Earth & Planetary Sciences
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In death of dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid — not volcanoes
Volcanic activity did not play a direct role in the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, according to an international team of researchers.
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Earth scientist Andrew Fisher elected 2019 AAAS Fellow
Andrew Fisher, professor of Earth and planetary sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
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Rachel Carson College: Training the green generation
UC Santa Cruz’s eighth college is a haven for sustainability-minded, environmentally conscious students hoping to lead and empower others .
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Powerful new supercomputer supports campus research in physical sciences
UCSC faculty are using the new system for research in astrophysics, climate science, materials science, chemistry, and other fields.
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Marine scientist Adina Paytan to receive A.G. Huntsman Medal
Adina Paytan, a research professor in the Institute of Marine Sciences, has been honored with the 2019 A.G. Huntsman Award for Excellence in the Marine Sciences presented by the Royal Society of Canada.
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2017 North Korean nuclear test was order of magnitude larger than previous tests
A new assessment of the explosion’s size was led by UC Santa Cruz seismologist Thorne Lay and undergraduate researcher Dimitri Voytan.
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Seismologist Emily Brodsky receives multiple honors from professional societies
The American Geophysical Union and the Geological Society of America are both recognizing Brodsky for her scientific contributions.
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Air Resources District funds air pollution research and teaching at UC Santa Cruz
Partnership between UCSC and the Monterey Bay Air Resources District supports a new course on air pollution and research on high-tech sensors to detect pollutants.
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Iron volcanoes may have erupted on metal asteroids
NASA’s upcoming mission to the asteroid Psyche could look for signs of past eruptions, and evidence of ‘ferrovolcanism’ may also turn up in iron meteorites.
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Postdoctoral fellowship supports planetary science research
The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship will fund Xinting Yu’s research at UC Santa Cruz on formation of clouds and hazes on exoplanets.
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Sixth annual Climate Conference links science and justice
For the first time, the annual UC Santa Cruz Climate Conference will bring together prominent ocean scientists and leading social-justice advocates to discuss the environmental and equity dimensions of the crisis.
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Planetary scientist Francis Nimmo honored by Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has awarded the 2019 Harold Jeffreys Lectureship to Francis Nimmo, professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz.