Science
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Joel Primack and Nancy Abrams honored by Chopra Foundation
Physicist Joel Primack and his wife Nancy Abrams have been chosen to receive the 2012 Spirit of Rustum Roy Award from the Chopra Foundation.
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Plant scientist Jean Langenheim honored by Graduate Women in Science
The Graduate Women in Science organization Sigma Delta Epsilon has awarded its highest honor to botanist Jean Langenheim.
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Wandering stars offer clues to history of our galaxy
Some stars have orbits that take them to interesting places, and they have interesting stories to tell about how they were formed.
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Astronomers’ pristine gas discovery among top scientific breakthroughs of 2011
Lists from Science and Physics World of the top scientific breakthroughs of the year include the discovery of primordial gas clouds by UCSC astronomers.
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Lick Observatory open to public December 26 through January 1
Lick Observatory will be closed to the public December 24 and 25, but visiting hours will be extended for the rest of the holiday period.
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UC Santa Cruz astronomer Jerry Nelson to receive 2012 Franklin Medal
The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia has announced that Jerry Nelson, professor of astronomy and astrophysics, will receive the 2012 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering.
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Do you use “vocal fry?” It’s the most popular story on ScienceNOW, ever
Science communication student Marissa Fessenden’s article about “vocal fry” is the most popular story ever published on Science magazine’s online news site.
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Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz named to Silicon Valley’s ’40 Under 40′
Astrophysicist Enrico Ramirez-Ruiz is among 40 “rising stars” in Silicon Valley recognized by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.
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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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Ocean scientist Tom Guilderson wins E. O. Lawrence Award
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded the 2011 E. O. Lawrence Award in Biological and Environmental Sciences to ocean scientist Tom Guilderson.
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Ulcer-causing bacteria tamed by defect in cell-targeting ability
Without the ability to swim to their targets in the stomach, ulcer-causing bacteria do not cause the inflammation of the stomach lining that leads to ulcers and stomach cancer.