Science
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Former Secretary of Energy Steven Chu headlines Climate Science and Policy Conference
Steven Chu, former U.S. secretary of energy and winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics, will speak on “Climate Change and a Low-Cost Path to Sustainable Energy” at the Fred Keeley Lecture on Environmental Policy during the third annual Climate Science and Policy conference at UC Santa Cruz.
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Inaugural Fred Keeley Coastal Scholars learn by doing
Erica Ferrer (Cowell, ’16, marine biology) and Linda Pineda (College Eight, ’16, Earth sciences) are the inaugural recipients of the Fred Keeley Coastal Scholarship–a new program that supports hands-on summer research for UC Santa Cruz students interested in coastal sustainability.
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Astronomy retiree Arnold Klemola establishes endowment for graduate students
Gift of $400,000 establishes the James Keeler Fund for Excellence in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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New analysis shows insect diversity is nothing new
An unbiased statistical analysis of insect fossil records finds diversity unchanged over the past 125 million years.
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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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Mercury levels in rainfall are rising in parts of North America, study finds
Trends are consistent with increased mercury emissions in Asia and decreased emissions in North America.
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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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Sue Carter receives leadership award from UC President Napolitano
Award recognizes Carter’s efforts to deepen climate change teaching and research at UC Santa Cruz.
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Spread of algal toxin through marine food web broke records in 2015
Researchers found record levels of the algal toxin domoic acid in samples from a wide range of marine organisms in 2015.