Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
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Alumni Weekend ‘bioblitz’ will document biodiversity on UCSC campus
Teams of naturalists and citizen scientists will fan out across campus to document the area’s biodiversity.
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Study shows biodiversity benefits of removing invasive mammals from islands
A global study documents conservation gains from efforts to eradicate invasive species from island ecosystems.
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Bats in Asia found to have resistance to white-nose syndrome fungus
Some declining North American bat species could eventually evolve resistance to the devastating disease, scientists say.
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Autonomous acoustic sensors help researchers find endangered seabirds
Technology to detect and record bird calls may be more cost-effective than surveys by field biologists.
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Two UC Santa Cruz professors win Sloan Research Fellowships
Astronomer Andrew Skemer and ecologist Kristy Kroeker are among the 2016 Sloan Research Fellows.
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Study documents drought’s impact on redwood forest ferns
California’s prolonged drought has taken a toll on ferns in the understory of coastal redwood forests.
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Prestigious Switzer Fellowship awarded to UCSC grad student
Graduate student Joseph Hoyt has been awarded a Switzer Environmental Fellowship.
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Wells Fargo funds coastal sustainability fellowships and graduate program
$560,000 grant will support graduate fellowships and development of a new graduate program.
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LASER talk to spotlight research on pumas, filmmaking, river people, and ancient DNA
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will present its first LASER talk of 2016 on Tuesday, February 2, on campus at the Digital Arts Research Center.
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Women in Science Summit on January 28 to spotlight diversity
UCSC faculty helped organize a Women in Science Summit at the California Academy of Sciences,
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Sea lions exposed to algal toxin show impaired spatial memory
Brain damage caused by the neurotoxin domoic acid may affect sea lions’ ability to survive in the wild.
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UC Research Catalyst Award supports conservation genomics project
$1.76 million grant will fund collaborative research among UCSC and four other UCs