Science
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Cancer-linked gene uses ‘shortcut’ to trigger cell division
Researchers found that a gene affected in many cancers, known as E2F1, can cause cells to divide without having to abide by the normal rules of cell division.
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How a gut virus hijacks mucus production to slip past the body’s protective barrier
New study reveals how astroviruses use goblet cells as an escape route from the small intestines to evade host immunity and enhance spread and transmission, presenting a new path for treating pediatric diarrhea.
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How psilocybin reshapes brain circuits
New research at UC Santa Cruz reveals how psychoactive compound in ‘magic mushrooms’ rewires synapses without altering perception, opening new possibilities for non-hallucinogenic psychiatric medications.
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Central Coast will face more extremes, regional report of California’s Fifth Climate Assessment finds
UC Santa Cruz researchers are leaders on the regional report, which is part of a larger statewide effort to understand climate vulnerabilities
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New cost-analysis tool allows coastal communities to see and estimate benefits of investing in storm-protection measures
CoSMos Adapts gives climate-resilience planners a way to compare the costs of inaction or long-term savings by adopting solutions such as restoring sand dunes or rocky reefs to guard against increasingly destructive storms.
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Clear skies ahead
A new measure to prevent bird window collisions on campus resulted from a team effort among UC Santa Cruz faculty, students, and staff
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Tesla Jeltema named a 2026 American Physical Society Fellow
Jeltema’s work focuses on observational cosmology and particle astrophysics, including constraints on the nature of dark matter and dark energy and studies of the evolution of galaxies.
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US Higher Education and the Future of Society: A panel discussion
Sponsored by the UCSC Earth Futures institute, the panel discussion will be at 3:30 p.m. on October 27 in the Dougherty Reading Room in the Science & Engineering Library.
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DOE selects AI-driven geothermal initiative to develop safe, affordable way to tap abundant underground resource
UC Santa Cruz will provide geoscience leadership through Emily Brodsky, distinguished professor of Earth and planetary science
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Astronomers use Webb telescope to pinpoint host galaxy of the most distant fast radio burst to date
Originating just 3 billion years after the Big Bang, the record-setting burst was localized with key contributions from UC Santa Cruz collaborators.
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Four UC Santa Cruz faculty elected Fellows of the California Academy of Sciences
New Fellows reflect UCSC’s distinctive strengths across planetary science, biodiversity, marine science, environmental governance, and justice
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Two UC Santa Cruz faculty win NIH Director’s New Innovator Awards
The two awardees are Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Jaron Mercer and Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Andy Yeh