Science
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Spread of pathogens between species is predictable, study finds
Scientists studied disease dynamics in a grassland on the UC Santa Cruz campus.
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UC Santa Cruz part of NASA coalition leading search for life on distant worlds
Astrophysicist Jonathan Fortney is one of 15 principal investigators for a new NASA initiative searching for life on planets around other stars.
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Bacteria inhibit bat-killing fungus, could combat white-nose syndrome
UC Santa Cruz researchers are testing bacteria as a potential treatment to control white-nose syndrome, which is devastating bat populations.
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Conservationist M. Sanjayan to receive Alumni Achievement Award
The host of the new PBS series EARTH A New Wild and executive vice president of Conservation International travels the globe to find “partnerships” between humans and the planet.
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LASER talk to explore research in bio-acoustics, film, archaeology, and art
UC Santa Cruz’s Institute of the Arts and Sciences will continue its series of LASER talks on campus this spring on Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. in the Digital Arts Research Center. Admission is free and open to the public.
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Wandering Jupiter accounts for our unusual solar system
Jupiter swept clear the inner solar system, resulting in the formation of a planetary system unlike any other astronomers have yet found
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Search for extraterrestrial intelligence expands at Lick Observatory
Astronomers are expanding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence into a new realm with detectors tuned to infrared light.
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UC Santa Cruz to host UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium
The Bioengineering Symposium will bring together faculty, researchers, and students from all ten UC campuses.
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Methane in Arctic lake traced to groundwater from seasonal thawing
Groundwater from seasonal melting may be an important contributor to emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from Arctic lakes
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Astrophysicist Ken Chen wins award for high impact scientific achievement
Postdoctoral researcher Ken Chen was honored in the early career category of the 2015 High Performance Computing Achievement Awards.
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Two UC Santa Cruz professors elected Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology
Newly elected fellows Karen Ottemann and Fitnat Yildiz are both professors of microbiology and environmental toxicology.