antarctic seafloor
Oceanographers are using data collected by elephant seals to improve their map of the seafloor on Antarctica's continental shelf.
- October 06, 2010
Family ties bind desert lizards in social groups
UCSC researchers have found that a species of lizard in the Mojave Desert lives in family groups and shows patterns of social behavior more commonly associated with mammals and birds.
- September 27, 2010
Marine experts to discuss a decade of ocean discoveries in annual Norris Lecture on Thursday, October 7
A panel of four UCSC marine scientists will discuss a decade of ocean discoveries in the annual Ken Norris Memorial Lecture at the Seymour Center on Thursday, October 7.
- September 10, 2010
Sea otter deaths linked to toxin from freshwater bacteria
A potent toxin produced by bright-green blooms of freshwater bacteria has been flowing into the ocean and poisoning sea otters.
- August 03, 2010
California sea otter numbers drop again
After a decade of steady recovery, the southern sea otter is in decline for the second year in a row, according to the latest population survey by USGS and UCSC researchers.
- July 26, 2010
$2 million NIH grant funds research on climate change and mosquito-borne disease
A four-year, $2 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) will support research at UC Santa Cruz on climate change and the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, including West Nile virus.
- July 20, 2010
Research at Elkhorn Slough guides conservation and restoration efforts
As an adjunct professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UCSC and research coordinator for the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Kerstin Wasson brings rigorous science to bear on habitat restoration efforts throughout Elkhorn Sloug
- May 13, 2010
Study documents widespread extinction of lizard populations due to climate change
A major survey of lizard populations worldwide has found an alarming pattern of population extinctions attributable to rising temperatures.
- May 11, 2010
Botanist Jean Langenheim recounts her life and times in The Odyssey of a Woman Field Scientist
Jean Langenheim, professor emerita of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, has published a memoir about her life as a woman field scientist.
- April 19, 2010
Four UCSC professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Four UCSC faculty members are among the newly elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
- March 23, 2010
Monitoring program surveys California's marine ecosystems
Teams of scientists are conducting the most comprehensive assessment ever undertaken of California's coastal ecosystems as part of a monitoring program for the growing network of marine protected areas along the coast.
- March 18, 2010
Rare Hawaiian monk seal brought to Long Marine Lab for study and treatment
A Hawaiian monk seal is providing UCSC researchers with a rare opportunity to study the physiology of this critically endangered species.
- March 17, 2010
UCSC wins $2.1 million to collaborate with Watsonville High School teachers
A multidisciplinary team at UC Santa Cruz has been awarded a $2.1 million grant to foster collaborations between UCSC graduate students and Watsonville-area high school teachers to develop innovative approaches to teaching math and science through hands-o
- February 17, 2010
Evolutionary game of rock-paper-scissors may lead to new species
New research on lizards supports an old idea about how species can originate.
- February 03, 2010
UCSC researcher's paper named No. 30 of top 100 science stories for 2009
<i>Discover Magazine</i> has named a UC Santa Cruz evolutionary biologist's study of human predation and species evolution No. 30 among the top 100 science stories for 2009.
