Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
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Biologist John Pearse awarded California Academy of Sciences Fellows’ Medal
The California Academy of Sciences has awarded its highest honor, the Fellows’ Medal, to UCSC biologist John Pearse.
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QUEST TV profiles biologist Dan Costa
UCSC biologist Dan Costa is featured in a new episode of KQED’s QUEST TV program.
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Loss of large predators has caused widespread disruption of ecosystems
The decline of large predators and other “apex consumers” at the top of the food chain has disrupted ecosystems all over the planet, according to a review of recent findings.
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Researchers win $2 million grant to study spread of bat-killing fungus
Two UC Santa Cruz researchers, Winifred F. Frick and A. Marm Kilpatrick, have won a $2 million National Science Foundation grant to study the spread of a fungus that is decimating bat populations in the northeastern United States.
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Tracking of top marine predators reveals Pacific Ocean hot spots
Two big regions of the North Pacific Ocean are magnets for marine life according to results from the Tagging of Pacific Predators project.
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Bill Doyle traces the early history of UC Santa Cruz in new book
William T. Doyle, a founding faculty member of UCSC, has written a book that traces the early history of the campus.
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Africa’s sea turtles need passports for protection
Satellite tracking of olive ridley sea turtles has revealed that existing protected areas may be inadequate.
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Clarity and vision: scholars impress judges at Graduate Research Symposium
The 7th annual Graduate Research Symposium on Friday, May 6, gave graduate students a chance to show off their projects and highlight their far-ranging achievements.
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New endowment supports teaching and research at the Arboretum
A gift from botanist Jean Langenheim has established a new endowment in support of the UCSC Arboretum.
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Symposium celebrates influential career of biologist Burney Le Boeuf
Colleagues and former students of biologist Burney Le Boeuf gathered to celebrate his career.
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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.
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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.