Molecular, Cell & Developmental Biology
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Biologist Harry Noller to receive honorary degree
The University of Geneva will award an honorary doctorate degree to UCSC biologist Harry Noller.
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Teaching luminaries share classroom secrets at Academic Forum
The large crowd that attended the Academic Forum at the Humanities Lecture Hall —one of the cornerstones of the UCSC Alumni Reunion Weekend—had a rare opportunity to hear these and other teaching secrets of renowned educators, ranging from social psychologist Elliot Aronson to noted feminist studies professor Bettina Aptheker.
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New brain connections form in clusters during learning
A new study reveals details of how brain circuits are rewired during the formation of new motor memories.
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State Assemblymember Bill Monning meets with UCSC health sciences interns
Three UCSC human biology/health sciences program interns spoke in detail about their experiences during an informal meeting with state Assemblymember Bill Monning, chair of the Assembly Health Committee.
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Five UCSC students win Fulbright scholarships
Five UC Santa Cruz students in four disciplines are winners of Fulbright scholarships for a year of research and study abroad. They will travel to China, Germany, Italy, and Mexico for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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Microscopes borrow tricks from astronomy to see deep into living tissues
UCSC researchers are developing new microscope technologies to enable biologists to see deep within living tissues.
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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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UCSC students earn awards at SACNAS national conference
Four UCSC students received awards for their research presentations at the 2010 SACNAS National Conference held in Anaheim in October.
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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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Local group funds UCSC cancer researchers
The Santa Cruz Cancer Benefit Group, a local charity supporting cancer research and patient care, has awarded grants of $10,000 each to three researchers at UCSC.
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Biologist Amy Ralston wins Ellison Medical Foundation grant
The Ellison Medical Foundation has selected Amy Ralston, an assistant professor of molecular, cell, and developmental biology at UC Santa Cruz, as a New Scholar in Aging, providing $400,000 over four years to support her research on the biology of stem cells.
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Protein structure reveals how tumor suppressor turns on and off
The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein acts like a gate in the cycle of cell growth and division–a gate that stays open in many types of cancer, allowing cells to multiply out of control.